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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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