November 2010
1st Breath CEO is elected to represent parents of stillborns as a board member for the International Stillbirth Alliance.
ISA is a coalition of organizations dedicated to raising awareness, facilitating research and sharing information about stillbirth causes, prevention and bereavement.
October 2010
Remembrance Day activities were held in Kansas City at the Olive Garden Restaurant followed by a balloon release for our babies who left too soon.
June 2010
International Society for the Study and Prevention of Perinatal and Infant Death (ISPID) Stillbirth Group met in Chicago to work on stillbirth information development for the international website.
March 2010
The organizational meeting for the National Umbilical Cord Issues (NUCI) group was held in Baton Rouge LA. Dr. Jason Collins presented a wealth of information that will assist the committee in providing awareness. Thank you to Star Legacy for sponsoring this meeting.
Oct 2009:
Remembrance Day activities were held for families and friends.
Heartland Church of Christ in Kansas City, MO held a Remembrance Day service for families who have lost a child. Thank you to Todd Traux for a special sermon and to the Heartland members for reaching out to these families.
March 2009:
1st Breath met with the Washington DC Council Chairman’s and Health Committee Chairman's staff and would like to thank Monica Fleischman of DC for joining us and sharing her story.
If you are a parent of a baby who was stillborn in DC please contact us to see how you can help get your baby’s birth acknowledged.
1st Breath sponsored a volunteer and a nurse to participate in the Peer Grief Support training that was held on March 23 at Embassy Suites at the Pavillion in Washington DC. Training was facilitated by Sherokee isle who is the author of "Empty Arms".
1st Breath members and sponsored guest participated in the Stillbirth, SIDS and SUID Symposium held in Washington DC on March 24th.
1st Breath co-sponsored and members participated in the "Day on the Hill" held March 25th to bring awareness of stillbirth and early infant death to legislators at our nations capital.