Sunday, April 27, 2008

Artwork For CHERUBS Charity Auction in Durham on July 26

We are looking for autographed sports items for our silent auction at our CHERUBS Angel Ball on July 26th at Duke Gardens in Durham, NC. More information can be found at http://www.cherubsangelball.org

Any original artwork would be appreciated, especially pieces with an angel or cherub theme. If you have items to donate in honor or in memory of someone or know of an artist who would be willing to participate, please let us know! You can reach us at events@cherubs-cdh.org

Autographed Sports Items Needed For Charity Auction

We are looking for autographed sports items for our silent auction at our CHERUBS Golf Tournament on July 28th at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, NC. More information can be found at http://www.cherubsgolftournament.org

We need any autographed sports items. If you have items to donate in honor or in memory of someone or know of a sports celebrity who would be willing to participate, please let us know! You can reach us at events@cherubs-cdh.org

CHERUBS Links & Research Contest - Win a T-shirt & Cookbook!

Do you have a list saved or bookmarked of CDH research sites? A web site or a blog for your cherub?

Please make sure to share them at our Links Library: http://cdhsupport.org/members/links.php

We are trying to update our list of research links and we are conducting a contest to see who can add the most links! It's really easy and not only will it be fun to compete to try to win a free CHERUBS t-shirt and cookbook but you will be helping other CDH families by having this information available to them by adding links to our database!

It's really easy, all you do is:

1. Go to our Links page at http://www.cdhsupport.org/members/links.php
2. On the left of this page there is a form to add a site, fill this out (please make sure to add it to the correct category!) and click Submit
3. Do this for any CDH Research Sites and Articles or Personal CDH Web Sites that you know about or can find

It's that easy! :D

Whomever adds the most links by May 15th will win a CHERUBS T-Shirt and Cookbook!!! And you'll be posted on our site and in our newsletter. :)

Happy Link Adding! :)

Dawn

CHERUBS 2008 International Member Conference - Book Rooms Before April 30th Please!

If 15 families books their rooms before April 30th then CHERUBS will save $600 on the conference room.... since we have a shred of a shoestring budget for this conference it would really help us to be able to save this money! For booking information please visit our site at http://cdhsupport.org/events/conference/

Register for International Conference for CDH Families!

2008 CDH Family Conference July 25-26 in Durham NC

******** Please note that our CHERUBS Member Conference is open to members of CHERUBS only. If you would like to attend our events, please register to become a member. ********

Comfort Suites Hotel RTP / RDU
July 25-26, 2008
5219 Page Rd, Durham, NC

Our conference will include at least 2 guest speakers, including Meaghan Russell from Boston Children's Hospital, who is currently conducting the genetic study on CDH.

Conference attendance is free to members, but members must cover their personal costs (travel, lodging, food, etc).

The following is a preliminary conference schedule that is subject to change. A set schedule, itinerary and brochure will be posted by May 1st.

Friday, July 25, 2008
Comfort Suites

8:00 am to 12:00 noon - Conference
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Conference

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Pullen Park
9:00 am to 12:00 noon - Conference

A pizza party will be Thursday night.

More information can be found at http://www.cdhsupport.org/events/conference

Please register to attend at http://cdhsupport.org/events/conference/register.php

Donate a basket for CHERUBS auction in honor / memory of your cherub!

Hi Everyone,

At our CHERUBS Angel Ball in July we are conducting a silent auction. The auction will include many art pieces by some wonderful artists but also will include baskets donated by businesses and CHERUBS members in honor and memory of loved ones.

We sent this e-mail below to local businesses asking for participation on this auction, but families can participate too! My family will be donating 2 baskets - 1 in memory of my son, Shane (CDH cherub) and 1 in memory of my sister, Debra (lost to cancer). Please consider donating a basket in honor or in memory of someone that you have loved and lost.

You can talk to other CDH families about donating baskets and ideas on what to include in basket on our web site at http://www.cdhsupport.org/members/viewtopic.php?t=1597

Please forward this to family and friends who you think would want to participate! Thank you so much!!!! :)

Dawn

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Dear Sir / Madam,

I am contacting you on behalf of a local charity that I volunteer for, CHERUBS. CHERUBS is hosting a charity Angel Ball at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on Saturday, July 26, 2008. This will be a beautiful white-tie formal event, with local rock band The Stone Age Romeos playing, 106.1 radio DJ Keith Todd as M.C., a silent auction and much more. Details can be found at http://www.cherubsangelball.org

We are looking for sponsors for the silent auction. We are requesting gift certificates, tickets, or products that can be placed in elegant baskets that will be up for auction. For example, one company is donating a gift certificate to their rental property at Hatteras, a dinner for two at a local restaurant, a gas card, sunglasses, beach towels, sunscreen and a map of the Outter Banks. Ideally, we would love a basket already filled with items representing your company. These will be featured on a table along with your business cards or brochures. This will be a wonderful and beautiful way to advertise your company while supporting a good cause.

In exchange for participating, your company will receive public acknowledgement in the Durham Herald-Sun, Raleigh News & Observer, event materials and on our web site which receives over 30,000 hits per month. The clientele for this event will be upper-class Triangle residents and this would be wonderful exposure for you. Donations would be tax-deductible. Baskets would need to be received by July 1st.

CHERUBS is a non-profit 501(c)III organization that was created to help families of children born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). CDH is a severe birth defect that affects 1 in every 2500 babies – over 1500 babies a year in the United States alone. CDH occurs when the baby’s diaphragm fails to fully form, allowing abdominal organs to migrate into the chest cavity and prevent lung growth. Correction requires drastic surgery and long hospital stays for these babies. CDH is fatal in 50% of cases. The cause is not yet known. CHERUBS supports families and medical care professionals by offering information, research, support and raising awareness. CHERUBS, which is run solely by volunteers, receives no grant funding and subsists on donations and fundraisers alone.

If you are interesting in participating please fill out the sponsorship form at http://www.cherubsangelball.org There is a catering sponsorship deadline of May 15th to be listed on the tickets and printed literature. We will be placing an ad in the Durham Herald-Sun and The Raleigh News & Observer at the end of this month so if you would like to be included in this ad please sign up by April 24th.

Thank you so much for your consideration. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Dawn M. Torrence
CHERUBS President & Founder

http://www.cdhsupport.org
CHERUBS, 270 Coley Rd, Henderson, NC 27537, USA
events@cherubs-cdh.org
252-492-6003

For CDH Families -Need Stories for CHERUBS newsletter & book

Hi Everyone,

We're ready to start on our next newsletter and we need more stories of families who have dealt with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (survivors and those cherubs in heaven). Stories (and photos) will posted on our web site, in our Silver Lining newsletter and in the next edition of our book "Stories of Cherubs" due out this winter.

If you would like to include your cherub's story please e-mail it to membership@cherubs-cdh.org.

You can read over 300 stories of families who have been affected by CDH on our web site at http://www.cdhsupport.org/members/index.php?c=44

Dawn

CHERUBS - The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support
http://www.cdhsupport.org

Sunday, April 13, 2008

CHERUBS 2008 Charity Golf Tournament

CHERUBS 2008 Charity Golf Tournament
Brier Creek Country Club, Raleigh, North Carolina
July 28, 2008

http://www. cherubsgolftournament. org

Official CHERUBS Golf Tournament web site is up! Player and sponsor registration, information and more!

CHERUBS 2008 International Member Conference

Our conference site is now up!

http://www. cherubs-cdh. org/events/conference/

You can register on-line to attend. There is no conference fee but you must be a member of CHERUBS to attend.

CHERUBS 2008 International Member Conference

Our conference site is now up!

http://www. cherubs-cdh. org/events/conference/

You can register on-line to attend. There is no conference fee but you must be a member of CHERUBS to attend.

CHERUBS 2008 Charity Angel Ball

CHERUBS 2008 Charity Angel Ball
Duke Gardens, Durham NC
July 26, 2008
Formal White-Tie Ball

http://www.cherubsangelball.org

Official CHERUBS Angel Ball web site is up! Purchase tickets, register sponsorship and more!

Formal White-Tie event!
Women are encouraged to wear their wedding dresses again
Dancing with awesome local band The Stone Age Romeos
Silent Auction
All at the beautiful Sarah P. Duke Gardens!

Attention Members - those who register your hotel room by April 30th will receive a rebate of $15 per Angel Ball ticket! Conference hotel information found at http://www.cdhsupport.org/events/conference/