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A playroom area will be available to children ages six and under during conference hours. Children must be supervised at all times by a parent or qualified caregiver, age 12 or older. This is a place where parents can spend some quiet time with their babies. This space will also be used as the diaper changing area. Please observe health codes by placing soiled disposable diapers in sealable bags when discarding. The Silent Auction is a great opportunity to purchase gifts for family and friends or to pamper yourself! Additional items are always needed and Groups are encouraged to donate a theme basket. Please contact Heather Bingham, hbing@rcn.com , 781-6482988. if you wish to make a donation. Silent Auction items may be purchased with cash or check.
Many interesting exhibits are expected at the Conference. Groups are also encouraged to set up their own fundraising boutiques. For additional information on having a boutique table please contact Jeanine Cunniff, 978-887-5282 , spcunniff@verizon.net
A variety of books about breastfeeding, childbirth, nutrition, and parenting will be available. A selection of children’s books will also be available.
Area Leaders who have been accredited between April 2006 and March 2007 will be honored with a special candlelight ceremony prior to the featured speaker on Saturday morning. Please plan on attending to congratulate our new Leaders.
Due to fire and insurance regulations, strollers are not permitted in the conference area. Stroller permits will be given to mothers with multiples, pregnant mothers with toddlers and physically challenged parents or children. Please stop at the registration table to receive your permit. Others may wish to use a baby carrier or backpack.
Dayworkers are always needed. If you or your teenager would like to donate an hour or more of time during the conference please contact Linda Jeffrey, 508-872-3892. Adult dayworkers will receive a $3 discount coupon to use in the bookstore. If you check the dayworkers box on the registration form, instructions will be placed in the registration folder you pick up at the conference Monitors are needed in each session to assist the speaker with their handouts, get water and start the session on time. If you can be a monitor in a session you are registered for please check the box on the registration form. If the session is to receive La Leche League Leader CEU’s you will also be asked to pass around a sign-in sheet at the beginning of the session and return it at the end of the session to the registration table. This sign-in sheet will be in your registration packet on the day of the conference along with the session monitor instructions. Register early to ensure your first choices. All registrations postmarked after March 10 2007 must include a $12 late fee. Include three choices per session since many of the more popular sessions may be closed by that date.
A full refund will be made for written requests postmarked or emailed by March 10, 2007. A lesser refund of registration fees (per family) minus $20 will be made for those written requests postmarked or emailed March 10, 2006 through March 31, 2007. No refunds will be given for meals after March 10. Send refund requests to lllregistrar@gmail.com.
A confirmation of receipt of your registration will be sent to you by email or postcard.
While on-site registration is not encouraged, a limited number of spaces will be available. The fee for on-site registration is $66 for non-members, $56 for members and $51 for LLL Leaders. No partial day registration is available. No lunch will be available and session choices will be limited. Please feel free to copy and share this entire brochure. For additional brochures, contact: Kimberley Harding, KimberllleyH@gmail.com 978-256-0644 or you can print one by here.
LLLove Lines For $1 per name you can list your children’s names in our program booklet. For $5 you can have your message printed in the program booklet. Listings must be received by March 17. Please come and share our day. Topics such as “LLLI’s 50th Anniversary!”, “When Your Baby has a Baby” have been planned especially for you. Join us for lunch to reunite with old friends.
ONLY those adults and children who have purchased a meal will be allowed in the dining room. Children under three years of age may sit in their parents’ laps and do not need to have purchased a meal. The luncheon buffet features soup, rolls & butter, mixed green salad, Caesar salad, bean salad & chicken salad, cookies or brownies, coffee and tea. A limited number of registration scholarships to the Conference are available for LLL Leaders and Leader Applicants with financial need. Scholarships are also available to assist with overnight accommodations. For scholarship details contact Vicky Doran, Leader Department Coordinator, 781-245-3270, vickydldc@yahoo.com
Continuing Education Units for Leaders La Leche League Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Leaders have been applied for at this conference. Leaders can document their Communication Skills (CS), Breastfeeding Education (BE) and Organization and Management Skills (OM), with a certificate that states the title of the topics attended and the hours credited. There is no charge for LLL CEUs. To receive CEUs just sign the sheet that will be passed around by the Session Monitor at each CEU session. |
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