Friday, March 26, 2010

Kelly Sue Photography

CHERUBS wishes to thank Kelly Sue Photography, who is donating 25% of her print and session fees to CHERUBS during the month of April for our Save the Cherubs campaign. Thank you, Kelly! 

http://site.kellysuephotography.com/


 

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Hold A "Save the Cherubs" Photo Fundraiser

Hold a "Save the Cherubs" Photo Fundraiser and Raise Awareness for Both CDH and Your Studio!

1.  Set a date to hold photo sessions for all local children to dress up as "cherubs", donating a minimum of 50% of the sitting fees to CHERUBS

2.  Let CHERUBS know the date so we can advertise

3.  Advertise on your site, blog, newspaper, etc.  You are welcome to use our logo and any CHERUBS graphics to advertise.

4.  Contact your local schools, scouts, churches, etc - invite them to advertise or join in to raise more awareness for a good cause

5.  Contact your local news media about the event, invite them to drop by

6.  For the fundraiser:
  1. Using your own set-up, studio, prop wings, etc, take photos of local children much like you would for holidays or other events
  2. Set up some information about CDH in your waiting room to help raise awareness
  3. You can charge whatever price you would like for the prints but please donate at least 50% of the sitting costs to CHERUBS (your donation is tax-deductible)
  4. Send in your donation to CHERUBS, 3650 Rogers Rd #290, Wake Forest, NC 27587
  5. Update your local news media on your success!
 


Billboard Ads for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness

The following are some of our billboard advertisments to help raise Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness:






Save the Cherubs Print Ads to Raise CDH Awareness

The following are examples of some of our print ads for newspapers and magazines:











Save The Cherubs Photo Shoot - Brooke Sroka

Many thanks goes out to photographer Mandy Sroka, for taking these gorgeous photos!



The model for this photo shoot is Mandy's beautiful daughter, Brooke Sroka, who is a CDH survivor.




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save The Cherubs Photo Shoot - Juan Pablo Arce

Many thanks goes out to photographer Fernanda Arce, for taking these gorgeous photos!


The model for this photo shoot is Fernanda's adorable son, Juan Pablo, who is a CDH survivor. 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Be A Photographer In The Save The Cherubs Campaign

How You Can Be A Participating Photographer In The "Save the Cherubs" Campaign



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We are deeply appreciative of any time and talent that photographers chose to donate for this very important campaign.  We will try to make the process as easy as possible with minimum inconvience  to those who chose to participate.  There are only 7 things we need in your participation:


1.  E-mail us at awareness@cdhsupport.org with the following:
    1. your name
    2. web site address
    3. your phone number
    4. your e-mail address
    5. your town and state
    6. your available dates and times to take photographs
    7. let us know if you will need prop wings for the shoot
2.  We also need your photographers release form signed and in our hands before we can schedule a photo shoot.  You can fax it or mail it in.

3.  It is mandatory that you to post a link or graphic on your site or blog announcing your participation in this campaign - as we will be advertising for you here on this site.

4.  Arrive at the photo shoot on time and ready.  We will call / e-mail you with details on where to go and when, etc.

5.  Give local interviews if requested

6.  Edit the photos and send no less than 10 to CHERUBS within 10 days of the photo shoot

7.  Send 1 autographed print (of your choice) to our main office for auction at our Angel Ball within 30 days of the photo shoot

OPTIONAL:


Hold a "Save the Cherubs" Photo Fundraiser and Raise Awareness for Both CDH and Your Studio!

1.  Set a date to hold photo sessions for all local children to dress up as "cherubs", donating a minimum of 50% of the sitting fees to CHERUBS

2.  Let CHERUBS know the date so we can advertise

3.  Advertise on your site, blog, newspaper, etc.  You are welcome to use our logo and any CHERUBS graphics to advertise.

4.  Contact your local schools, scouts, churches, etc - invite them to advertise or join in to raise more awareness for a good cause

5.  Contact your local news media about the event, invite them to drop by

6.  For the fundraiser:
  1. Using your own set-up, studio, prop wings, etc, take photos of local children much like you would for holidays or other events
  2. Set up some information about CDH in your waiting room to help raise awareness
  3. You can charge whatever price you would like for the prints but please donate at least 50% of the sitting costs to CHERUBS (your donation is tax-deductible)
  4. Send in your donation to CHERUBS, 3650 Rogers Rd #290, Wake Forest, NC 27587
  5. Update your local news media on your success!
 



Be A Model In The Save The Cherubs Campaign

How You Can Participate / Model In The "Save the Cherubs" Campaign



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For our members, we need more than models.  We also need your help in making this campaign successful as we cannot do it without you!    We need you to help us make the local media awareness of this campaign, request billboard space, advertising space - all using your photographs in your town!   Your cherub will be local celebrity and possibly a national celebrity as well!    There are 5 things we need in your participation:


1.  E-mail us at awareness@cdhsupport.org with the following:
    1. your name
    2. cherub's name
    3. date(s) of birth and death
    4. your phone number
    5. your e-mail address
    6. your town and state
    7. your available dates and times to model
    8. write 1 paragraph about your cherub  (ex:  "Mary was born in 1998 with CDH.  She spent 3 months at NYU and came home on oxygen.  She had to go on ECMO and her odds of survival for her severe case was only 25%.  It was a rough few years, not knowing if she'd survive or where life would take her, but she did it!   She is now in middle school and a straight A student who is on the debate team")
    9. let us know if your home is available as a photo shoot location.

2.  We also need your model release form signed and in our hands before we can schedule a photo shoot.  You can fax it or mail it in.

3.  Contact your local newspaper, TV stations and magazines to tell them about the shoot.  Don't worry - we'll make it easy for you!   Form letters can be found here.

4.  Arrive at your photo shoot on time and ready.  We will call / e-mail you with details on where to go and when, who your photographer is, what to wear, etc.

5.  Give local interviews (just be yourself and spread CDH awareness!)



Save the Cherubs Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Campaign



Save the Cherubs
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Campaign



Cherubs are everywhere.  They are your next door neighbor's new baby.   The little girl on the swingset at the park.   The teenager that sits behind your son in high school geometry class.   The person behind you in the grocery store line.    Their scars are hidden under clothes, their stories a bit sad and taboo to talk about - so the miracles are not seen with the naked eye and you have probably mistaken a cherub for a "normal" person many times.   But they are there; walkling miracles with invisible wings.   And missing babies that belong to the grieving parents who you don't see grieve;  your local bank teller, the man who held a door for you at the gas station, the old woman who drove the car in front of you at the stop light this morning.   Cherubs are everywhere.

Unless you have been affected personally by CDH, you probably have never heard of it.   The mission of "Save the Cherubs" is to make Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia a phrase everyone knows how to say and everyone knows what it means.  By raising awareness, we hope to raise research funds to save these babies - Save the Cherubs.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia occurs when the diaphragm fails to fully form, allowing abdominal organs into the chest cavity and preventing lung growth.   Babies born with CDH often endure long hospitalizations and other complications such as pulmonary hypertension, infections, feeding issues, asthma and temporary developmental delay.    Some babies develop worse complications and sadly, 50% of babies born with CDH do not survive.    The cause of CDH is not known.

Cherubs are people who were born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, a severe and often fatal birth defect that occurs as often as Cystic Fibrosis and Spina Bifida.  Every 10 minutes a baby is born with CDH - adding up to over half a million babies since 2000.   Yet, CDH is given very little media attention, virtually no research money and until CHERUBS came along in 1995 there was no information and no support for families of babies diagnosed with CDH.   We have no national telethons, no large corporate sponsorships.   We have been struggling for years to bring attention to CDH and now, we are going to do so on a national level.

For 15 years, cherubs have been the awareness symbol of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH).   Through this project, families around the world are working with CHERUBS, photographers and the media to raise CDH awareness in a unique and striking photo and marketing campaign, which we hope will take your breath away and make you want to learn more about CDH and how you can help save these children.

CHERUBS - The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support  was founded in 1995 to give hope and information to families of children affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH).    We are a 501(c)III non-profit global CDH organization with members in 38 countries.    Run solely by volunteers and donations, CHERUBS strives to allow families to have free access to information materials, support services, awareness projects and to make a CDH connection with other families going through the same ordeal.  We are just a grassroots organization of families working hard to make a difference and trying to give Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness wings to take flight.

CHERUBS is fighting hard to search for the cause, prevention and best treatments of CDH.   We invite you to help us to help these families and to help Save The Cherubs.


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