Media Release:

C.H.I.L.D - Support for "Children Having Infant Limb Deficiency"

My name is Kate and in July 2008 I gave birth to my beautiful daughter Sienna. Sienna was born with a rare birth defect. She had absent thumbs bilaterally, a shorter right arm than the left with the right elbow bone being fused and unbendable, shortening of the upper limbs on both arms and abnormal configuration of her fingers. [Read Kate and Sienna's One Mums Story]

I am going to fight for mothers everywhere to make sure: "No mother after giving birth to a child with any type of birth defect, will ever be discharged from a hospital without counselling because it is really a huge deal to try and work through it all and counsel yourself."

With my father's help, we are registering a charity called "C.H.I.L.D" which means "Children Having Infant Limb Deficiency". Our goal is to bring the families of NSW with children who have limb deficiencies together to provide a support and advice network.

We will be holding a Charity Auction at Wentworthville Leagues Club in Sydney in February 2009.

We are currently seeking donations to help us make the night a success. If you know of someone or work for a big organisation that could donate something to our night for our auction, please contact me on 0411 597 756 or at kate@childorg.net.au.

We are also selling sienna coloured ribbons, which are $5.00 each which will go to the C.H.I.L.D fund and will be donated out to the right causes, ie. research into limb differences and a music program for children with limb differences.

So far we have had donated a pack from the Melbourne Storms, $3700 worth of jewellery from Australian Opal Cutters, also from Aust Opals, $7500 worth of printing for brochures which will be designed by the entourage at C.H.I.L.D which will be distributed to every medical centre in NSW. We have accommodation donated from The Courtyard Mariott Parramatta, transport from Able Minibuses & Limousines and HF Wedding and Hire Cars, Harry Browns Pies Peas and Mash, BMW Australia, Revlon, Ties and Cuffs, 1st Fleet Transport, PJM Plumbing, Rotary of Prospect and of course, the wonderful Wentworthville Leagues Club who are doing so much to help me with my event. Even the fantastic gang at Mum Zone are helping me by just getting my story out there.

Kate Moffett
kate@childorg.net.au
0411 597 756

*Editor's Note: Read Kate and Sienna's One Mums Story for more details.

Mum Zone Release Date: 18th November 2008

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