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.

CDH HOPE Baby Shower in honor of Aaron Younce

 Aaron and NC Representative Shirley Randleman, who took time out of her busy schedule to attend and learn about CDH!

On October 16, 2010 a fundraising baby shower was held for our CDH HOPE Totebag Project in honor of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia survivor, Aaron Younce!!!   Thank you so much to Julie Younce and Diane Caudill for putting this together and raising tons of items for the babies!!!

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia - CDH HOPE Totebag Program - http://www.cdhhope.org

 http://www.cdhhope.org

 CHERUBS H.O.P.E Totebag Project
(Helping Other Parents Expecting)

Delivery of the first CDH HOPE Totebag to the Hobbs family at Duke University Medical Center

CDH HOPE Totebag Project

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CHERUBS H.O.P.E. (Helping Other Parents Expecting) Totebag Program assists families expecting babies born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia by providing them with much needed free information and support items through a community project in which all CDH families can participate and honor their children while helping new families affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Donated items are collected by our members, CDH families and friends and put together into totebags by volunteers.  Totebags are then mailed to families who are expecting babies born with CDH or who have newborns still hospitalized and battling Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is a devastating birth defect that affects 1 in every 2500 babies.   CDH occurs when the diaphragm fails to fully form, allowing abdominal organs into the chest cavity and preventing lung growth.  The cause is not known.  

50% of babies diagnosed with CDH do not survive.   Of those that do survive, sometimes long hospitalizations and other issues occur.  It is incredibly important for CDH families to have accurate information of all the treatments for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia so that parents can make informed decisions for the babies' care.  Items included are a CDH Awareness Ribbon totebag, personal care items for baby and information for the parents and family.   Our CDH Baby Book is over 200 pages of valuable CDH information and advice.

Over 100 new and expectant CDH parents join CHERUBS each year.   This project was created for them, to help them through the first few weeks and months in dealing with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. 

These bags will ONLY go to families affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.   They will be sent out  to families in the United States as they join CHERUBS membership.

http://www.cdhhope.org

For more information on CDH and CHERUBS, you can visit our site at http://www.cdhsupport.org

If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation of items or money, you can mail it to:

CHERUBS
3650 Rogers Rd #290
Wake Forest, NC 27587

 

Project Participants:   All CDH families and friends can participate in this project to honor your cherub and to help other CDH famililes.  Each donated item is labeled with the donor's name and the name of the cherub honored.   No member is required to fill entire bags or hold events.  Simply donate what you can, when you can!  

CHERUBS New Tote Bag Project Has Been Named

Our members have spent the last week voting on the many name suggestions they have come up with for our Tote Bag Project. And the winner is....

CHERUBS H.O.P.E. (Helping Other Parents Expecting)


We still need many items for this project! Items Needed:

- Disposable Cameras
- Baby Blankets (any material but wool)
- Travel packs of tissues
- Chapsticks
- Plaster Handprint and Footprint Kits
- Baby Booties
- Baby Hats
- Journals
- Small bottles of hand santizer
- Small bottles of lotion
- Small picture frames (for the baby's hospital bed)
- Small teddy bears
- Gas Cards
- Restaurant gift certificates (national chains please)
- White 1.5" 3 ring binders (for information on CDH, journaling, photos of their babies, medical notes, etc)
- Page dividers for the binders
- Pages pages for binder
- White computer paper to print (if we can't find a printing company)
- Ink for an HP 4600n Printer (if we can't find a printing company)

Sponsorships / Services Needed:

- $250 sponsor for cotton totebags (this will cover 250 bags, we are getting free shipping)
- $150 Sponsor for CDH Awareness Ribbon Pins
- $200 Sponsor for CDH Awareness Bracelets
- Printing services for the tote bags / transfer paper
- Printing services for the CDH information

Hospitals and businesses are welcome to sponsor ads in the baby book to help cover costs of this project (we do reserve the right to deny inappropriate sponsorships). You can sponsor a 1/4 page add for $150, a full page add for $500. Your ad will be included in 150 books. Ad sponsorships will go to cover postage of the packages to the families and items needed that aren't donated. If you would like to sponsor an ad, please make sure to include your logo / photo and other information on a print ready ad.



These bags will ONLY go to families affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. CDH parents and friends helping other CDH families. They will be sent out around the globe to families as they join.

For more information on CDH and CHERUBS, you can visit our site at http://www.cdhsupport.org

If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation of items or money, you can mail it to:

CHERUBS
3650 Rogers Rd #290
Wake Forest, NC 27587