Buried, Baby Hope saves others

The baby girl discovered in a recycling plant in Flushing last month was laid to rest Saturday, even as her death helped save two other babies.
The girl was discovered on November 6 at the A&R Recycling Plant. It is believed that she was stillborn.
The baby was named Farrington Hope after the street the plant is located on and the Children of Hope Foundation, which works to prevent infant abandonment and also helped pay for the burial.
&#8220We don't want any child … to be discarded as garbage,” said Timothy Jaccard, the President and CEO of Children of Hope Foundation and a founding board member of the national Safe Haven Alliance. &#8220The foundation looks very strongly to providing dignity to these children.”
Funeral services for Farrington Hope took place at St. Michael's Church in Flushing on Saturday, December 2. Jaccard described bagpipes being played as the coffin was marched up to the church and said that more than 100 motorcycles from organizations such as the Blue Knights policemen, the Bikers Against Domestic Violence, and the assembled firefighters were there to pay tribute, along with an honor guard.
Jaccard estimated that more than 200 people attended the service, including people of varying religious and ethnic backgrounds. He also said that students from local schools participated by standing at the end of pews while holding white candles.
&#8220There were people crying on the altar, crying in the church as we walked out,” said Jaccard, who also works as a paramedic for the Nassau County Police Department. He continued, &#8220You can't not feel the pain of seeing six pallbearers walking down the aisle holding a tiny coffin with a baby cross on it.”
Following the service, Farrington Hope was buried at the Cemetery of Holy Rood in Westbury, Long Island.
Jaccard said that Farrington Hope's death helped to save two other babies because two young mothers watching news coverage of the funeral called Children of Hope's hotline.
The Children of Hope Foundation's hotline number is 1-877-796-HOPE. For more information on the organization, visit www.amtchildrenofhope.com.