Archive for August, 2009

Toys”R”Us, Inc. Launches National Program To Spotlight Potentially Unsafe Baby Products Still in the Marketplace August 28th, 2009

Company’s “Great Trade-In” Event Encourages Parents to Exchange Used Cribs, Car Seats and Other Baby Products at Babies”R”Us and Toys”R”Us Stores Nationwide

From Friday, August 28 through Sunday, September 20, Babies”R”Us and Toys”R”Us stores nationwide are holding the “Great Trade-In” event, providing our customers the opportunity to trade-in any used cribs, car seats, bassinets, strollers, travel systems, playards or high chairs in exchange for a 20% savings on the purchase of any new baby item, in any of these product categories, from select manufacturers.

The “Great Trade-In” event places an emphasis on specific baby products, such as cribs and car seats that, due to safety concerns, may not be the best candidates to be handed down or resold. Beyond recalls, certain older and used baby items can be potentially unsafe for a variety of reasons, including damage or lack of compliance with recent advances in product safety standards.

Visit your local Babies”R”Us or Toys”R”Us store to trade-in your used crib or baby product. Day care centers or other organizations who wish to exchange items in bulk are encouraged to contact their local Babies”R”Us or Toys”R”Us store prior to returning their used items to ensure adequate availability of new merchandise.

For more information or to find a store near you, please visit www.toysrus.com.

*Participating brands are: Babi Italia, Baby Caché, Baby Trend, Bertini, Britax, Chicco, Contours by Kolcraft, Cosco, Delta, Eddie Bauer, Evenflo, Graco, Jeep, Natures Purest by Summer Infant, Safety 1st, and Sorelle. See a team member for details. Event period 8/28/09-9/20/09 at Babies”R”Us & Toys”R”Us stores. 20% discount valid on day of trade-in only. In-store only. Not valid with any other offer.

Community Health Charities (CHC) Features First Candle August 19th, 2009

By uniting caring donors in the workplace with the nation’s most trusted health charities, CHC works to improve the lives of pople affected by a disability, chronic disease or illness. Through its nationwide network of 36 affiliate offices, CHC connects the American workplace to more than 1,200 credible charities focused on addressing our nation’s most pressing health issues.

In its most recent podcast series on Children’s Health Issues, CHC features First Candle and our efforts to help babies survive and thrive and provide compassionate grief support to all those affected by the death of a baby. The funding First Candle receives through the CHC Workplace Giving Campaign is critical to our ability to provide quality programs and services to families nationwide.

Part IV of the series will air on September 6 and will provide listeners with important tips on ways that parents can help protect their baby against SIDS, suffocation and accidents during sleep. Stay tuned!

Please consider First Candle for your workplace giving options. CHC’s Health Matters at Work gives employers and employees the added benefit of access to important health-related information, services and referrals in addition to delivering donation dollars into the hands of credible health charities that need it the most.

Watch the Podcast.

Research: Infant Sleep Positions and Environments Depicted in Magazines Targeted to Women of Childbearing Age August 10th, 2009

A recent study, conducted by Dr. Rachel Moon at the Children’s National Medical Center and published in Pediatrics, found that in magazines targeting women of childbearing age, more than one-third showed babies in unsafe sleep positions and more than two thirds showed babies in unsafe sleep environments.Messages in the media that are inconsistent with health care messages can create confusion and misinformation about infant sleep safety and may inadvertently lead to unsafe practices.

As members of the media are critical  to our ability to save babies’ lives, First Candle will soon  launch a Call to Action among print, electronic and broadcast media venues and their advertisers to create, select and use only images that depict babies (who appear to be 18 months of age or younger) in safe sleep positions and safe sleep environments.

For more information, or to help support  this campaign, please call 800.221.7437 or email Laura Reno at laura@firstcandle.org.

© Copyright 2012 First Candle - Site Designed by The Ocean Agency - Chicago Web Design