We are grateful to this celebrity for making an appearance on the annual CDH International telethon to raise awareness and funds in the fight against Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Watch live on our homepage at https://www.cdhi.org or via our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/cdhsupport
On April 19th, 2021, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne, England will illuminate blue, pink, and yellow in support of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness. Please attend and share your photos! We would love to see how you are spreading CDH Awareness. Use social media tags #cdhlightup #cdhawarenessday #cdhawarenessmonth #savethecherubs #cdhawareness #cdhintl #cdh #cdhi #congenitaldiaphragmatichernia #congenitaldiaphragmaticherniaawareness Special thanks …
And then came Covid and things could’ve grinded to screeching halt. Many charities folded in 2020… CDH International did not. We held our 2020 CDH Telethon as our President, Dawn Ireland, herself was battling Covid while on camera for 12 hours. This fall, Tracy Meats, head of our Support Department, had a heart attack and …
2007 was the year that a fire was lit and the charity exploded in new projects, with new volunteers and new awareness. A splinter group decided to create their own day, awareness ribbon and to trademark “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness”, bullying and threatening other charities. The families rebelled and joined forces to pull the community …
2003 was a slow year for us as our secretary, Judi Toth, had to step down due to illness from surviving the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. Our President, Dawn Ireland, was grieving a family member and a divorce. No volunteers stepped up to take the helm and so things slowed but still operated. It …
2002 brought the first genetic study for CDH in Boston, the first CHERUBS UK get-together and our first office! We moved onto “Wall Street” in Oxford, North Carolina when the charity outgrew the president’s house. We also helped with a television show and learned how to hold many new types of fundraisers. In one year, …
From CDH International / CHERUBS Founder, Dawn Ireland: We’ve worked with families in the UK since 1995 and had International Representatives for our charity until 2004 when we helped our contracted volunteers, Kevin and Brenda Lane, start CDH UK (it started as CHERUBS UK) 16 years ago. They signed our legal contracts as volunteers of …
CDH International would like to welcome Dr. Badr Chaban to our Medical Advisory Board and as a Trustee to our new CDHi branch in the UK. Dr. Chaban practices as a private paediatrician at St Mary’s Hospital, Lindo Wing in London. Experienced Neonatologist with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care …
UPDATE 8 June 2020: CDH International is now a registered charity in the United Kingdom. Charity no. 1189819 CDH International – Registered UK Charity no. 1189819http://www.cdhi.ukPhone – +44 0788 747 4571Direct E-mail – uk@cdhi.orgMailing Address – CDH International, 77 Victoria Street, Box 135 London SW1H 0HW, UK Donate here – https://cdhawarenessshop.org.uk/products/donate-to-cdh-research CDHi UK on Social …
After months of work, we are proud to present the new, official guide to CDH International. We are most happy to share with our members and the public, and we humbly thank all those on all 3 of our Boards who helped put this material together. CDH International 2018
Last week, CDHi’s president spent the week with the British Pediatric Surgical Association at their 2018 conference in Liverpool and was able to see several of our Medical Advisors, meet many new surgeons, and catch up on research coming out of the UK. CDHi is very excited to become more involved in England and …
