Dear Friends,

Your Help is needed – Vote for the Trisomy 18 Foundation in the Chase Community Giving Challenge so they can win $1 million dollars to save babies’ lives!

We have exciting news to share regarding an amazing opportunity for one of our partner organizations to receive $1 million to save babies lives! The organization is Trisomy 18 Foundation, whose mission is to guide the search for a cure and treatment for Trisomy 18 Syndrome. After Down’s Syndrome, Trisomy 18 is the second most common chromosomal disorder diagnosed in pregnancy with 1 in 3000 live births annually. It is a condition linked with high rates of stillbirth and infant deaths, heart defects and neurological problems and growth retardation.

Please take a minute to learn more and VOTE now! You can be the voice for children who have no voice. Now is your chance to speak for them in the world! The deadline for votes is midnight, January 22, 2010.

First Candle appreciates your support . . . in the belief that every baby should live.