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Celebrate Sela
Race to Raise CDH Awareness

Unit 29
Ridgeland, MS 39157
celebratesela@gmail.com

5k Run/Walk, Fun Run, &

Balloon Re lease in memory of
Sela Marie Anderso n

Level 1-DIAMOND - $1,000

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Company logo on shirt

Logo on finish line banner
Mentioned in radio promos
Promos included in all registration
packets

Level 2-PLATINUM - $500

o Mile marker advertisements
o Promos in registration packets

Level 3-GOLD - $250

o Water station advertisements
o Promos in registration packets

Level 4-BRONZE - $100

o Promos in registration packets

The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Research was founded in 1995, we are an international
charity, helping over 4700 families in 60 countries, and
leading the way in CDH Research, Awareness, and
Support Services.
As of November 2008, we have over 2600 members in all
50 states and 38 countries. Our Board Members include
the founding father of in-utero surgery, genetic
counselors, epidemiologists, nurse practitioners, parents
of CDH survivors and nonsurvivors, and some of the best
pediatric surgeons in the world.
The proceeds from this event will be split between this
volunteer-run organization and the Blair E. Batson
Childrens Hospital.
CHERUBS is an IRS recognized 501III non-profit
organization. To learn more about this organization, visit
www.cherubs-cdh.org.

Saturday, March 26, 2016

8:00 am until
Friendship Park
Columbia, MS

CDH is more than

just a hernia
Congenital Diaphragmatic
Hernia (CDH) occurs when the
diaphragm fails to form or to
close totally and an opening
allows abdominal organs into
the chest cavity. This inhibits
lung growth.
CDH occurs in approximately
1 in 2,500 births, 1,600 cases
in the U.S. each year. The
diaphragm is formed in the first
trimester of pregnancy and
controls the lungs ability to
inhale and exhale. The cause
of CDH is not yet known.
Over 1600 babies are born
with Congenital Diaphragmatic
Hernia EVERY YEAR in the
United States alone.
With a 50% survival rate, 800
of those babies will die. Today,
and every day, at least 4
families will be devastated with
the news of CDH.

The Race to Raise CDH Awareness is a 5k

run/walk that will begin at 8:00 am at
Friendship Park in Columbia, MS. A 1-mile
Fun Run for kids ages 9 and under will take
place around the Friendship Park track.
After the Fun Run, we will release balloons
in memory of Sela Marie.

For more information and updates about

this event, please find us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/celebratesela

Sela Marie was born to David and Laura

Anderson of Foxworth, MS on March 14, 2014.
She had been diagnosed with a Congenital
Diaphragmatic Hernia at only 20 weeks inutero. Sela had just 23 days to spend with
family and friends but touched an
immeasurable amount of people during her
time with us. The footprints you see here are
Selas very own and represent the imprint she
made in our lives. We continue to celebrate
Sela by raising awareness about CDH.