March Events - Golf in Orlando and Walk in Jupiter

Two GREAT events are scheduled for March.

March 19 - Annual Memorial Golf Tournament-Alaqua Golf and Country Club -Longwood
For the third year, golfers are invited to play in the Annual Golf Classic at Alaqua. Last year the committee made this the easiest tournament to play in; all inclusive for the players was the registation, mulligans, and tickets for door prizes.

Truevance will again be the tournament sponsor. Truevance is a nationwide design and engineering firm for network intrastructure, headquartered in Jacksonville, with an office in Orlando. They are hosting the event in memory of Glenn Lampke - lost to SIDS in 1995.

Greenway Ford will be sponsoring a Hole In One contest with a new Mustang as the prize.

Registration is at 8am with a continental breakfast sponsored by Panera Breads and a shotgun start at 8:45am. Peach Valley restaurant is supplying snack boxes for each golf cart. Lunch will follow the tournament in the new "Journeys at Alaqua." Free chair massages will be offered by Healing Hands Massage during lunch.

SIDS families are encouraged to become involved by sponsoring a hole. Memorial baby pictures will be placed at each hole -a reminder that this tournament is being held for those infants lost to SIDS and other infant deaths.

For more information and registration contact the Florida SIDS Alliance toll free number - (800)SIDS-FLA. Hope to see you there.

Walk-A-Thon at the Riverwalk in Jupiter
The Second Annual Kiara Dawn Walk-A-Thon on March 20 is in the planning stages for the Riverwalk in Jupiter. Last year's event was a great success with over 40 walkers enjoying the wonderful venue along the water. If you are interested in joining the walk this year, contact Chris and Briana Price at KiaraDawnWalkathon@yahoo.com with any questions or comments that you may have.

Summer Quilt Project

Letters were sent to the Northeast Florida SIDS families to invite them to contribute a quilt square in memory of their child. Information and directions for this first quilt and others from around the state are available upon request and directions will also be printed in the August issue of the Florida SIDS Alliance newsletter. The goal is to complete a 6 or 9 patch regional quilt before the October Southern Women's Show in Jacksonville. Other quilts will be started as this first one is completed. One square from the original state quilt completed in 1996 will be added to each regional quilt as a gesture of heritage and to spread the original squares around the state. If you are interested in submitting a square - call the toll free number - 1-800-SIDS-FLA - for more information. The goal is to complete six regional quilts by July 2010.
JOIN IN THE EXPERIENCE AND ADD YOUR MEMORY TO A QUILT.

IMPORTANT-New Address-May 1, 2009

The address for the Florida SIDS Alliance must change as of May 1, 2009.
The new address is
Florida SIDS Alliance
4044 W Lake Mary Blvd Unit#104-209
Lake Mary, Florida 32746
Roger and our wonderful attended location is closing April 30.
We were able to find a new location right across the street and Carole is our new contact.
Our phone number remains the same (800) SIDS-FLA.
Please pardon any interruption in service.
Bunny Hamer
Vice President-Florida SIDS Alliance

April - Events and Peer Contact Training

The third weekend in March was very successful for both the events and training held for the Florida SIDS Alliance.
Golfers turned out on a beautiful March 20 morning at the Alaqua Country Club and played 18 holes without a raindrop this year. The tournament sponsors were Mark and Laura Lampke, and Jim True, all from Truevance, Inc. headquartered in Jacksonville.
Walkers were met with a terrible Saturday March 21 morning storm in Jupiter, but not only did the weather clear but over 45 walkers turned out for the 1st Annual Kiara Dawn Walk-A-Thon along the beautiful Riverwalk Park.
Peer contact training was held in Jupiter on March 22. We welcomed Stacy as a visitor and new peer contact from Maine. This training will be repeated again as other groups request the course. The one day training is available to parents who want to reach out to others in the spirit of support after the loss of an infant to any sudden and unexplained death in infancy.
Thanks to all that turned out for these events.

MARCH 2009-Golf and Walk-A-Thon

March is the month for two great opportunities to support the Florida SIDS Alliance.


March 20 - Annual Memorial Golf Tournament-Alaqua Golf and Country Club -Longwood
We hope to make this the easiest tournament to play in; all inclusive for the players will be the registation, mulligans, and tickets for door prizes. A silent auction will be held.
The tournament sponsor this year is Truevance, Inc. with a local office in Orlando. Truevance is a nationwide design and engineering firm for network intrastructure, headquartered in Jacksonville. They are hosting the event in memory of Glenn Lampke - lost to SIDS in 1995.
Registration is from 7-8am with a continental breakfast sponsored by Panera Breads. and a shotgun start at 8:15am.
"Own Your Own Hole" sponsors will delight the players with comical antics.
Hole-in-One contests have been added to spice up the playing time.
Lunch and prizes will round out the fun day.



March 21 - Kiara Dawn Walk-A-Thon - Jupiter Riverwalk in Jupiter
Walker sign up begins at 7 a.m. and walk starts at 8 a.m.
The The Young Hip Momma’s Group have organized and plan to host the First Annual Kiara Dawn Walk-A-Thon on March 21th, 2009 in Jupiter at the Riverwalk.
Contact Chris and Briana Price at KiaraDawnWalkathon@yahoo.com or The Young Hip Momma’s Group at http://moms.meetup.com/3372/suggestion/with any questions or comments that you may have.

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