Spring 4 SIDS Newsletter

Your source of information for 2010 Spring-for-SIDS, the national SIDS awareness and fundraising campaign.
Editor: Melissa Todd, Spring-for-SIDS Committee Member
10th Issue
May 2010
The „Big Day‟ has come and gone. It was hard work, but we know that it was all worth
it. We, Committee Members, are getting more and more excited as we hear about
more of your wonderful events that you held for the fundraiser. There were so many
great ideas, that we wanted to share more of them this month. But first for the awards
and totals…
Totals
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of all the captains and teams we raised more
money this year than ever. The estimated total raised is:
$143,694
So please thank all your team members and all the generous participants who made
this year so successful.
Awards
Top Two – The two teams that raised the most money overall
Team
Organization
City
Captain
Co-Captain
Keira's Krew
Johnson Family
Bloomington, IL
Jayme Johnson
Clint Johnson
Team Ayvah
First Baptist Church
Cairo, NE
Brandi Flynn
Amanda
Schweitzer
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Chairman’s Club – Teams raising at least $5000
Team
Organization
City
Captain
Co-Captain
Keira's Krew
Johnson Family
Bloomington, IL
Jayme Johnson
Clint Johnson
Precious Ty me
A and A Express, Inc.
Richmond, KY
Angie Lucas
Amanda Spivey
SidsCausesHeartache
Sky Hipp Family
Longview, TX
Paige Hipp
Angie Tatum
Team Ayvah
First Baptist Church
Cairo, NE
Brandi Flynn
Team TARYN
n/a
Palmyra, NJ
Dana Shields
Amanda
Schweitzer
David Shields
Club Silver – Teams selling 100% of their stickers
Team
Organization
City
Captain
Co-Captain
Austin's Lil' Angels
Austin Bank NA
Longview, TX
Shea Hemus
Brenda Ray
Avery's Quest
Rolling Meadows
Wichita Falls, TX
Kristi Stewart
Cheryl Cogdell
BabyFeet for Colton
BabyFeet Inc
Little Rock, AR
Kristen Marr
Kristen Marr
BancorpSouth
BancorpSouth
Tupelo, MS
Melissa Todd
Amanda Todd
Calloway Team 1 for Ty
Taylor Road Elementary
Reynoldsburg, OH
Donna Calloway
Jodi Greene
Calloway Team 2 for Ty
Gahanna Lincoln High School
Gahanna, OH
Rod Calloway
Kim Thomas
Centra PitterPatters
Lynchburg, VA
Tiffany Wilson
Dale Evans
Hearts for Hailey
Centra Health/Virginia Baptist
Hospital
Eastern Star DCC
Oriskany, NY
Trina Hartman
Becky Poccia
Hymns for Hope
Penny’s Chapel
Lawrenceburg, KY
Alice Stewart
Bill Hastede
Keira's Krew
Johnson Family
Bloomington, IL
Jayme Johnson
Clint Johnson
Kylee's Hope
Autumn Wood Products
Hudson, NC
Sarah German
Lana German
Lady Bugs for Ella
Marksville Elementary
Cottonport, LA
Samantha Mire
Tiffany Rabalais
Logan's Love
Logan's Family
Fitchburg, MA
April Gould
Carol Gould
Loving Kids, NO SIDS
Greene Co. Tech Primary
Paragould, AR
Andrea Moore
Kodie Bricker
Our Little Angels
Joseph and Ashley Al-Hajeri
Austin, TX
Ashley Al-Hajeri
Joseph Al-Hajeri
Our Shining Star
Personal
Port St. Lucie, FL
Dawn England
Megan England
Prevent SIDS Kids
Berkeley Heights Elementary
Martinsburg, WV
Teena Hine
Kyle Hine
RaQalil's Rebellion'
Bois Forte Tribal Government
Nett Lake, NM
Patti Wilkie
Miranda Lilya
Sean Frederick
Protravel International
New York City, NY
Michael Brennan
Sandra O'Connor
SFMS Toros
Spanish Fort Middle School
Spanish Fort, AL
Elaine Patterson
SIDS Team In MD
My Fight Against SIDS
Landover, MD
Sandra
Cunningham
Lucinda Easley
SidsCausesHeartache
Sky Hipp Family
Longview, TX
Paige Hipp
Angie Tatum
Team Ayvah
First Baptist Church
Cairo, NE
Brandi Flynn
Team Jameson
Knuckleheads Sports bar
San Clemente, CA
Pamela Marx
Amanda
Schweitzer
Joseph Pasteris
Team TARYN
n/a
Palmyra, NJ
Dana Shields
David Shields
WNYM for Addilynn
WNY Mommies
West Seneca, NY
Heather Maroney
Carol Machowski
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Latika Vines
Platinum Circle – Teams raising at least $1000
Team
Organization
City
Captain
Alexandra Sibert
Friends & Family
Sherman Oaks, CA
Karen Haddy
Austin's Lil' Angels
Austin Bank NA
Longview, TX
Shea Hemus
Brenda Ray
Avery's Quest
Rolling Meadows
Wichita Falls, TX
Kristi Stewart
Cheryl Cogdell
BabyFeet for Colton
BabyFeet Inc
Little Rock, AR
Kristen Marr
BancorpSouth
BancorpSouth
Tupelo, MS
Melissa Todd
Amanda Todd
Bayada Kids
Bayada Nurses
Toms River, NY
Cathy Mamola
Tracy Connelly
Care Force
Harleysville Insurance
Harleysville, PA
Lisa Jones
Lori Clemens
Carter Abro
Friends & Family
Kentwood, MI
Zena Abro
CTCA at WRMC
Goodyear, AZ
Suzanne
Bernhardt
Betsy Rice
Bethlehem, PA
Kelly Nichols
Dodi Handwerk
Hymns for Hope
Cancer Treatment Centers of
America at Western Regional
Medical
Guardian Life Insurance
Company
Penny’s Chapel
Lawrenceburg, KY
Alice Stewart
Bill Hastede
JRS Team
Fulton Financial Corporation
Lancaster, PA
Paula Sigle
Kerri Witmer
Kaden's Hope
Wells Fargo Bank
Mankato, MN
Jenny Herbst
Kristen’s Team
Reed Friends & Family
Missouri City, TX
Elizabeth
Carpenter
Erin Reed
Kylee's Hope
Autumn Wood Products
Hudson, NC
Sarah German
Lana German
Logan's Love
Logan's Family
Fitchburg, MA
April Gould
Carol Gould
Loving Kids, NO SIDS
Greene Co. Tech Primary
Paragould, AR
Andrea Moore
Kodie Bricker
Owen Team
Friends & Family
Montgomery, TX
Bonnie Fell
Prevent SIDS Kids
Berkeley Heights Elementary
Martinsburg, WV
Teena Hine
Kyle Hine
RaQalil's Rebellion
Bois Forte Tribal Government
Nett Lake, NM
Patti Wilkie
Miranda Lilya
Remembering Spencer
Jennifer Lindstrom
Mesa, AZ
Ben Lindstrom
Sean Frederick
Protravel International
New York City, NY
Jennifer
Lindstrom
Michael Brennan
SFMS Toros
Spanish Fort Middle School
Spanish Fort, AL
Elaine Patterson
Sophia's Rose
St. Joseph School
Sharon, PA
Sandra
Cunningham
Melissa Klaric
Soriano
Friends & Family
San Jose, CA
Irma Soriano
Soul Babies
The UPS Store #1627
Marietta, GA
Kathi R Murtagh
Team Aubrey
Friends & Family
Houston, TX
Shanna Pajares
Team Brady
Natalie Hay-FirstMerit Bank
Groveport, OH
Natalie hay
Team Jameson
Knuckleheads Sports bar
San Clemente, CA
Pamela Marx
Valerie BeltNYAP
Joseph Pasteris
Team Park Place
Park Place Lexus
Plano, TX
Kirsty Franzetti
Becky McDonald
Team Stapp
Waffle House Inc
Roswell, GA
Kendra Stapp
Roy Stapp
Virtuous Women
Thirty-One Gifts
Normal, IL
Lindsey Hale
Robert Hale
WVMC
Wenatchee Valley Medical
Center
Wenatchee, WA
Erin Harvey
Carolyn Faulconer
Guardian Angels
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Co-Captain
Sandra O'Connor
Tara Metro
Andi Govitz
Online Champs – Two teams with the greatest number of online donations
Team
Organization
City
Captain
Carter Abro
Friends & Family
Kentwood, MI
Zena Abro
Owen Team
Friends & Family
Montgomery, TX
Bonnie Fell
Co-Captain
Now for some News from 2010 SFS Teams
TEAM SEAN FREDERICK
Team Sean Frederick collected donations in honor of our grandson and nephew Sean
Frederick Brennan. He was born on December 27, 2008 and died April 24, 2009. In the short
time he was with us he was such a joy and his tragic death has inspired all of us to be kinder
and a more patient people. Doing SFS in his memory was so rewarding because many people
who never had the opportunity to meet Sean were still so generous. We will be making raising
money for SFS a yearly event.
TEAM AUSTIN’S LIL’ ANGELS
To raise awareness of SIDS in our community we have several things going on. First, my
company has been great by allowing 12 of our local bank offices to wear jeans on April 23rd
with the donation of $5.00 In addition to wearing jeans I have had silicone awareness bracelets
made; they are baby blue and baby pink with “Spring for SIDS” embossed on one side and my
precious son Braylen‟s name on the other. We are selling these for $5 each. A local t-shirt
shack learned about our fundraiser and gave us an awesome rate on some t-shirts for our SFS
team to wear as well as some additional ones we are hoping to sell. We have also placed
several posters and donation canisters at our bank offices teller lines so that our banking
customers are able to learn about SIDS as well as help fight for a cure.
We are looking forward to Friday, April 23rd when we will be hosting a Spring for SIDS
Snack Day. My husband and brother-in-law will be supporting our fundraisers in their t-shirts,
bracelets, and jeans serving food and promoting the fundraiser to provide awareness about
SIDS to our community. We are very gracious for the support we have received from many
individuals already and are crossing our fingers that we reach our goal of $1500.00!!!! It is a
great feeling to think that because of our efforts we are helping to keep more babies in their
parents‟ arms, not just in their hearts.
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TEAM KEIRA’S KREW
My husband Clint and I put together our Spring for SIDS fundraiser. We held the event
at the VFW Club in Bloomington, IL on Friday April 23rd. We had live music, food, raffles, silent
auction, live auction and a DJ/Karaoke at the end of the evening. The event was a HUGE
success and the turn out was more than we ever imagined. With the help of family and many
friends we were able to raise over $15,000!!!! My husband and I could not believe how many
people came out to support us and help us honor our Sweet Angel Keira Kay!
We just recently lost Keira in January of this year, so it was very tough putting the event
together, but I would not take it back for anything. This was the first time since Keira passed
that I have felt a little bit of joy.
Knowing we raised all this money in honor of my sweet baby girl and all the other babies
who have died so suddenly meant the world to us.
TEAM KAMRYN’S KAUSE
Kamryn‟s Kause is in memory of Kamryn Jaymes Burke, December 22, 2009 – March 24,
2010. She is the daughter of Kandice and Troy Burke. Kandice works at Vanston Middle
School and Troy is a Student Resource Officer at New Middle School both in MISD where many
other family members are also employed. There are 30 campuses within MesquiteISD
participating in our $5 jean day to raise funds for ASI.
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TEAM ARCHER’S SHOOT
Our team has already raised well over $400 and the event we are holding isn't until 417. We are holding an Archery Shoot for our community. We have several restaurants in
Nassau County that have agreed to donate food so each plate will be for donation only as well
as shooting the course and of course the stickers. We also have a DJ and Karaoke (all donated
their time and equipment). As well as a bounce house for children. The town seems to be very
involved and excited as well as am I. The week before the event the local paper is going to run
an article on the event as well as an article on how SIDS has affected my family. They will
include all the SIDS do's and don'ts as well as pics.
Thank you so much for allowing me to turn my personal experience with this into
something a little better, and that can maybe make more people aware that it is real and it
happens here.
TEAM SWING PHI SWING, SOCIAL FELLOWSHIP, INC
This was my first year being involved with this project. This gave my husband and me an
opportunity to talk about our son and remember our precious time with him.
My sisters of Swing Phi Swing were great
supporters! Community Health Fair at Carl Russell Recreation
Center Winston-Salem, NC, April 17, 2010
Our girls in our mentoring
program wanted to have a SFS
at school, so we did and they
did! Girls As Pearls Club at East
Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill,
NC.
TEAM OUR SHINING STAR
Our Shining Star fundraiser was our first and we had a blast. We partnered with Boomer's BBQ and
had our event at there, we filled all tables a couple times over. Although our Logan was not physically with
us, we know that he was there. We had two themes, "Learn it before you live it" and mine personally was "To
save one baby, to save one mom from the pain, and to save one best friend from hurting twice".
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TEAM OWEN
Our team held a 5k Walk in Las Vegas, NV and we also had a 5k walk being held in another country,
Atyrau, Kazakhstan in honor of my granddaughter Jadyn Alexia Owen. This was our first SFS Event and I am
absolutely pleased at the turn out along with the donations that we have collected for SIDS. Thank you to
everyone for participating and donating.
TEAM CENTRA PITTERPATTERS
My team was headed by two neonatal nurses and we focused our fundraising to nurses and nursing
students. We have launched a back to sleep campaign in our unit and have recently increased our education to
parents. We held a "Spring Break for SIDS" party and had a great time. We had a tropical theme party that
was a great hit with all of the hospital staff. The party was held at Centra Health's Virginia Baptist Hospital.
This was our first time participating and we had a wonderful experience
TEAM
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SIDS CAUSES HEARTACHE
The first annual SIDS Causes Heartache Event for Spring for SIDS 2010 was a HUGE SUCCESS,
we know that our angel Sky was watching over us. We look forward to next year & the years to come. We
hope to grow & raise more money for the American SIDS Institute to find more answers & raise awareness
every year. We love and miss you always our sweet baby boy, Sky Charles Hipp.
TEAM LOVING KIDS, NO SIDS
Our SFS Day benefit concert by local band Scatter Creek was a blast! Even though the
evening began with us all taking cover for a tornado warning, our event was eventually
successful and exciting. Our team-Loving Kids, NO SIDS-hosted the band, who
provided powerful entertainment as our guests browsed our silent auction of over 50 items,
visited the Memorial Table to pray for local SIDS Angels, and enjoyed concessions.
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TEAM TARYN
Since April 3 was the first anniversary of our daughter, Taryn Ellane, my husband and I
decided to host the first annual beef-n-beer / chinese auction on this day. Knowing it would be
tough, it would also allow us to celebrate her life, raise awareness, as well as money for
research so hopefully no other baby and family has to endure this pain.
We relied on family and friends to help with our event, since we welcomed our newest
addition, Rylan (named after his big sister by combining part of her first and middle name) on
March 16. We sold out our tickets and had over 60 + baskets donated for our auction.
Everything was perfect and I know that Taryn was there with us. See the attached
photos of our benefit. We were able to donate just over $6,000 to the Institute.
TEAM HYMNS FOR HOPE
Team "Hymns for Hope" held their hymn sing fundraising event for the Spring for SIDS
campaign benefiting The American SIDS Institute on April 23, 2010 - 7PM at Penny's Chapel in
Lawrenceburg, KY.
This event was dedicated to Natalee Olivia Hope Hytinen, Alice and Patrick Stewart's
granddaughter.
Pictured in the poster advertising the event is Natalee with her great-grandfather, Richard
Hastede, taken approximately one month prior to her death.
Team "Hymns for Hope" raised $2670 and everyone involved and in attendance
expressed how much of a success the event was. Family and friends joined in fellowship and
prayer remembering the children who have died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
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Angel Spotlight
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Little Angels
When God calls little children to dwell with Him above
We mortals sometime question the wisdom of His love.
For no heartache compares with the death of one small child
Who does so much to make our world seem wonderful and mild.
Perhaps God tires of calling the aged to His fold.
So He picks a rosebud before it can grow old.
God knows how much we need them, and so He takes but few,
To make the land of Heaven more beautiful to view.
Believing this is difficult, still somehow we must try.
The saddest word mankind knows will always be “Goodbye”
So when a little child departs, we who are left behind,
Must realize God loves children
“Angels are hard to find”.
-
Author Unknown
It is never too soon to start planning for
Spring-for-SIDS 2011
April 29
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