Please feel free to share any suggestions by sending the SIDS Network an e-mail message with "Facing Holidays and Anniversaries" as the topic to: sidsnet1-at-sids-network-dot-org 

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2. April SIDS Alliance Conference

"Information about the April SIDS conference is available on the SIDS Alliance web page at:

http://www.sidsalliance.org/events/default.asp?goto=59

The dates are April 9-11 with pre-conference workshops on April 8th. Those of us on the conference planning committee are really excited about how the program is shaping up. We have some wonderful sessions planned. The conference brochure and registration form should be available in late December or early January. You can call the Alliance at 1-800-221-7437 to get on the mailing list to receive a copy.

I'm looking forward to meeting many of you here in Atlanta at the conference."

- Lee Tanenbaum, Coordinator
Georgia SIDS Information and Counseling Program
Co-Chair, 1999 National SIDS Alliance Conference

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3. Research Updates

The following SIDS research topics on the SIDS Network web site have been updated:

http://sids-network.org/mattress_no_link_to_cot_death.htm  

http://sids-network.org/hemoglobinf.htm

http://sids-network.org/qt.htm

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4. Selected RECALLS, ALERTS, and NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following recalls, alerts, and news. The information can be found at:

http://sids-network.org/cpsc.htm

The topics include:

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5. Books, Auction, Beanie Babies

Many books, videos, and other media can be ordered directly through Amazon.com, the leading Internet source of books. A portion of your sale will directly benefit the SIDS Network if you order items by following links from the SIDS Network web site to the Amazon.com web site.

A list of suggested books with links to Amazon.com can be found at: http://sids-network.org/books.htm.

First On-line Celebrity Auction to Benefit SIDS and Pregnancy & Infant Loss Education and Awareness will end on December 31, 1998. Thirteen Beanie Babies that were donated by Moms Online are the last items that are available. These Beanie Babies were donated in honor of Debbie Gemmill.

The tremendous efforts of Shirley Doughty, Mom to Kaitlyn Marie Doughty 2-15-95 to 11-04-96 (SIDS) and so many others have raised over 5,000 dollars.

Visit the SIDS Network SIDS/OID Information Web Site at http://sids-network.org for more information or to place a bid. Be sure to watch for the special memorial section that will honor all the individuals who made this project possible and, most important, the babies and individuals who were remembered and honored through the generous donations.

Each donation brings us closer to the day when SIDS and Pregnancy & Infant Loss will no longer threaten our most precious resource ... OUR CHILDREN!

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