Walk Your Way to the Conference
by Mary Hurt
2001 Conference Team and PR Associate
from LEAVEN, Volume 36,
No 1, February-March 2000, p. 13
Have you thought about walking
to the La Leche League International Conference? Unless you live in
Chicago, Illinois, USA, you probably won't lace up your walking shoes
and literally walk to the Conference, but you have plenty of time to
plan to "walk for breastfeeding" sometime between June and
September 2000.
The number one reason some
Leaders say they do not attend the La Leche League International Conference
is the cost. With the Conference still many months away, there is still
time for fundraising. Bake sales and garage sales can be lots of fun,
but if you want to save time and raise money for the Conference, there's
no better way than joining the world of breastfeeding in the annual
LLLI World Walk for Breastfeeding. Many Groups make an all out effort
to get sponsors for every Walker and some hold another fundraising event,
such as a book sale, baby fair, or toy sale, in conjunction with the
Walk. Forty percent of the Walk proceeds stay with your Group, and what
better way to serve your Group than by using some or all of the proceeds
to send you to the LLLI Conference.
The LLLI Breastfeeding Walk
in 1999 had more Groups registered than ever before! We greatly appreciate
the efforts of Leaders and others around the world and all who participated.
Deadlines for prizes were moved to a later date this year, so prize
winners will be announced in the next edition of Leaven.
The best prize of all is
the good you do for breastfeeding by publicizing its benefits through
the Walk. While you're at it, why not nurture the nurturer and make
it one of your financial goals to raise enough money to send yourself
to the Conference? In this way, you will indeed walk all the way to
the Conference and carry back enthusiasm, information and support to
your family and Group.
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