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World Breastfeeding Week Celebrations (WBWC)
Breastfeeding = Communication
May 1 - September 30, 2011
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La Leche League (LLL) USA World Breastfeeding Week Celebrations encompass five months of events and activities to raise breastfeeding awareness and to fundraise to support breastfeeding in the USA. These celebrations highlight the mission of La Leche League in our communities and among those we know. Over 11,000 people attended the 2010 WBWC events.
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New this year is the Big Latch On, at 10:30 AM local time on Saturday, August 6, 2011. Join us as mothers and babies gather to set a record for synchronized breastfeeding at multiple sites across the United States.
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We are very appreciative of our Prize Sponsors. Their support pays for the Kindles and gift cards available to those who raise money. Please let them know you appreciate their support, by clicking on the rotating logos at the top of the page or the ones in the boxes below or found on the Sponsor’s page. |
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Again this year Groups will keep 80% of the money they raise. Of the remaining 20%, 15% goes to various La Leche League charities, with 5% used for WBWC expenses. Keeping Keeping WBWC expenses low, made it possible for WBWC to donate $15,000 to the Helpline and an additional $5,000 to WBWC Grants. If you are new to WBW Celebrations (WBWCs), learn how to get started here. |
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In support of WABA, LLL USA’s 2011 WBWC theme is Breastfeeding = Communication. This theme recognizes the importance of communication in supporting and encouraging mothers throughout their breastfeeding experience - giving them the information they need to be successful.
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| What is World Breastfeeding Week?
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World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is August 1st - 7th and celebrates the signing of the Innocenti Declaration, produced and adopted in 1990 by participants at the WHO/UNICEF meeting on "Breastfeeding in the 1990s: A Global Initiative on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding." The document lists the benefits of breastfeeding, plus global and governmental goals. World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in 120 countries on various dates. |
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Communication is an essential part of protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding.
To learn more about the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action’s (WABA’s) go to http://www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org.
WABA’s 2011 WBW theme is:
Talk to Me! Breastfeeding is a 3D Experience
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LLL USA’s World Breastfeeding Week Celebration’s 2011 focus will be to:
- Connect with other breastfeeding advocates.
- Utilize the Big Latch On to bring awareness of breastfeeding and show solidarity with all nursing mothers.
- Contact local communicators to help them raise awareness and offer our expertise.
- Show how the mother/baby breastfeeding dyad is the beginning of lifelong communication.
Join with us in supporting WBWC 2011 and in communicating the importance of breastfeeding and the vital need for support available from La Leche League.
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OBJECTIVES OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK CELEBRATIONS 2011
*To increase communication about breastfeeding in a variety of ways.
*To raise funds for La Leche League USA, with emphasis on local communities.
*To raise awareness that breastfeeding prepares humans for life.
*To raise awareness that the lack of breastfeeding affects the child, mother, community and health care systems.
*To raise awareness that La Leche League Leaders and Groups offer breastfeeding information and support to all. |
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THANK YOU TO OUR ELITE PLATINUM, DIAMOND, GOLD, AMYTHEST, EMERALD, AND RUBY
SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT
See our Sponsor Page
for the entire list of sponsors |
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