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Given the magnitude of our mission, First Candle believes that success in saving babies lives will be enhanced through collaboration and coalition building. In an effort to ensure that success, we partner with individuals and groups at the national, state, and local levels who are concerned about infant health and survival.
Member Organizations
National Partner Organizations
Funding Partners
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Member Organizations
[Arizona],
[Arkansas], [California], [Connecticut],
[Delaware], [Florida], [Georgia], [Indiana], [Iowa],
[Kansas], [Louisiana], [Maine], [Maryland],
[Massachusetts], [Michigan], [Minnesota], [Mississippi],
[Missouri], [Nebraska], [New
Hampshire], [New Jersey], [New York], [North
Carolina], [North Dakota], [Ohio], [Oklahoma],
[Pennsylvania], [Rhode Island], [Tennessee], [Texas], [Utah],
[Vermont], [Virginia], [Wyoming]
Arizona
Bereavement Services/RTS - Banner Desert Medical Center
Ms. Suzanne Helzer
1400 S. Dobson Road
Mesa, AZ 85202
Phone: 480-512-3595
Email: suzanne.helzer@bannerhealth.com
Footprints Support Group
Reverand Wendy Hackler
350 N. Wilmot Road
Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: 520-873-3588
Fax: 520-873-6517
Email: whackler@carondelet.org
Arkansas
M.E.N.D. – NW Arkansas
Dr. April Morenton
1955 Montclair Avenue
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479-524-3500
Email: april@mend.org
Website: www.mend.org
Operation Angel
Ms. Jo Ann Taylor
74 CR 302
Mountain Home, AR 72653-8332
Phone: 870-424-7500
Fax: 870-425-6025
Email: ofm@ttbswireless.com
Website: http://fly.to/OperationAngel
California
CJ Foundation for Healing Loss
Mrs. Dori Bohntinsky
25890 Fairview Avenue, Suite 102
Hayward, CA 94542
Phone: 510-538-3608
Email: info@cjfoundation.org
Website: www.cjfoundation.org
Guild for Infant Survival Orange County
Mrs. Barbara Estep
Executive Director
2130 E. Fourth Street, Suite 125
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-973-8417
Fax: 714-973-8429
Email: gisoc@compuall.net
HAND - Helping After Neonatal Death
Mr. Craig Pampeyan
Post Office Box 341
Los Gatos, CA 95031
Phone: 1-888-908-HAND (4263)
Fax: 650.965.8665
Email: treasurer@handonline.org
Website: www.handonline.org
San Diego Guild for Infant Survival
Ms. Jeri Wilson
9807 Highdale Road
Santee, CA 92071
Phone: (619) 448-6874
Email: jeriellen3@cox.net
Website: www.sandiegosids.org
The Shining Light Fund
Ms. Carrie Fisher-Pascual
PO Box 512
Torrance, CA 90508
Phone: 310-308-3781
Email: carrie@shininglightfund.org
Website: www.shininglightfund.org
SIDS Alliance of Northern California
Ms. Lorie Gehrke
1547 Palos Verdes Mall, #301
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Phone: 925-274-1109
Email: info@sidsnc.org
Website: www.sidsnc.org
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Palliative Care Dept.
Ms. Elizabeth Doenges
15107 Vanowen Street
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Phone: 818-902-5278
Fax: 818-902-5253
Email: elizabeth.doenges@valleypres.org
Website: www.valleypres.org
Connecticut
Connecticut SIDS Alliance
Ms. Shannon Strandberg
PO Box 486
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: 866-574-7437
Fax: 860-496-9919
Email: ctsids@aol.com
Website: www.ctsids.org
Delaware
Delaware SIDS Alliance
Ms. Linda Hawthorne
P.O. Box 5449
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: 302-996-9464
Fax: 302-255-2273
Florida
Florida SIDS Alliance
Ms. Bunny Hamer
P.O. Box 17561
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
Phone: 800-743-7352
Email: flasidsalliance@yahoo.com
Email: bdhamer@bellsouth.net
Georgia
Georgia SIDS Project
Mrs. Diane Manheim
4112-2 E. Ponce de Leon Ave
Clarkston, Georgia 30021
Phone- 678-342-3360
Fax 404-296-7211
Email: gasids@mindspring.com
Website: www.sidsga.org
Indiana
NeoFight
Ms. Michie Sebree
PO Box 17715
Indianapolis, IN 46217
Phone: 317-446-3013
Email: info@neofight.org
Website: www.neofight.org
SIDS Center of Indiana
John Schutt
1810 Broad Ripple Avenue, #13
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Phone: 317-254-9255
Fax: 317-254-9266
Email: sidscenter@insids.org
Iowa
Iowa SIDS Foundation
Ms. Patty Keeley
406 SW School St., Ste. 205
Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: 515-965-7655
Phone:
866-480-4741(toll free)
Fax: 515-964-7506
Email: patty@iowasids.org
Kansas
Western Region SIDS Resources
Ms. Betty Shirel
5700 Broadmoor, Suite 1006
Mission, KS 66202
Phone: 913-671-1818
Fax: 913-236-9124
Louisiana
SIDS Support and Awareness Network of Louisiana
Mrs. Elizabeth Trahan
676 Maraist Road
Crowley, LA 70526
Phone: 337-788-3767
Fax: 504-578-6605
Email: djtangel@bellsouth.net
Maine
Maine SIDS Foundation
Mr. Roy Bagley
14 Charlonate Drive
Gray, ME 04039
Phone: 207-657-2220
Fax: 207-657-3737
Email: roybagley@aol.com
Michigan
Families Against SIDS Tragedies
Mr. Mark Titus
34160 Little Mack
Clinton Township, MI 48035
Phone: 586-634-6299
Fax: 586-792-1858
Email: mttoothguy@comcast.net
Stepping Stones
Mr. & Mrs. John Van Regenmorter
Bethany Christian Services
PO Box 294
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Phone: 616-224-7529
Fax: 616-254-7750
Email: step@bethany.org
Website: www.bethany.org/step
Minnesota
A Place to Remember
Mr. Tim Nelson
1885 University Ave West, #110
St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-645-7045
Fax: 651-645-4780
Email: tn@aplacetoremember.com
Website: www.aplacetoremember.com
Bittersweet
Ms. Barb Schaack
2308 Skyline Drive
Bloomington, MN 55442
Email: barbschaack@yahoo.com
Mercy Hospital
Ms. Inez Anderson
10601 Rhode Island Ave. North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Phone: 763-236-8438
Fax: 763-236-8445
Mother’s First Program
Ms. September Glass, Clerk
450 N. Syndicate Street, #190
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-917-3359
Fax: 651-917-9160
Email: september.glass@co.ramsey.mn.us
STOP-SIDS Minnesota
Mrs. Trish LaVictoire
2873 Upper 138th Street
Rosemont, MN 55068
Fax: 651-310-2106
Mississippi
Mississippi SIDS Alliance
Mrs. Cathy Files
P.O. Box 2170
Madison, MS 39130-2170
Phone: 877-471-7437
Email: mssids@jam.rr.com
Missouri
AMEND – Aiding Mothers & Fathers Experiencing Neonatal Death
Ms. Maureen Connelly
4324 Berrywick Terrace
St. Louis, MO 63128
Phone: 314-487-7582
Email: amendgroup@charter.net
SIDS Resources, Inc.
Ms. Lori Ahrens
135 W. Monroe Avenue
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Phone: 800-421-3511
Fax: 314-822-2098
Email: lahrens@sidsresources.org
Nebraska
Nebraska SIDS Foundation
Ms. Kate Hegarty
PO Box 12025
Omaha, NE 68112
Phone: 402-935-1911
Email: nesids@phonet.com
Website: www.nesids.net
New Hampshire
New Hampshire SIDS Alliance
Mr. Charlie Foote
13 Drew Road
Derry, NH 03038
Phone: 617-828-4996
Email: declan4204@comcast.net
New Jersey
New Jersey SIDS Alliance
Mrs. Genny Elias-Warren
15 Meadowbrook Road
Boonton Township, NJ 07005
Phone: 973-299-6523
Email: njsids@yahoo.com
Remembering Our Babies - Official Website for October 15
Ms. Lisa Brown
205 Pheasant Hollow Drive
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Phone: 609-275-0866
Fax: 609-275-0866
Email: basil1964@aol.com
Website: www.october15th.com
New York
Good Samaritan Hospital - Perinatal Bereavement Program
Ms. Pam Magi
255 Lafayette Avenue
Suffern, NY 10901
Phone: 845-368-5297
Fax: 914-368-5358
Email: pmagi@tshs.org
Website: www.goodsamhosp.org
Krystal's Wish Foundation for SIDS
Mrs. Nancy Rafter
35 Highland Road, Suite D
Ulster Park, NY 12487
Phone: 845-338-5654
Fax: 845-338-5394
Email: arrowadv@msn.com
SIDS Support, Inc.
Mrs. Sheryl Hunt
2 Lentine Drive
Churchville, NY 14428
Phone: 716-234-3481
Fax: 716-293-2032
Email: sherylhunt@hotmail.com
North Carolina
KinderMourn, Inc.
Ms. Chris Crawford
1320 Harding Place
Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone: 704-376-2580
Fax: 704-376-0149
Email: chris@kindermourn.org
Website: www.kindermourn.org
NC Healthy Start Foundation
Ms. Christine O'Meara
1300 St. Mary's St. - #204
Raleigh, NC 27605
Phone: 919-828-1819
Fax: 919-828-1446
Email: chris@nchealthystart.org
Website: www.nchealthystart.org
SIDS Alliance of the Carolinas
Ms. Sandy Kennedy
306 Lucas Park Dr.
Greensboro, NC 27455
Phone: 336-545-3348
Email: sandylkennedy@hotmail.com
North Dakota
North Dakota SIDS Alliance
Mrs. Barb Delvo
128 Apollo Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone: 701-530-2507
Fax: 701-223-0440
Email: ndsids@btinet.net
Ohio
District Board of Health - Mahoning County
Ms. Debbie Moss
50 Westchester Drive
Youngstown, OH 44515
Phone: 330-270-2856
Fax: 330-270-2860
Email: dmoss@mahoning-health.org
Oklahoma
The Angel Teddy Bear Foundation
Ms. Denise Phillips
PO Box 453
Mustang, OK 73064
Phone: 405-209-1804
Fax: 405-256-0348
Email: denise@angelbear.org
Website: www.angelbear.org
Pennsylvania
New Dawning’s of the Grief Assistance Program, Inc.
Ms. Christina Williams
321 University Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-685-7448
Fax: 215-685-7592
Email: williamsgap@aol.com
Rhode Island
Rhode Island SIDS Alliance
Mrs. Mary Wilks
29 Hannah Drive
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone: 401-461-2162
Email: wilksme@aol.com
Tennessee
Tennessee SIDS Alliance
Ms. Lisa Hunt
7603 Moon Crest Ct.
Powell, TN 37849
Phone: 423-947-6669
Email: lisasids@cs.com
Texas
Alliance for Infant Survival, Inc.
Ms. Patricia McGrew, Program Specialist
Mrs. Michele Cozart, President, Board of Directors
P.O. Box 443
Hurst, TX 76053
Phone: 817-534-0814, ext. 2359
Email: pmcgrew@ccdofw.org
Website: www.infantsurvival.org
Center for Infant and Child Loss
Ms. Katherine Ratcliff
c/o Any Baby Can, Inc.
217 Howard Street
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: 210-227-0170
Fax: 210-227-0812
Email: kratcliff@anybabycansa.org
Greater Houston Chapter SIDS Alliance
Ms. Anita Carmona
916 Satsuma Street
Pasadena, TX 77506
Phone: 713-924-1419
Fax: cell: 281-541-5340
Email: anita.carmona@us.rhodia.com
M.E.N.D. - Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death
Ms. Rebekah Mitchell
PO Box 1007
Coppell, TX 75019
Phone: 972-506-9000
Email: rebekah@mend.org
Website: www.mend.org
Utah
Utah SIDS Alliance
Ms. Lisa Hughes
1760 American Park Circle
West Valley City, UT 84119
Phone: 801-487-7800
Fax: 801-487-4477
Email: lisa.hughes@fnwmail.com
Vermont
The SIMON Project
Mr. Jeff Hunsberger
90 Olin Drive
Eden Mills, VT 05653
Phone: 802-476-0161
Email: jhunsbe@vdh.state.vt.us
Virginia
Virginia SIDS Alliance
Ms. Terri Newman
PO Box 752
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone: 800-849-7437
Fax: 757-548-7074
Email: btjc@netzero.com
Website: www.vasids.org
SIDS Mid-Atlantic
Betty Connal
ExecutiveDirector
2700 S. Quincy Street, Suite 220
Arlington, VA 22206
703.933.9100
Website: www.sidsma.org
Email: BConnal@aol.com
HopeXchange
Ms. Lisa Church
26 Towne Centre Way, #731
Hampton, VA 23666
Phone: 757-826-2162
Email: Lisa@HopeXchange.com
Website: www.HopeXchange.com
Wyoming
Cheyenne Family YMCA
Ms. Kathleen Gillgannon
1426 E. Lincoln Way
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 634-9622
Fax: (307) 635-5063
Email: kgillgannon@qwest.net
National Partner Organizations
Given the magnitude of our mission, First Candle/SIDS Alliance believes that success in saving babies lives will be enhanced through collaboration and coalition building. In an effort to ensure that success, we partner with individuals and groups at the national, state, and local levels who are concerned about infant health and survival.
International Partners
International Society for the Prevention of Infant Death
International Stillbirth Alliance
Norwegian Public Health Department
SIDS International
National Government Partners
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)
Division of Reproductive Health (CDC)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Indian Health Services
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
National Center for Sleep Disorders, Heart, Lung, Blood Institute
National Centers for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (CDC)
National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program (NFIMR)
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National SIDS & Infant Death Project IMPACT
National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center
State and Local Government Partners
Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore City Health Department
Coppin State University
Georgia Sudden Infant Death Project
New York City Council
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Washington D.C. Mayor’s Office of Health Policy
Private Partners
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Hospital Association
American Legacy Foundation
Coalition of Positive Outcomes in Pregnancy
Combined Federal Campaign
Community Health Charities
Golin Harris International
Healthy Child Care America
Hygeia Institute for Perinatal Loss and Bereavement
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association
Kids In Distressed Situations (KIDS)
Los Lonely Boys
March of Dimes
Mercy Hospital of Baltimore
National Home Safety Council
National Independent Nursery Furniture Retailers Association
National Stillbirth Society
StrollerFit
Texas Children’s Health Plan
Toy Industry Association, Inc.
Funding Partners
These donors have contributed or pledged gifts for fiscal year 2007
(July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)
General Contributions
The 2006 Albertsons Campaign: A partnership between Albertsons Inc., Gerber Products Company, Procter & Gamble and Ross Products Division
Alexander Foundation for SIDS
American Baby magazine
Baby Center LLC
Back Bay Gambol
Bank of America Foundation, The
Breathable Baby
Brisan’s Bash
Burwell Bike Ride & Tour
Connecticut SIDS/Parents of SIDS & Other Infant Deaths
Dance For Love
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
E*Trade Financial
East Coast Equestrian Training Center, Inc.
Employees of the Lacey Target
EPI Printers, Inc
Families Against SIDS Tragedies
Fisher-Price, Inc.
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Four Rivers Resource Services, Inc.
Gerber Foundation, The
Gerber Products Company
Graco Children’s Products
H.E.B.
HALO Innovations, Inc.
Heinz Family Philanthropies
Hide N’ Seek Children’s Foundation for the
Alexis Claire Martin Memorial Fund
Houlihan/Lawrence Inc.
iVillage Parenting Network
Johnson & Johnson
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, Inc.
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Kiddopotamus & Company
Lands’ End Direct Merchants
Mason Gumnor Golf Classic
Mattel, Inc.
Meredith Corporation
Mom’s First
Moniker Foundation, The
National Amusements, Inc.
Newell Rubbermaid
Parenting Group, Inc.,
The Red Rocker Chopper
Regal+Lager, Inc.
Robert N. & Nancy A. Downey Foundation
San Diego Guild for Infant Survival
Sheila’s Legacy Foundation Inc.
Simplicity for Children
Ski for SIDS 2007
Southern Cruzers Car Club
Southwest Airlines
Southwest SIDS Research Institute, Inc.
Syracuse SIDS Golf Classic
Texas Children’s Health Plan
Toy Industry Association, Inc.
Toys ‘R’ US Children’s Fund, Inc.
Trend Lab, LLC
Waste Management
Gifts That Give Partners
4 Your Soul
Baby Bean Sprout
Baby Kick
Baby Luck
Birth Angel
Breathable Baby
Cafépress/Forever In Our Hearts
Cars 4 Charities
Cherish Designs
Earth Mama Angel Baby
Fleece Baby
Gifts 4 Thanks
HALO Innovations, Inc.
iGive.com
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Kiddopotamus & Company
Lands’ End Kids
Magnet America
Naturepedic
photowow.com
Pint Size Diva
Presents for Purpose
SIDS Educational Services
Simmons Kids
Sketches from the Heart
Summer Infant
Trend Lab
In-Kind Gifts
Babytalk Magazine
Earnshaws Infant, Girls and Boys Wear
Plater Printing & Trophies, Inc.
Preemie Magazine
Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine
Southwest Airlines
Memorial Funds
Sara Bailey Memorial Fund
Luke Edward Becton Memorial Fund
Aidan Robert Brehm Memorial Fund
Lorraine Brooks Memorial Fund
Kaia Morgan Moten Brown Memorial Fund
Keetyn Shane Codynah Memorial Fund
Caden Robert Cox Memorial Fund
T.C. Dickey Memorial Fund
Porter Ann Doherty Memorial Fund
Kylee Marie Donald Memorial Fund
James Donnally Memorial Fund
Cody Allen Elliott Memorial Fund
Declan Shea Foote Memorial Fund
John Randolph Garrett IV Memorial Fund
Ian Wesley Giger Memorial Fund
Evan Micheal Honaker Memorial Fund
Devin Mann Johnston Memorial Fund
Michael Anthony Kane Memorial Fund
Jacob Matthew Kenney Memorial Fund
Jacob Matthew Kim Memorial Fund
Aubrey Lynn Klausing Memorial Fund
Victoria Kulick Memorial Fund
Ryann Elaine Laub Memorial Fund
Kai Ea Leialoha Memorial Fund
Jacob Steven Loucks Memorial Fund
Calixto Cruz Marsted Memorial Fund
Alexis Claire Martin Memorial Fund
Zachary Thomas Meade Memorial Fund
Savanna de las Estrellas Mesones Memoriald Fund
Henry Carl Meyer Memoriald Fund
Marcus Henry Mohn Memorial Fund
Neil Alexander Mount Memorial Fund
Lily Pease Memorial Fund
Taara Pathur Reddy Memorial Fund
Taylor Renee Norris Fund
Conner Riley Memorial Fund
Rowdy Wayne Ritter Memorial Fund
Megan Elisabeth Rogers Memorial Fund
Quinn's Fund (Quinn Henry Rosenberg)
Andy Rothschild Memorial Fund
Tyler James Ruocchio Memorial Fund
Kylee Anne Salava Memorial Fund
Elijah Benjamin Snead Memorial Fund
Jackson Andrew Sonano Memorial Fund
Holton Spradley Memorial Fund
Ava Marie Stureski Memorial Fund
Boston Dean Taylor Memorial Fund
Rebecca Thibodeaux Memorial Fund
Cole Westley Thomas Memorial Fund
Shelby Elise Tipping Memorial Fund
Solomon Topp Memorial Fund
Ellest Anne-Ly Walters Memorial Fund
Collin Thomas Warren Memorial Fund
Alexander Williamson-Noble Memorial Fund
Brisan Matthew Winner Memorial Fund
Hayley Noel Zanetta Memorial Fund
In order to respect their privacy, First Candle does not share the names of its individual donors. As such, we also extend warm thanks to the more than 1,400 individual donors who have supported our organization this fiscal year. In addition, we offer our gratitude to the more than 80 organizations and companies who have supported our organization with a gift under $1,000 this fiscal year and the 88 silent and live auction donors for the Windflower Ball.
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