Delaware Proclaims April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day!

This proclamation was requested on behalf of the Holt family!

Want to take action too? Send a proclamation request to your governor and mayor to proclaim April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day! Click here to download a blank letter.

Mississippi Proclaims April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day!

This proclamation was requested on behalf of the Kostmeyer family!

Want to take action too? Send a proclamation request to your governor and mayor to proclaim April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day! Click here to download a blank letter.

Montana Proclaims April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day!

This proclamation was requested on behalf of the family of Jayden Gilbert!

Want to take action too? Send a proclamation request to your governor and mayor to proclaim April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day! Click here to download a blank letter.



Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Proclaims April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day!



This proclamation was requested on behalf of the Cummings family!

Want to take action too? Send a proclamation request to your governor and mayor to proclaim April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day! Click here to download a blank letter.

Tennessee Proclaims April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day!

This proclamation was requested on behalf of the Lambert family!

Want to take action too? Send a proclamation request to your governor and mayor to proclaim April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day! Click here to download a blank letter.

Iowa Proclaims April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day!

This proclamation was requested on behalf of the Schuller family!

Want to take action too? Send a proclamation request to your governor and mayor to proclaim April 19th, 2015 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day! Click here to download a blank letter.

How are you taking ACTION against CDH on April 19th?

Here are some event ideas for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day...

• Car Wash
• Carnival
• Change for Cherubs
• CDH HOPE Totebag Baby Shower
• Dress Down Day
• Horseback Riding Trail
• Adopt a Hospital Program
• Bake Sale
• Silent Auction
• Ebay Auction
• Raffle
• Candy Sale
• Awareness Bracelet Sale
• Yard Sale/Rummage Sale
• Online Fundraiser
• CDH Walk
• CDH Run/Marathon
• CDH Golf Tournament
• Baseball Tournament
• Bowl-a-Thon
• CDH Blood Drive
• Balloon Release
• Penny Drive

If you have any questions or are interested in holding a fundraiser, please contact our fundraising committee at fundraising@cherubs-cdh.org.

90 Days until Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day!

How are you going to take action against CDH?

April 19th is Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day! Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness is key factor in helping with more funding for research.

Here are just some ways you can help raise CDH Awareness:

• Write your governor and mayor to proclaim April 19th Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day. Click here for a sample letter. 
• Wear CDH awareness apparel and merchandise. Click here to shop now. 
• Hold an event. Click here for more details. 
• Participate in the "Save The Cherubs Campaign". 
• Join us on Capitol Hill on March 30rd-April 1st. Click here for more details. 
• Request buildings, bridges, and landmarks to light it up blue, pink, and yellow on April 19th.
• Donate a tweet a day at www.justcoz.org/cherubs. 
• Share posts, graphics, and updates from our social media pages. 
• Contact the media! Go to your local news, radio, paper, etc. and ask them to do a story on CDH.
• Ask local billboard company if they will donate a CDH awareness billboard. Some companies will donate digital billboards when available. 
• Be a guest blogger on our Nicolas Sparks blog. Email your entry to awareness@cherubs-cdh.org. 
• Join our Awareness Committee. The more people we have working together the more we can accomplish. Click here to join!

CDH Action Day 2015

We are very excited about all the incredible events and accomplishments that we are working on for April 19th, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day and for the month of April, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month!

If you would like to participate by holding an event, joining in a parade, asking for a proclamation, lobbying on Capitol Hill or helping to light up a building, please contact our CDH Awareness Leader, Felecia Woodruff at awareness@cdhsupport.org

Join us and 1000's of CDH families around the world to bring awareness and real help to this little known, but not rare, birth defect that strikes a baby every 10 minutes.  

Because awareness is not enough and action speaks louder than words!