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Breastfeeding Coalition of South Central Wisconsin
2012 Annual Meeting
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• More than ten counties represented here tonight at the 12th annual Symposium!– Wood– Dodge– Green– Sheboygan– Milwaukee– Waukesha– Rock– Sauk– Jefferson– La Crosse– Fond du Lac
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Agenda:
• 2012 accomplishments
• Goals for 2013• Board election• Membership drive
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Coalition Mission:
“Improving the health of residents in South Central
Wisconsin by bringing together community members to
protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. ”
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The Past Year’s Accomplishments…
• Formation of Board• Application for non-profit status• Implementation of Website/Social
Media• Events• Committee Work• Membership
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2012 Accomplishments…Formation of BoardBoard of Directors
•Alice Meyer, RN, BSN•Cathy Szudy, CNM, IBCLC•Ildi Martonffy, MD•Alison Dodge, CLC•Anne Eglash, MD•Sara Downie, RN
Board meets monthly, by phone or in person
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2012 Accomplishments…501c3 Application for Non-Profit
Status
• Application is in the system• “Still in Queue to be assigned”• Filing taxes after 10/26/12
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2012 AccomplishmentsCreation of Website/Social
Media
• Added map module to website for pumping-friendly sites
• Up to 189 192 “friends” on Facebook page
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• We’re on Facebook• Please “Like” us!
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2012 Accomplishments…Events
• Educational Presentation on revised AAP Guidelines (April)
• Community Breastfeeding Awards (May)
• World Breastfeeding Week Event (August)• Picnic
• Annual Meeting (Oct)• 13th Annual Breastfeeding Symposium
(Oct)
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2012 Accomplishments…Establish these
Committees
Healthcare Outreach Committee• Working with St. Mary’s to
become baby-friendly
Breastfeeding-Friendly Committee• Pumping Locations
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2012 Accomplishments…Build Membership
• 50+ individual members• Handful of corporate & non-profit
members
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It takes a village!
“Make SC WI famous for
breastfeeding support”
“Self-sustaining
milk banks”
“Meet 2020 WI/US
breastfeeding goals”
“Insurance coverage for LCs”
“Ban formula-bags in
hospitals”
“Work-site support”
Dream big!
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2013 Goals• Continue Committees’ work• Hold Regular Annual Events• New Events
• Monthly/bi-monthly educational & social meetings
• Breastfeeding “Gala”• Elect a Communications Officer
• Social Media/Web• Member Communications & Events
• Breastfeeding-friendly window decals• Grow Membership
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Board Elections…
The management of the corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors consisting of no more than eleven (11) persons and no less than five (5) persons.
A general election to select members of the Board of Directors of the corporation shall be held annually in October. All [members] of the corporation attending the meeting are eligible to vote.
The candidates receiving the highest number of votes up to the number of directors to be elected shall be elected. Each Associate shall cast one vote, with voting being by ballot only.
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Board Elections…Laura Berger
• Worked directly with breastfeeding families from 1989 through 2010.
• Taught breastfeeding classes in English and Spanish
• Regular participant in the Madison Breastfeeding Promotion Network
• Member of the Breastfeeding Coalition of SC Wisconsin since it was founded
• Coordinated the pumping friendly sites project and assisted with the 2012 Community BF Awards and the 2012 BF Symposium.
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Board Elections…Emily Shier
• DONA-certified Doula in south-central Wisconsin, supporting families prenatally, in labor, in birth
• Doula trainer• Mother of four breastfed children • Steadfast community breastfeeding
advocate
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Board Elections…Brenda Trudell
• Family chiropractor focusing on women's health, pregnancy and pediatrics
• Focus on working with pregnant women and on natural childbirth.
• DONA-trained Doula• Passionate about all aspects of parenting
and breastfeeding• Co-founder of the South Central WI
Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network in 2008, and acted as co-leader until October 2012.
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BCSCW Members…
• Please fill out your ballot now• There is a ballot in every folder. • There is a ballot box by the
registration table.
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• Join via our website
• Application in your folder
• Stop by our table at the back
Hoping for 40+ new members & renewals tonight!
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Annual Membership
Individual dues: • $15 per year or • $60 for a 5-year
membership Bags
$5
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