this month we just could not narrow it down to one charity to donate a portion of proceeds from all photo print sales! so we picked two...
first up, we are spotlighting march of dimes and prematurity awareness month. although we happened to be blessed with two very full- term, 9lb+ babies, we know that every day 1 in 8 babies born in the US arrive too soon and too small. premature birth can happen to any pregnant woman and we have several very close friends that have experienced having their babies months earlier than anticipated. fortunately, all the babies (and moms) were okay and have gone on to live perfectly healthy and normal lives. this is not always the outcome for all premature babies. for those of you that do not happen to know, i (cristen) actually work very part-time as a pediatric clinical pharmacist at a hospital (went to school for way too long to completely phase out this part of my life) and i am very attached to this cause professionally as i see and help premature babies while working at the hospital.
on the other end of the life spectrum, we're also highlighting national alzheimers awareness month. i bet there's not one of us out there that doesn't slightly worry about getting older and losing our minds, literally. scott + i have several close friends that have had their lives impacted by having a parent/grandparent with alzheimers disease. it really is devasting. can you imagine having your parent not know who you are or not recognize your own children or grandchildren someday? that would totally suck! at present about 5,000,000 americans are diagnosed with alzheimers disease. you can click here to send a proclamation letter to president-elect obama about alzheimers.
happy ordering! pick up some prints as holiday gifts and know that you are spreading the cheer even more by helping to contribute to these 2 organizations!
if you have any suggestions about december's charities, we would love to hear your ideas!
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