February 12 - Dear Nicholas Sparks

Dear Mr. Sparks,

Today our charity turns 20 years old!

Look at all we have accomplished together over the years:

1995

• CHERUBS, the first CDH Charity in the United States, was created
• CHERUBS is granted an EIN and 501 (c) III Non-Profit Status
• The first CDH Newsletter was published, Spring 1995 Newsletter
• First CDH Parent Reference Guide created
• Summer 1995 Newsletter
• Fall/Winter 1995 Newsletter

1996

• First newspaper article about CHERUBS is printed
• First Charity to attend the American Pediatric Surgical Association Meetings CHERUBS
• First charity CDH Research Study created
• Medical Advisory Board established
• Our first computer was donated by GSK
• Joined the National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc (NORD)
• Joined the Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
• Inspirational quotes added to newsletters
• Grieving Parents column created
• Spring 1996 Newsletter
• Summer 1996 Newsletter

1997

• First Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research Survey Results are published
• New Member Packets are created
• CHERUBS goes on-line
• The first CDH web site is created
• CHERUBS first listserv is started
• Prayer List is created
• CDH Dad’s Corner articles created

1998

• Our first Secretary, volunteer Judi Toth, mom of Christopher Toth
• CHERUBS Volunteer Coordinator position is created
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research Survey Results are published
• International & State Representatives are created
• Cooking with Cherubs is published
• CHERUBS 1999 Calendars are published
• CHERUBS first bake sale
• CHERUBS first raffle held
• CHERUBS first on-line chats
• CHERUBS membership grows to over 100 CDH families
• Our first donated copy machine to print our own newsletters
• Fall 1998 Newsletter

1999

• First CHERUBS Logo
• First CDH Get-Together in Washington DC
• 375 members in 11 countries
• 4 newsletters
• Advisor to 20/20 Episode on Fetal CDH Surgery
• First CDH Information Packets created
• CHERUBS is contacted by ABC's 20/20 staff for input on a story of a cherub
• CHERUBS members participate in Noah's Flood ECMO Fundraiser for National Children's Hospital in Washington, DC
• Our first Grieving Parents Get-Together is held outside of Washington, DC
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research Survey Results are published
• Listservs move to Onelist.com, which becomes Yahoogroups
• A forum for CDH medical professionals is created
• New seperate listservs were created for grieving parents and parents of survivors
• Advisory Committee is created
• Conference Committee is created
• Kids Book Committee is created
• Fundraising Committee is created
• Research Committee is created
• Welcoming Committees are created
• Card Committees are created
• Grant Committee is Created
• Welcoming Committees are created
• Totebag Committee is created
• Library Committee is created
• Offer parents free web site graphics
• 2000 Calendars are published
• First Lock-In Fundraiser
• First t-shirts and sweatshirts are created
• First Christmas Fairy fundraiser
• Newsletter Tribute fundraiser is started
• Over 500 members
• Spring 1999 Newsletter

2000

• First International CDH Conference
• First CDH Fundraising Auctions on Ebay
• First on-line CDH Awareness Items store via Cafepress
• On-Line CDH Research Library created
• CDH Research Survey Results
• First CDH T-Shirts sold
• First Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH
• First message boards were created
• Cooking with Cherubs Volume II is published
• First Celebrity Auction is held
• Listservs were created for our various Committees
• 750 members in 20 countries
• Spring 2000 Newsletter
• Summer 2000 Newsletter
• Winter 2000 Newsletter

2001

• Get-Togethers in North Carolina, Ohio and New England
• First Australian Get-Together
• First Grieving Parents Get-Together
• Hospital Ambassador positions created (name later changed to Hospital Angels)
• CHERUBS contributes to Family Circle magazine article on CDH
• CHERUBS petition for Certification of Ultrasound Technicians is started
• First member Candlelighting Ceremony is held
• CHERUBS CDH Video Committee is formed
• CHERUBS Australia creates it's own national web sit
• CHERUBS reaches 750 members in 27 countries
• Spring 2001 Newsletter
• Summer 2001 Newsletter
• Fall 2001 Newsletter
• Winter 2001 Newsletter

2002

• CHERUBS moves into it's first office
• CHERUBS is contacted by Lifetime Televisions "Strong Medicine" for a CDH story line
• First United Kingdom National Member Get-together is held
• Australia National Member Get-together is held
• CHERUBS 2nd Celebrity Ebay Auction is held
• Get-Togethers in Ohio, Texas and Alabama
• 1150 members in 35 countries
• Ebay Auction Fundraiser
• Avon and Pampered Chef Fundraisers
• Fall 2002 Newsletter
• Spring 2002 Newsletter

2003

• Member Ebay Auction fundraiser is held
• Australia National Member Get-together is held
• United Kingdom National Member Get-together is held
• Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

2004

• Participated in the first International CDH Study Group Conference
• Listservs were created for each state and country where we have members
• CHERUBS cafepress store is launched
• CHERUBS UK is granted Non-Profit Status
• Australia National Member Get-together is held
• Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH
• CHERUBS 2005 Calendars are published
• CHERUBS Adopt A Cherub Link Program was started
• 1400 families
• Spring/Summer Newsletter
• Winter 2004 Newsletter

2005

• CHERUBS submits research data for inclusion in the International CDH Study Group Congress in Germany
• Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH
• Australia National Member Get-together is held
• Over 1500 CDH families
• Spring/Summer 2005 Newsletter

2006

• "Stories of Cherubs" is published
• CHERUBS new web site is started
• Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH
• Australia National Member Get-together is held

2007

• Founding member of the Alliance of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Organizations
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Ribbon Created
• CHERUBS Australia files for Non-Profit Status
• CHERUBS Board of Directors welcomes 3 new members
• Angels for CHERUBS is started
• CHERUBS New Member Coordinator position is created
• New web site goes live
• CHERUBS offers parents personal photo albums on-line
• CHERUBS offers parents personal web blogs
• CHERUBS offers dads their own forum
• CHERUBS offers grandparents their own forum
• Angel Ball Committee is formed
• Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH
• Michigan get-together is held in Flint, MI
• CHERUBS Posting Contest Started
• ATV Rally Planned
• CDH / NICU Baby Book Committee formed
• Trick-or-Treat for CHERUBS Fundraiser started
• CHERUBS joins GoodSearch.com
• First Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Information Packet Party held
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Jewelry designing begins
• CDH Awareness Logo created
• CHERUBS Blog created
• CHERUBS Live Space created
• CDH Car Wash
• CHERUBS Truffle Sale is held
• CHERUBS is listed with Wikipedia
• Children's Holiday Card Drawing Contest
• First CDH Donation Jars
• Christmas Fundraising Posters for Stores
• Valentine's Day Fundraising Posters for Stores
• Over 2000 CDH families
• CHERUB Web Site averages 300,000 hits per month
• CDH awareness ribbon car magnets created
• Stories of Cherubs Vol. II was published, featuring almost 100 more stories of CDH patients
• Cooking With Cherubs Vol. III was published and included recipes from around the world
• Created over 100 Personalized CDH Awareness Ribbons for member
• Published photographs of over 500 cherubs in our 2009 CHERUBS Calendar
• Led the fight against the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Trademark
• Sold 100's of CDH awareness items on Cafepress and added dozens more products
• We started a skateboard design fundraiser on Zazzle
• Our first CDH Awareness Bracelets were sold
• We added a new Facebook account and reached 100's of people, educating them and raising CDH awareness
• We used our Myspace account to raise more CDH awareness
• We launched our CDH Research Site and are working on getting the database up
• National Children's Memorial Day
• Our blanket committee was started
• We did a Television Interview for our local events and explained what CDH is
• We were featured or quoted or referred to in over a dozen newspaper articles
• Worked CDH Study Group on our database
• Over CDH forums had over 30,000 posts last year
• We provided over 50 CDH families with blogs to journal about their cherubs
• We created CDH Awareness templates for Myspace and Blogspot - reaching 1000's of people!
• Jeremiah's Car Show
• New England Zoo Trip
• Gabe's Bowl-A-Thon
• Gabe's Truffle Sale
• 2007 Newsletter

2008

• CHERUBS name changed to CHERUBS - The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support
• CHERUBS becomes Incorporated
• CDH Conference in Raleigh, NC
• First CDH Golf Tournament
• First CDH Angel Ball
• First CDH Awareness YouTube Channel Created
• Ohio Member Picnic
• First CDH Celebrity Spokesperson
• Michigan Member Get-Together
• North Carolina Member Get-Together
• Grieving Parents Get-Together
• ATV Rally
• Angel Baskets created
• 2008 Newsletter

2009

• International CDH Conference in San Antonio
• CDH Kids Song written
• Pennsylvania Camping Trip
• Ohio Member Picnic
• Lilly Beck Jewelry Fundraiser
• Participated in Chase Community Giving Contest
• Personalized CDH Awareness Ribbon program started
• Change for CHERUBS Fundraiser
• Christmas with Kasey Fundraiser
• First CDH Fundraisers on Firstgiving.com
• Adopt a Hospital Program started
• CDH Baby Book written
• CDH HOPE Totebag project created
• CDH Superhero items created
• CDH Research Fund created
• CDH Family Support Fund created
• CDH Scholarship Fund created
• CDH Financial Assistance Fund created
• CDH Awareness Fund created
• Jak’s Pub Crawl
• Texas Bake Sale
• "I Own Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness" Video created
• First CDH Awareness apps created
• Kohl’s Department Store volunteer day at CHERUBS
• CDH Awareness Blog Ring
• Churches for Cherubs Day of Prayer
• Spring 2009 Newsletter
• Winter 2009 Newsletter

2010

• April 19, 2010 CHERUBS defeats the trademark on "Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness
• New Social Media CDH Awareness campaign begun
• First Save the Cherubs Photo Shoot
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Baby Books go to print
• Over 3200 members
• Valentine's Day Fundraiser
• Save the Cherubs Campaign started
• "I'll Never Let You Go" song and CDH Awareness Video Released
• Work begun on the CDH Research Bill, with immediate support of 2 Senators.  2 more would pledge their support in the next few months.
• CHERUBS walks in the Great Human Race
• New CDH Awareness Shop Opened
• 831 Photography Fundraiser in memory of Drew Lewallen
• Save the Cherubs & Sroka family on ABC News
• CDH Awareness Road Rally in SC
• Addison's Lemonade Stand Fundraiser
• Special Needs Conference in Ohio
• CHERUBS in Triangle March for Babies
• Annual Pennsylvania Member Picnic
• Green Family in Triangle March for Babies in Maryland
• "Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Daily" slogan created.
• 2010 International CDH Conference held in Orlando, FL
• CHERUBS represents the CDH Community at the American Pediatric Surgical Association Conference
• CHERUBS represents the CDH Community at the American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association Conference
• First "Parade of Cherubs"
• Avon Fundraiser
• Scentsy Fundraiser
• Myers Family in Triangle March for Babies in Texas
• Tupperware Fundraiser
• Miche Bag Fundraiser
• New CDH Fundraiser site created for families wanting to hold events in honor / memory of their cherubs
• NC CHERUBS Zoo Trip took place at the Greensboro, Zoo
• Save the Cherubs & Aaron Younce in the news
• CHERUBS support CDH charities Real Hope for CDH & the Olivia Raine Foundation in Chase Giving contest
• Work on new CDH Research Database begun
• The World's First CDH Awareness Billboard
• Oz Kidd-Ward CDH Scholarship Fund created
• Larrison family CDH Hope Totebag item drive in memory of Hanna Rae Rose Larrison
• Navy sailors at Norfolk put together 100 handprint kits for CDH Hope Totebags in memory of Hanna Rae Rose Larrison
• CHERUBS members take "Vote for Cherubs" photos
• CHERUBS wins $30,000 in the national APX Gives Back charity competition, coming in 2nd place and gathering 1000's of votes.
• Soap Star Patsy Pease appeals for votes for CHERUBS
• Newspaper Interviews
• 10 annual CHERUBS Ohio Member Picnic
• More Save the Cherubs photo shoots
• CHERUBS made public Non-Profit retroactive to 2007
• Our APX check award ceremony press conference raised more CDH Awareness
• APX Contest Within Contest
• 31 Party Fundraiser for Oz Kidd-Ward Scholarship Fund
• Work on new CDH Forums begun
• First full-time charity employee
• Multiple newspaper interviews on APX contest
• CDH Research Committee works over time on research article
• CHERUBS & CDH represented in Fetal Hope March in NC in memory of Zoe Fisher
• 2010 Masquerading Angels Ball
• Trick-or-Treat for CHERUBS
• TV interviews for Angel Ball raise awareness
• Multiple newspaper interviews for Angel Ball
• Radio Awareness on 96Rock
• Roller Derby Fundraisesr for Oz-Kidd Ward Scholarship Fund
• Blowing Rock Fundraiser for Oz-Kidd Ward Scholarship Fund
• Vote for CDH Video created featuring videos submitted by members
• Baby Shower in honor of Aaron Younce
• Fosythe Hospital Walk to Remember
• Tastefully Simple Fundraiser
• Hot Air Balloon Ride Raffle Fundraiser
• CHERUBS raises CDH Awareness to over half a million people Raleigh Christmas Parade
• 2nd Annual Christmas With Kasey Fundraiser
• CHERUBS Holiday Shopping Ebay Fundraiser
• CHERUBS in Televised Parade Video on 2 TV Stations
• Angel Ball Committee Chuck E. Cheese Family Get-Together
• Enamel CDH Awareness Ribbons created
• Over 200 personalized CDH Awareness Ribbons created
• CHERUBS represented by Floyd family in Mississippi Christmas parade
• CHERUBS work with 9 other charities in Pepsi Refresh
• Over 35 celebrities Tweet for CHERUBS in Pepsi Refresh
• CHERUBS Press Release picked up on over 4000 news outlets
• 2011 CDH Cherubs Calendar
• 2011 Save the Cherubs Calendar
• 2010 National Children's Memorial Day Tribute
• Breaths for Brielle Cha Cha for CHOP Zumbathon
• Over 250 CDH Hope Totebags mailed out over the year
• Over 75 Save the Cherubs CDH Awareness poster photographs created
• Board of Directors adds 2 new members
• CHERUBS reaches 3500 members
• 2010 Newsletter

2011

• First International Day of CDH Awareness held on April 19^th
• First CDH Awareness Parade of Cherubs held in Raleigh
• International CDH Conference in Orlando
• Win $32,000 in Vivent Gives Back Contest
• Charlie Sheen helps raise CDH Awareness
• Ohio Member Picnic
• Holiday Card Exchange
• Raleigh Christmas Parade Float
• CDH Cruise Raffle
• 2012 CDH Awareness Calendar
• Silent Auction
• Christmas with Kasey Fundraiser
• Silpada Fundraiser
• Trick-or-Treat for CHERUBS
• 2011 Holiday Vendor Show
• Masquerading Angels Ball
• Charlie Stanfield-Maher Ball
• CDH Horse Racing Night
• Braiden’s Bowl-a-Thon
• North Carolina Get-Together
• Atlantic City Marathon
• Today’s American Mrs 2011 Pageant
• Dozens of new CDH awareness videos

2012

• New Executive Board of Directors
• New Parent Advisory Board
• New Medical Advisory Board
• Senate Bill S.3396 Introduced
• Parade of Cherubs on April 19th in Washington DC to Capitol Hill
• Members met with the offices of over 25 Senators
• April 19th CDH
• Parades of Cherubs on April 19th in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Denver, St. Louis, Peoria
• UK Light up The Night on April 19th
• First ever Virtual CDH Awareness Parade on April 19th
• 2012 CDH Conference in San Francisco
• New CHERUBS Web Site
• New Facebook Forums Application created
• $10,000 CDH Research Grant awarded to CHOP on December 30th (by votes)
• Another $10,000 CDH Research Grant awarded to DHREAMS on December 30th
• First ever Facebook Grant Contest held by a CDH charity
• Over 300 care packages sent to families through our CDH HOPE Totebag project
• CDH families represented at the American Pediatric Surgical Association conference
• Our 2012 National Children's Memorial Day tribute honored the memories over 1000 cherubs
• Texas Get-Together
• Ohio Picnic
• UK Get-Together in Scotland
• Chicago CDH Carnival
• Pennsylvania / NJ / Delaware Picnic
• Denver Picnic
• Indiana Get-Together
• Washington Zoo Trip
• Oregon members met with Senators
• Oregon members represent CDH families at the opening of Randall Children's Hospital
• Over 900 raffle tickets sold for the 50/50 CDH Research Raffle raising $9000 for Research
• Over 10,000 Facebook Fans reached
• Over 10,000 signatures reached on CDH Research Bill petition
• Over 18,000 people reached in one post on Facebook
• 2012 Silver Lining Newsletter Published
• 2012 CDH Awareness Video
• Day of 2012 CDH Awareness Video
• Participated in televised Raleigh Christmas Parade
• CHERUBS members in Claremont, NC Christmas Parade
• CHERUBS members in Snoqualmie Days Parade
• It's a Knock-Out UK Fundraiser
• Masquerading Angels Ball
• UK Formal Ball
• CDH Awareness Calendar featuring over 1300 CDH patients
• Save the Cherubs CDH Awareness Calendar
• First CDH Awareness Calendar in the United Kingdom
• Won Shane Co. charity contest
• Won the JuJuBelle Facebook contest
• Our CDH Awareness Ribbon included in St. Louis Cardinals Game to raise money for St. Louis hospital
• Washington Mud Run Fundraiser
• Enter Stage Left Fundraiser
• UK Fishing Competition Fundraiser
• Rockin' for Aidan Fundraiser
• CHERUBS joins Google+
• CHERUBS joins Chirpify
• CHERUBS joins Pinterest
• CHERUBS joins Instagram
• CDH Fundraising Kits created
• Cooking With Cherubs cookbook project begun
• Participated in the San Francisco Marathon
• Participated in the Boston Marathon
• Participated in the Baltimore Marathon
• Participated in the Great Human Race in Durham, NC
• Participated in the Iron Girl all women's half Marathon in the Mid-Atlantic
• Participated in the Baltimore, MD Metric Marathon
• Participated in the High Cloud Snapple Half Marathon in Washington, DC
• Save The Cherubs in the Silicon Valley
• New Holiday Facebook Covers project started
• Dozens of free CDH Awareness graphics made
• New yellow CDH Awareness Bracelets created
• 47 members of the Angel Club
• Over 100 new Save the Cherubs posters created
• Membership reaches over 4200 families in 54 states
• CHERUBS moves to new office
• 5 television interviews
• Over 2 dozen newspaper articles
• 1 magazine article
• Moved to new office
• CHERUBS 2012 Newsletter

2013

• New Logo
• New Parent Advisory Board
• New Medical Advisory Board Members
• Worked with other CDH organizations and research groups to re-establish the Alliance of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Organizations
• Senate Resolution S. Res. 85 Introduced and passed unanimously to make April Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness month
• House Resolution H. Res. 133 introduced
• Joined the Combined Federal Campaign
• Parade of Cherubs on April 19th in Washington DC to Capitol Hill
• Members met with the offices of over 25 Senators
• April 19th CDH Parades of Cherubs in New York City, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Denver, St. Louis, Peoria, Salt Lake City
• UK Plane Jump Fundraiser
• CDH Baseball Night at the Las Vegas 51's
• Virtual CDH Awareness Parade on April 19th
• 31 Governors proclaimed April 19th a Day of CDH Awareness
• 12 Mayors proclaimed April 19th a Day of CDH Awareness
• CN Tower in Toronoto lit for April 19th
• Miami Tower lit for April 19th (thanks to the Olivia Faith Foundation)
• Dublin City Hall lit for April 19th
• New CDH Mascot "Hope"
• 2013 CDH Conference in Boston
• Mass General CDH Genetic Lab Tour
• New CHERUBS Web Site
• $10,000 CDH Research Grant contest held in December
• $10,000 CDH Research Grant awarded to Shands for Kids
• $10,000 CDH Research Grant awarded to Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Research Center
• $5000 CDH Research Grant awarded to Mass General CDH Genetic Research Center
• Additional CDH Research Grants awarded to DHREAMS, Shands, Legacy Emanuel, Lurie Children's and Seattle Children's Hospitals
• A total of over $50,000 in grants from Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research granted by CHERUBS in 2013
• Over 250 care packages sent to families through our CDH HOPE Totebag project
• 2013 CDH Magazine
• 10 new videos made
• 2 College Scholarships awarded at $1000 each
• Financial Assistance to a dozen families
• CDH families represented at the American Pediatric Surgical Association conference in San Marco, Florida
• Participated in a meeting of DHREAMS participating research centers
• Participated in Meet the Experts at the Fetal Research Center at CHOP
• CDH families represented and speech given at Euro CDH Conference in Holland
• Our 2012 National Children's Memorial Day tribute honored over 1000 cherubs
• Texas Get-Together
• California Get-Together
• Ohio Picnic
• UK Get-Together
• Pennsylvania / NJ / Delaware Picnic
• Denver Picnic
• Indiana Get-Together
• Utah Get-Together
• Nevada Get-Together
• Over 600 raffle tickets sold for the 50/50 CDH Research Raffle
• Over 25,000 Facebook Fans reached
• Average social media reach of 100,000 people weekly
• Participated in televised Raleigh Christmas Parade
• 5th Masquerading Angels Ball
• UK Formal Charley's Masquerade Ball
• CDH Awareness Calendar featuring over 1600 CDH patients
• Save the Cherubs CDH Awareness Calendar
• Won the Emericon contest on Facebook
• Groupon Totebag Fundraiser
• One a WEGO Health Award
• Participated in marathons in NYC, Baltimore, Blue Ridge of Virginia, Atlantic City, Pittsburg
• Runs held in Canada, Ohio and North Carolina
• Participated in a Color Me Rad Run
• New Holiday Facebook Covers project started
• Dozens of free CDH Awareness graphics made
• Over 100 new Save the Cherubs posters created
• Membership reaches over 4700 families in 60 countries
• National Children's Memorial Day memorial to over 1200 lost cherubs
• Monthly medical expert speakers on the forums
• Became an official #GivingTuesday charity
• Given a Gold Seal by guidestar.com
• Given a 5-star rating on greatnonprofits.com
• Participated in Couture for a Cause fashion show
• 4 television interviews
• 1 short film
• First CDH word clouds created
• Over 2 dozen newspaper articles
• 100's of newspaper reprints of our press releases
• Justcoz.org reach of over 50,000
• Created first CDH Trolley Tokens
• First charity to plan a Euro CDH Conference
• First CDH Window display
• T-fund T-shirt fundraiser
• "A Fighter's Lullaby" song fundraiser
• CDH Jewelry Fundraiser
• Indiana Car Show
• Wine and Design Fundraiser
• Members hold dozens of fundraisers in honor and in memory of cherubs
• CHERUBS 2013 Newsletter

2014

• Rang the Closing Bell on the NYSE
• Won Presidential Point of Light Award
• Held first International CDH Conference in Europe
• 2014 CDH Conference in Washington DC
• Won 3rd place in national Dare Me For Charity contest
• Participated in Dare Me For Charity events in; Las Vegas, Tempe, New York, Columbus, New Orleans, Denver, St. Louis, Detroit, Edina (Minnesota), Boston, Pittsburgh and Jacksonville.
• CDH Awareness Month Resolution passed in United States Senate
• CDH Awareness Month Resolution introduced in United States House of Representatives
• Met with Congressmen on Capitol Hill
• CHERUBS Dinner on Capitol Hill
• 46 states proclaim April 19th for CDH Awareness
• 72 mayors proclaim April 19th for CDH Awareness
• Appeared on "Good Morning America"
• Appeared on "Today Show""
• Supported cherub Rudy Abreu on "So You Think You Can Dance"
• Phillies vs Mets CDH Awareness Game
• CN Tower in Toronto lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• Mercedes Benz Super Dome lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• Dublin City Hall lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• Wells Fargo Duke Energy Center in Charlotte lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• Miami Tower lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• PECO Building in Philadelphia lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• Cleveland Terminal Tower lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• One Liberty Place Building in Philadelphia lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• RSA Battle House Tower in Mobile lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• Tampa Sun Trust Building lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• City Place of West Palm Beach lit on April 19th for CDH Awareness
• CDH Awareness Walk and Easter Egg Hunt in St Louis
• Shands @ UF CDH Awareness Parade in Gainesville
• 2014 CDH Awareness Event in Portland
• CDH Awareness Ziplining Fundraiser in the UK
• Baby B.L.U. 5K Race
• CDH Awareness Day Event in Mesa, AZ
• Applebee's CDH Awareness Night in Fresno, CA
• CDH Awareness at Midcoast Pizza & More in Maine
• Spin For CDH Awareness in Wilmington, NC
• Parade of Cherubs in Portland
• 4 CBS Outdoor Billboards light for CDH Awareness
• CDH Awareness at the Philadelphia Zoo
• Carnegie Science Center Lighting in Pittsburg
• Hike the Hill for Congenital Diaphragmatic Awareness in Ohio
• CDH Awareness Egg Roll in Ohio
• Vance Thompson Vision Lighting in South Dakota
• 10 Billboards - South Dakota
• Salt Lake Bees Baseball CDH Awareness Night
• CDH Awareness Night with the Las Vegas 51's
• 2014 Day of CDH Awareness Texas Picnic
• Member homes light up pink, blue and yellow
• Membership reached 5000
• Join the Combined Federal Campaign
• April Showers for CDH Babies campaign
• Peter Harris Clothes charity of the year
• 2014 CDH Newsletter
• 2015 CDH Awareness Calendar
• CDH Radio Show
• Member picnic in Indiana
• Member picnic in Louisiana
• Christmas cookie exchange and lunch in Nevada
• Member picnic in Colorado
• Fall Festivities in Oregon
• Member brunch in Arizona
• Mustang Club of Indianapolis Car Show benefiting CHERUBS
• Member picnic in North Carolina
• Member picnic in Ohio
• Awareness walk in Ohio
• 3 Shirt Fundraisers
• 50/50 CDH Raffle for Research Contest
• CDH Research Grant Contest
• Created over 100 new graphics
• 2014 CDH Awareness Holiday Cards
• Created 5 more CDH Awareness Videos
• Participated in Couture for a Cause
• Participated in National Children's Memorial Day, honoring over 1900 lost cherubs
• Participated in #GivingTuesday
• Created CDH Funeral Assistance Fund
• Awarded 1 CDH Scholarship
• Awarded 12 Financial Assistance Grants to families
• 4 Hospitals Presented with CDH Kits
• Over 200 CDH HOPE Totebags sent to new and expectant CDH Families
• Over 200 CDH Information Packets sent to CDH Families
• Successfully petitioned correction of CDH info from "The Doctors" show
• Installed new Board of Directors
• Installed new members of the Parent Advisory Board
• Office assistant hired
• Over 100 CDH Angel Club members
• Created CDH Support Groups on Facebook
• CDH Ice Bucket Challenges
• Reached over 22,000 Facebook Fans
• Reached over 14,000 Twitter Followers
• 2014 Silver Lining Newsletter

2015

• April 19^th proclamations for a dozen states so far
• 20^th Anniversary CDH Cruise
• Masquerading Angels Ball
• Monthly CDH Contests
• More to come!

This group of moms, dads, survivors, grandparents and friends have done a lot in 20 years but we have a long, long way to go still!

We could go a lot farther, a lot faster, with your help Mr. Sparks.

Sincerely,
Dawn Torrence Williamson
Proud CDH Charity Leader