DALLAS TX – January 8, 2021 – Hello Bello co-founder, Jay McGraw appeared on The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show today to announce the company’s Texans for Texans fundraising program results to the show’s charity, Kidd’s Kids, as well as pledge an additional $20,000 for a grand total donation of $100,000.
Over the last 2 months, Hello Bello has committed to donate $1 from each Club Box of diapers sold at Texas Walmart locations. In addition to that, celebrity friends of company founders Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard and Jay McGraw and The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, pledged donations to Kidd’s Kids in honor of their 30th anniversary.
“I’m honored that through our Hello Bello Texans for Texans campaign, we raised $100,000 to support the incredible work of Kidd’s Kids’,” said Kristen Bell, Hello Bello co-founder. “A big Thank You to The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show to help us spread the word and to our generous Texas customers for the support.”
Some stats on the campaign:
- $1 for every Hello Bello Club Box purchase at Texas Walmart stores was donated
- Over 1,250,000 individual diapers were sold
- Celebrities that donated directly include Kristen Bell, Dr. Phil McGraw, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Melissa Rycroft, Andy Grammer, and Jay McGraw
Kidd’s Kids Director of Operations, Lyndsay Kotzot said, “With donations down in 2020 due to the pandemic, we were ecstatic to have Hello Bello approach us about this campaign. Heading in to our 30th anniversary year, this donation will allow us to help even more families attend our Kidd’s Kids Trip to Disney World, our reunion events and allow us to expand other outreach programs. We can’t thank Hello Bello enough!”
ABOUT HELLO BELLO:
Hello Bello™, launched in February 2019, makes premium and affordable baby products designed to eliminate the choice many parents have to make – deciding between what’s best for their kids and what’s best for their budget. From plant-based shampoo and lotion to organic baby powder and bug spray, Hello Bello’s products give parents comfort about what they’re putting on their baby and bringing into their home. Hello Bello was co-founded by Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Sean Kane, Jay McGraw and Jennifer Pullen. For more information, please visit https://hellobello.com/or follow @hellobello on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and @myhellobello on Pinterest.
ABOUT KIDD’S KIDS®:
Kidd’s Kids is a 501c3 wish-granting organization, whose mission is to provide hope and happiness by creating beautiful memories for families of children with life-altering and life-threatening conditions. Founded in 1991 by the late, nationally syndicated radio personality Kidd Kraddick, thanks to the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show and its listeners, since 1991 Kidd’s Kids has taken more than 1,000 children ages 5-12 and their families on VIP, all-expenses-paid vacations to Walt Disney World. Kidd’s only daughter, Caroline Kraddick, continues the legacy and added an annual Teen Trip providing children ages 13-18 with life-threatening conditions, and their families an all-expenses-paid vacation stay at Give Kids the World Village in Orlando with passes to Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld. These unique, group trips create life-long friendships during the vacation of a lifetime. For more information, visit kiddskids.org or follow the charity on Facebook and Twitter.