Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 5, 2008—

One artist in a fight against Malaria.

Stephanie Milanowski, artist and mother of two is determined to protect human life in Africa with her simple idea that no one has ever thought of—printing insecticide treated bed nets with messages and images that communicate hope, support, awareness and advertisements to cover production costs, distribution costs and increase funding. 

The major tool the world has right now against Malaria are mosquito bed nets. Each net costing a family roughly $10.00—most families cannot afford. A problem Milanowski has vowed to tackle and win.

“One very early morning the idea came to me—I saw bed nets as blank billboards—untapped advertising space.” Stephanie leaned on her printmaking and printing expertise and went to work. 

Milanowski is currently lining-up corporate sponsors—big names that want to help. With their help and ad dollars, “Project Sweet Dreams Africa” bed nets will be free to everyone in need. “That’s  my hope, it’ll be my dream come true!” Not only will ad dollars pay for the manufacturing and distribution—but offering beautifully “designed” bednets with colorful prints, logos, slogans and messages of hope—Milanowski expects demand to increase as well. “Everyone will want one. And then everyone—Moms, Dads and children will be protected.”

For additional information on “Project Sweet Dreams Africa” contact Stephanie Milanowski  at (616) 454-5680.