Our 20th Anniversary! We celebrated with a dinner at the President’s home in North Carolina, followed by a night time balloon release featuring the names of 1000’s of cherubs.
We raised our first $1 million, won President George Bush’s Point of Light award, presented our research abstract at the CDH Study Group conference in Toronto and much more. It was a wonderful year to celebrate!
CDH Medical World News for 2015
- Artificial placenta created to duplicate the fetal lamb womb environment.
CDH International News for 2015
- $1,000,000 mark reached by CHERUBS.
- CHERUBS presents its research data to the CDH Study Group in Toronto, Canada.
- 20th Anniversary CDH Cruise
- Masquerading Angels Ball
- Welcomed 521 new families and medical care providers into our membership
- Sent out over 130 CDH HOPE Totebags
- Unanimous passing of S. Res 115 in the U.S. Senate
- Introduction of H. Res 224 into the U.S. House of Representatives
- Gathered 48 state proclamations, bringing us to all 50 states proclaiming April 19th
- Met with Congressmen on Capitol Hill
- CHERUBS Dinner on Capitol Hill
- Dear Nicholas Sparks Blog for CDH Awareness started
- Met with Nicholas Sparks
- Bought on 3 new members of the Executive Board of Directors
- Installed 3 new members of the Parent Advisory Board
- Added 2 new members to the Medical Advisory Board
- Participated in 2015 Raleigh Christmas Parade
- Gave over one dozen speeches locally on CDH
- Held the 2015 Masquerading Angels Ball in Raleigh
- 1 new office intern
- $20 for 20 Fundraiser/Awareness Quilt Started
- Monthly Contests Started
- Fight Song Video with cherubs singing
- 2015 Fedex Inspirational Winner
- Procured the domain cherubs.org
- Held the 2015 Chris Leith Golf Tournament for CHERUBS
- Awarded 2 CDH Research Grants (on Dec 31st)
- Held the 2015 CDH Research Contest
- Awareness Walk in Ontario, Canada
- Created State Facebook pages
- Reached over 25,000 Facebook Fans
- Awarded 18 Financial Assistance Grants to Families
- Awarded 1 CDH Scholarship
- Participated in Couture for a Cause
- Participated in National Children’s Memorial Day
- Participated in #GivingTuesday
- 50/50 CDH Raffle for Research Contest
- Niagara Falls lit up for April 19th
- PECO Crown Lights in Philadelphia lit up for April 19th
- Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit up for April 19th
- The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston lit up for April 19th
- Saint Louis Science Center’s James S. McDonnell Planetarium lit up for April 19th
- The Retirement Systems of Alabama lit up for April 19th
- The Cummings Center in Beverly, MA lit up for April 19th
- SunTrust Ziggurat in Tampa lit up for April 19th
- Miami Towers lit up for April 19th
- Eastside Cannery Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas lit up for April 19th
- Omni Hotel in Dallas lit up for April 19th
- Mayor Mike Savage’s office in Nova Scotia lit up for April 19th
- Salt Lake Bees Baseball CDH Awareness Night
- CDH Awareness Night with the Las Vegas 51’s
- CDH Awareness Night with the City River Rascals
- California Awareness Picnic
- Colorado CDH Action Day Get Together
- Pennsylvania Awareness Get Together
- Oregon CDH Action Day Get Together
- Texas Awareness Picnic
- CDH Awareness Egg in Ohio
- Arizona Awareness Day Get Together
- Missouri Egg Hunt and Potluck for CDH Action Day
- Louisiana Awareness Picnic and Balloon Release
- Awareness walk/run in Ohio
- Member picnic in Ohio
- Member picnic in Arizona
- 2016 CDH Awareness Calendar
- Membership reached over 5600 members
- CDH Awareness Bee’s Baseball Game in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Las Vegas 51’s CDH Awareness Baseball Game
- Reached 226,387 supporters in Thunderclap campaign
- Genghis Grill Fundraiser in St. Henderson, Nevada
- Eli’s Run in Wilmington, North Carolina
- Celebrate Sela: Race in Columbia, Mississippi
- CHERUBS Ohio Easter Egg Hunt in Columbus, Ohio
- CHERUBS St. Louis Get Together in St. Louis, Missouri
- CHERUBS California Picnic in Clovis, California
- Philadelphia, PA Get Together
- CHERUBS Pacific NW CDH Action Day Event in Beaverton, Oregon
- CHERUBS Arizona Picnic in Tempe
- April 19th – Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day
- CHERUBS Louisiana Get Together in Thibodaux
- Mustang Club of Indianapolis Car Show benefiting CHERUBS
- CHERUBS Colorado Get Together in Aurora
- Texas Family Picnic for CDH Action Day in North Richland Hills
- April 20th – T.G.I. Friday’s Benefit Night for CHERUBS – Brea, California
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