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**WINNER: random.org #33, congrats 80skaty!! Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. Thanks all!**
I talked a bit about CHD Awareness Week and what CHD is in my post from yesterday. Today I’m going to talk a bit more about what YOU can do to help out. In exchange for you giving me your attention for just a few minutes while you read this post, I’m giving away a pink baby gown I made (in honor of Cora, who died from CHD).
The fabric looks white, but it really is light pink…. with little pink flowers. Size is 0-6 months and it’s a long-sleeve gown made from a light flannel material with elastic closing at the bottom. You can get more details about the gowns I make (from any fabric – like the one above – or from your old, memorable adult t-shirts) here: Custom Onesie Shop.
HOW CAN YOU HELP? (and get entries for the giveaway… under each item will be directions in italics on how to get credit… leave a separate comment for each thing you do!) There are LOTS of ways to help and enter the giveaway!
1) Request that the elected officials in your state proclaim Feb 7-14 “CHD Awareness Week.” See how HERE. A number of states have already make this proclamation (look here to see if your state is listed).
*For the giveaway, tell me you sent a letter to your state officials (honor system!) or tell me if your state has already proclaimed it.*
2) Put the CHD Awareness Week banner on your website.
*Let me know where I can find your banner.*
3) Put one of Cora’s banners or buttons on your website.
*For the giveaway, let me know where I can find it.*
4) Make pink bows and pass them out to your family and friends, leave some at the pediatrician’s office or your child’s school. Make sure to tell them about CHD and why it’s important.
*Leave a comment telling me truthfully that you’ve made some pink bows to pass out*
5) Visit The Congenital Heart Information Network and read about CHD.
*For the giveaway, leave a comment telling me something you learned.*
6) Follow Kristine on twitter–she is saving lives by raising awareness about CHD.
*Leave a comment letting me know you follow her.*
7) Become a fan of Cora’s Story on facebook. Cora died of CHD when she was just 5 days old.
*Leave a comment letting me know you’re a fan.*
8 ) Have you or someone you know been affected by CHD? Share your story!
*Share your story here in a comment, or leave a link to it.*
9) Contact your local newspaper or tv station and ask them to run a story on CHD Awareness Week.
*Tell me (again, on the honor system!) in a comment that you’ve done this. If they end up publishing it, come back and let us know!! We’d love to see it!*
10) Order a pin ($5) or brochures to hand out (free!) here.
*Leave a comment letting me know which you’re getting.*
11) Order a Hope Heart necklace for $30.
*This one is worth 3 entries, so leave 3 separate comments if you buy a necklace.*
12) Request a baby onesie from me for $20 and all proceeds (minus my cost of fabric only) will go to CHD.
*Follow purchasing directions on the order page and then leave 3 separate comments below to get extra entries.*
13) Become a fan of CHD Awareness Week on facebook.
*Leave a comment with your facebook name telling me you joined.*
14) Join the 1 in 100 Event on facebook (event is to spend Feb. 13th doing something to help raise awareness of CHD).
*Leave a comment with your facebook name telling me you joined.*
15) Blog about CHD and CHD Awareness Week.
*Leave 3 separate comments with a link to your post.*
16) Tweet about CHD Awareness Week with a random fact about CHD.
*Leave a link to your tweet. Can be done once a day.*
Giveaway ends Feb. 15th, 2010, at 11:59pm CST. The winner will be chosen by random.org and will be contacted by email. They will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. Good luck!
FYI… I have done most of the above… I ordered brochures and stickers to pass out, I contacted my local newspaper, I wrote a letter to my gov (but IL has already proclaimed CHD Awareness Week), I’m blogging and tweeting about it and spreading the word!! We can all save lives!!
I have put Cora’s button on my blog. http://foreversweetumsx2.blogspot.com/
I am a fan of Cora’s Story on Facebook.
I have posted a blog about CHD Awareness Week!
Here’s the link to my blog post about CHD awareness week: http://foreversweetumsx2.blogspot.com/2010/02/chd-awareness-week.html
I have put Cora’s button on my blog: http://foreversweetumsx2.blogspot.com/
I have also put Cora’s button on my blog.
My state has already proclaimed it! Which is wonderful..thank you for bringing so much awareness to CHD.
I added the CHD banner to my blog. *Very bottom of page.
http://boobiesbabiesblog.blogspot.com/
I added Cora’s button to my blog. Right hand column, very top of buttons.
http://boobiesbabiesblog.blogspot.com/
I have the banner on my blog. It’s near the top in the column on the left.
http://alannasvanillabean.blogspot.com/
I’m a fan of Cora’s story on Facebook.
I have the CHD banner on my blog. It’s near the top in the left column.
I don’t know how to include a link in my post – it just won’t work! But the CHD banner is on my blog. It’s near the top in the left column.
I joined the CHD group on Facebook. (Alanna Peters)
It’s already CHD Awareness Week in Indiana! I’m only going to enter once to make this fair! Thanks for this great giveaway.
i follow kristine on twitter (marfmom).
i added one of cora’s buttons to my blog: http://marfmom.wordpress.com. it’s the last button the right column, about halfway down the page
i am a fan of cora’s story on FB
I have Marfan syndrome, which falls under the CHD umbrella b/c of the effects it has on the heart and aorta. I take medication every day to try to keep my aorta from getting too large, and I have to limit what I lift b/c of my mitral valve and aorta. I had my first heart-involved procedure at 17 and I’m very lucky that way. My blog focuses on Marfan, how it’s affected my life and how it affects my ability to be a mom.
I am a fan of Cora’s Story
I became a fan of CHD Awareness Week 2010 on facebook.
I put the Cora’s story badge on my webpage at the bottom. http://www.jeremyloricompton.blogspot.com
I put a CHD Week Awareness banner on the bottom of my page at http://www.jeremyloricompton.blogspot.com
I thought I put two different comments about the banner and badge I put on my blog but I don’t see them now lol
I put a Cora’s story badge on the bottom of my website page.
I put the CHD Awareness Week banner on the bottom of my page.
[...] up your blog post on Kristine’s website. – Add a CHD awareness button to your blog. – Check out Baby Dickey’s website for a list of other ideas (and a giveaway). – Become a fan of Cora’s Story on [...]
I blogged (1): http://marfmom.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/chd-week-coras-story/
I blogged (2): http://marfmom.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/chd-week-coras-story/
I bloged (3): http://marfmom.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/chd-week-coras-story/
I went to the CHIN site and learned that more adults than children are living with a CHD and that this population is growing by 5% a year.
[...] Emily from Baby Dickey is giving away an adorable baby girl onesie. [...]
i follow kristine on twitter
i’m a fan of cora’s story on facebook
I follow Kristine on Twitter
I am a fan of Cora’s story on facebook
Re-Tweeted your tweet ..
RT @kristinebrite: Curious to learn a little more about pulse oximetry and #CHD? Check out my guest post on http://babydickey.com #CHD_Aware
I just ordered brochures to help save lives!!
I went to the CHD information network and learned that CHD is the most frequently occurring birth defect
My state has proclaimed it!
I didn’t realize there were more than 1 million American children and adults with Congenital Heart Defects and Childhood Onset Heart Disease!
I posted about CHD and CHD awareness week.
I added Cora’s banner on to my blog.
My state has already proclaimed it.
I didn’t know that many cases of cardiac death in young athletes were caused from undiagnosed CHD.
I follow Kristine on twitter.
my state has proclaimed it.
I am a fan of Coras page on facebook.
Minnesota already has.
I follow Kristine Brite on Twitter. I’m sjdioguardi.