SBS March 2009 Newsletter

Multi-City PSA Campaign Tops 2009 Highlights

Shaken Baby Prevention, Inc., with the help of our partners in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., began running the public service announcement, Shaking a Baby Shatters Lives,  on the backs of buses in April 2007. This campaign will launch in Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles for Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, and we plan to expand it internationally by fall 2009! The PSA boosts visits to our web site. Thank you to our partner cities!

Other highlights so far in 2009:

• Five Therapeutic Riding scholarships given to special needs children and teens in Virginia and Maryland.
• Three One-Week Camp scholarships to The League in Maryland provided to special needs boys.
• "Shaking a Baby Shatters Lives" billboards erected in Centreville, Va., and Prince George's County, MD.
• SPB, Inc. accepted to United Way of the National Capital Area! We are grateful to the CFCNCA for their support.

Advisory Board Update

Shaken Baby Prevention, Inc. is pleased to welcome two new advisory board members:

Larrie Ellen Randall, Education Consultant and President, Starfish Savers
Kay Hartman, CPA, Professional Accounting Services, LLC

Support from Our Sponsors

Shaken Baby Prevention, Inc. would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support:

• Alan H. Golden, DDS
• Burleson Design
• Fosters Grille
• Hiram Ewing Wall, Jr Foundation
• Maxine Woodard
• Miller & Long Concrete Construction
• SGS Builders, Inc.
• Shred A File Systems, Inc.
• Suzanne Behsudi Photography
• WB Grimes & Co., Inc

Sponsorship Levels

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact us at (703) 966-2091

• Partner - $500
• Corporate - $2000
• Platinum - $5000
• Titanium - $10000

SBS, Inc. has joined the United Way - UW #9463.

Community Activist Makes a Difference in Manassas

The Founder and Executive Director of Shaken Baby Prevention is Catherine Sanders. Shaken Baby Prevention, Inc. is a very special 501(c) (3), established in honor of Sanders' son, Ryan, a shaken baby victim and survivor (www.sbsprevention.org). "Raising a child with special needs has shown me how difficult it can be to ensure your child has everything needed for a full life," Sanders says. She is a member of the Shaken Baby Council, a national organization for SBS prevention and stricter sentencing for offenders. Sanders founded the national billboard campaign, Shaking A Baby Shatters Lives. "Cathy Sanders has been a champion, and she's had an everyday reminder of what can happen to someone you love." (Washington Post, 12/28/00)

Shaken Baby Prevention, Inc. is a proud member of the PWC-GM Chamber of Commerce. We received that group's Shelley Krasnow Community Service Award in 2005 and have been nominated every year since. Donations are tax deductible! Donate via www.sbsprevention.org or by check: Shaken Baby Prevention, 11988 Falling Creek Drive, Manassas, VA 20112.

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