9th Annual SIDS Walk

Posted by on August 12, 2005

The Maternity Care Coalition invites you to come out, put your best foot forward and join us in the 9th Annual SIDS Walk, Sunday, September 11th, 2005 at Wawa Corporate Headquarters in Wawa, PA.

In addition to some great exercise and friendly conversation, this is where the power of numbers will truly have an impact. The proceeds that our team raises will help MCC expand our Cribs for Kids Program. So, get on board, join our team and collectively we will make a difference!

Save the date!

Join MCC for the
9th Annual SIDS Walk 2004
Sunday, September 11, 2005 (Rain or Shine)
Wawa, Pennsylvania (near Media, Delaware County)

Join the Maternity Care Coalition team for the 9th annual SIDS walk, sponsored by Wawa and the CJ Foundation for SIDS. The proceeds from the walk at Wawa Headquarters (it happens at several locations in the region on the same day) will be given to MCC to benefit our Cribs for Kids program.

Cribs for Kids provides cribs, free of charge, to babies whose families cannot afford a safe place for them to sleep. An unsafe sleep environment dramatically increases the incidence of SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which is the inexplicable death of an infant less than one year of age. With the support of this walk, MCC hopes to continue the successful work of Cribs for Kids and provide cribs, SIDS outreach and safe sleep education to meet the needs of families throughout the Delaware Valley. Since September 2004, nearly 2,900 cribs and safe sleep education have been delivered to families in need.

Our goal for this year?s walk is to increase our presence and raise $1,000 from our team. Come on your own, bring your friends, family, co-workers and classmates. The larger your group, the more fun the day will be (not to mention the funds we will raise!)

Walkers are encouraged to collect donations in advance and forward the proceeds to the CJ Foundation for SIDS using their brochures* to sign up. In appreciation for joining our team, we would like to provide an ?energy box? of fruit, snacks and a drink for your walk. Please let us know as early as possible if you will be attending and the size of your group so we can be prepared. Transportation from Philadelphia may be provided if there is enough demand.

*Brochures are attached or available online at http://www.cjsids.com or at MCC?s main office or can be mailed to you directly. To join our team, please contact Ilisa Stalberg at (215) 989-3580 or IStalberg@MOMobile.org.

SO SAVE THE DATE? Sunday, September 11th

Bring your comfortable walking shoes and help us stomp out SIDS by raising money to benefit SIDS research & support services!

When: Sunday, September 11, 2005

Check in time is at 8:15 a.m. and the start time for the walk is 9 a.m. The walk is approximately 1.5 miles.

Where:
Wawa Headquarters
1393 W. Baltimore Pike
Wawa, Pennsylvania 19063