Johns Hopkins Supporting Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness

Johns Hopkins ECMO Bulletin Board

with our Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day Poster in the center

and also an image of the Maryland Proclamation below it!

And above both - Jack and his opinion of CDH and ECMO!

Thank you Vicki - and Gary!

A Day For Turquoise on Monday, March 31

http://gasconadecountyrepublican.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=334&Itemid=51

Article in the Gasconade County Republican Newspaper about our dear Jean and her family written extremely well by Dave Marner.



Dave - if you read this - this article gave me good tears! Thank you!

THE TURQUOISE PROJECT

Breath of Hope, Inc is launching a contest open to all - we will award a $25 gift card to four winners!

Take a picture of your Turquoise - how you wear it display it or incorporate the color - email cdhawarenss@yahoo.com - you will be invited to the Flickr Turquoise Project Group to share you photos.

Four photos will be chosen as winners - but we are all winners for promoting Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia AwarenessTM!

We will accept photos until after Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day - March 31, 2008 - the cut off for this date will be April 10, 2008.

The Breath of Hope, Inc. Board of Directors will then vote on the photos and award the winners their gift cards - perfect time - Tax Time - we could all use a gift card after tax time!

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day - PROCLAMATION - UPDATE

The following States have proclaimed March 31, 2008 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day! (Some have proclaimed the WHOLE MONTH of March too!)

THIS IS 28 States out of 50 - over half - two are pending!

Alabama - whole MONTH of March
Alaska
Connecticut
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa - whole MONTH of March
Kansas - whole MONTH of March
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland – the WHOLE MONTH too!
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey - pending

Nevada
Oklahoma
Ohio
Oregon - pending
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee

Texas
Wisconsin

Cities that Have Proclaimed March 31, 2008 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day!

City of Charlotte, North Carolina has proclaimed March 31 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day TM! YEAH! Way to go Holly!

Schaumburg, IL as Proclaimed March 31 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness DayTM! Way to go Theresa (and Donny too!)

Cincinnati, Ohio has proclaimed March 31 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day!

Owensville, MO - has proclaimed March 31 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day!

Gering, NE - has proclaimed March 31 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day!

Kansas City, MO - has proclaimed March 31 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day!

Columbus, OH – has Proclaimed March 31, as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day!

Huntsville, AL – has Proclaimed March 31, as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day!

City of Athens, TX - has proclaimed March 31, as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day!

The County of Gasconade, Missouri - has proclaimed March 31, as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness TM Day!

The Country of Mexico will be proclaiming March 31, 2008 as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day!

Letter to the Editor About Congenital Diapragmatic Hernia Awareness Day!

http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/03/12/opinion/letters/doc47d89bb080f2e350146520.txt

Ann had her letter published - this is awesome!

Greg Everett

Stacy, VP and our website guru, graphic designer, writer, editor and woman who wears all hats lost her father early this week. Her father was equally as amazing as his daughter. He left Breath of Hope with a recording he did for us - an amazing voice.

http://starbulletin.com/2008/03/06/business/engle.html

Stacy - our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Wristbands Now On Sale!

Turquoise Awareness Wristbands with cdhawareness.com imprinted - these are the same silicone Awareness Bracelets out on the market!

We have the following sizes:

Small/Youth Size - 7 inches

Medium/Adult Women's Size - 7.5 inches

Large/Adult Man's Size - 8 inches

Lots of 5 are $5 each - there is also shipping and handling

MARCH IS CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA AWARENESS MONTH

In some states - they have proclaimed the entire Month of March as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia TM Awareness Month!

Our count down begins - March 31, 2008 - the First Annual Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia AwarenessTM Day!

We are offering Bloggers this image to add to their blogs!

Contact: cdhawareness@breathofhopeinc.com

Frederick News Post - Article on Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day & Adorable Jack

There will be a blood drive in honor of Jack and all ECMO Patients and there is a wonderful article published today on Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Awareness Day! Jack is spreading awareness and looking very handsome doing so!

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/features.htm

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia on Wikipedia.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_diaphragmatic_hernia

Scroll Down to AWARENESS and if you click on March 31 - scroll down to Holidays/Observances - and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia AwarenessTM Day is listed.