La Leche League of South Bend

Come join us Saturday, April 25th for the Earth Day Festival at Howard Park from 11-3. Breastfeeding Mothers Give Mother Earth A Hand on Earth Day Schaumburg, IL (April 2002)--What is the one thing only mothers can do to help reduce landfill waste, preserve valued energy, and help prevent deforestation? Breastfeed their children. As people from around the globe commemorate "Earth Day," human milk remains the ultimate natural renewable resource and perhaps the most overlooked way of helping to create a healthier planet. Human milk requires no resources for packaging, shipping or disposal. The production and disposal of artificial baby milk products add to our environmental problems by consuming energy and producing waste. The 550 million tins of formula sold in the United States alone placed end to end would circle the earth one and a half times. The production of artificial baby milk in the USA each year produces 86,000 tons of tin and 1,230 tons of paper labels which add sub...

From Old2Gold is the University of Notre Dame’s annual end of year yard sale of items donated by students. 100% of proceeds go to local charities who assist with the sale’s operation. LLL of South Bend is eligible to earn funds from the sale by helping staff it. LLL earns funds and the volunteers get first peek at the goods;) The 2009 sale will be held on Saturday, May 23 in Notre Dame Stadium. To find out more about volunteering and sign up go to http://old2gold.nd.edu/info-for-volunteers

La Leche League of South Bend will be hosting a Communications Skills Workshop April 17th-18th. The exact time has not yet been set but please hold the date. This is a workshop designed to teach empathetic listening skills and how to impart information. This workshop teaches skills which are useful in dealing with children, spouses, friends and in counseling situations. The cost will be $10 and is open to everyone but spots are limited. More information is one the way so stay tuned...

Registration materials for LLL of Indiana's one day conference on April 25 are now available! Please check them out and RSVP to Susan Para. We look forward to seeing many of you in Avon for this wonderful day of learning and meeting, connecting, and having fun together. The first is to be viewed online and the second is to be printed. Registration Booklet 2009 Flat Publish at Scribd or explore others: Education Brochures & Catalogs la leche league Registration Booklet 2009 Print Publish at Scribd or explore others: Brochures & Catalogs marketing data

Don't forget- tonight is the evening meeting. Instead of meeting in the St. Monica room we will be in the kitchen demo room. It's in the same hall, you just continue past the St. Monica room, follow the hall to the left and the room is the last door on the right.

Due to weather this evenings meeting will be canceled. If you have and questions or concerns please contact a Leader. Wishing you all a safe and warm day:)

Tuesday this week is our evening meeting. The weather has been kicking it up a notch so keep checking the blog for any cancellations.