In memory of all the infants who have died of sudden infant death.

This team was built in order to honor Angelo, but also to help in the research on SIDS and what the medical vulnerabilities are that put infants at a higher risk. In one of the more recent studies, they have found an abnormality in the brain of more than 40 percent of sids baby. This area, called the hippocampus, controls breathing, heart rate and temperature while you sleep. The dentate gyrus, which is located in the hippocampus, contained double layers of nerve cells instead of the usual one layer. There was no damage to the brain at all, which is a good sign however, the researchers believe the abnormality triggers an instability in heart or breathing function while a baby’s asleep. Basically, researchers have found enough evidence to believe that since it was found in 40 some percent of baby’s, rather than all, that there are other causes that contribute to SIDS as well. There is a lot more to this study, but we won’t go into everything. All the proceeds for Angelos team will go to the American SIDS institute in helping to find out what SIDS is, but not just that, it goes into educating various communities and new parents on ways to help prevent it. Breastfeeding is said to reduce the risk of sids by 50 percent. Although Angelo was breastfed for a little while and I was very aware of SIDS, I was not aware that breastmilk was this important in reducing the risk of sids. A lot of people know of SIDS, but not all the ways you can help to reduce the risk. The brain abnormality is clearly uncontrollable but finding out what could be causing this abnormality can eventually help to limit the number of baby’s born with it, thus reducing the risk of SIDS. This organization helps in not only saving lives but it is involved in the promotion of infant health through research, education, and family support. Im a strong supporter because I don’t want anyone to have to go through what I have had to and not just that, these baby’s have so much potential and so much to live for. Angelo was an amazing person with an old soul and he could speak to you through his eyes. Everyone told me he was different than other baby’s and was shockingly smart for his age. He could say hi at two months and could even say I love you back to me when he was about 4 months. It’s not just losing him that hurts but knowing what more he could have done in this world but one things for sure, his tiny imprints made a huge impact on this world in the short time he was here. He was made to move mountains and not being able to see him succeed is so much more than a disappointment. It has disabled me. Not just losing him but having to discover that he was gone and go through the motions and trauma but having to try to come to terms with the fact that we don’t know exactly what this is or exactly what causes it. I have now realized that since I have to wait until my time on earth is over to see my special little boy again, I will live this life being the best person I can be and giving back to the world. Angelo didn’t just make me a mom. He taught me a lot about about myself and life as a whole. I strive to be more like him everyday. He smiled through the pain and he enjoyed the little things in life. He was always extremely determined to succeed and he loved the world unconditionally and he loved his life. This happens to thousands of baby’s and family’s a year and I want to help prevent it. I know that SIDS is a taboo subject to others because ultimately, it’s scary. However I’m here to tell you, its real and wouldn’t you rather be educated on what it is and how you can help to reduce the risks? I know I would. Please help me in honoring our Angelo, while fighting to promote SIDS awareness! I am sending as much as I can at this time but I will continue to donate to them indefinitely. This page will be up for those that plan to make payments like me. I am also planning on making candles in honor of Angelo and all the SIDS infants and accepting $5 and up donations at a local venue. All proceeds will go to The American SIDS institute but I will let you know more about that in the near future. Thank you all so much for taking the time read this. Sincerely, Angelos mama

This team has been created in loving memory of the mission to keep hope alive in all who have lost a baby to SIDS. Grace will always light the way somehow.

Addyson's Angels are a group of individuals committed to educating and spreading awareness about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. We are also committed to helping those families affected by SIDS with resources and support. I, Danielle Ambrose, have went through the loss of my daughter, Addyson, due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She passed on 11/16/2010.

My family + I use the power of music, creativity, + love to generate a beautiful festival to honor my daughter's life.

If love Could Have Saved You,You Would Have Lived Forever!

Coming together to make difference

Brooks Grey Miller was the light of our lives, and taken way too soon. Forever 3 months old, and forever my baby. ❤️

Philly law firm

Ellie Olivia came into our lives on August 16, 2012 and was the sweetest little baby. She had the most awesome smile with her tongue always sticking out and she had the craziest hair <3 She left our world WAY too soon on December 6, 2012 and has been changing lives ever since. This team will honor the life of Ellie while supporting SIDS research and raising awareness to others.

Emily Brooke Berube 8/9/20-2/13/21

Some people only dream of angles, we held one in our arms . Our mission is to help fund SIDS research and awareness.

We are raising money in honor of Gabrielle Doreen-Marie Maloney who was born to two loving parents on 10/21/2008 and who was taken way too soon on 01/23/2009.

I am proudly representing Hailey's Angels in memory of my daughter, Hailey Anne Giagnacovo, who passed away from SIDS in May 2006. She was 10 months old and it was her very first day at her new babysitter's house when she passed away. She was put down for her last nap and never woke up. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as cot death or crib death, is the sudden unexplained death of a child less than one year of age. Diagnosis requires that the death remains unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. SIDS usually occurs during sleep. This is my 5th year of participating in this fundraiser and I'm SUPER happy and proud to be part of it. Anything and everything you can give would be more than appreciated. Hope is always about finding a cause and then a cure as to what took my daughter and so, SO many other little ones. It's devastating and life altering and it just plain sucks, so... whatever you can do, please know I will always be grateful Please feel free to pass this around too! I'll be gifting one donor a baked good basked on May 17th by picking a name out of all those that donated (randomly). All the goods will be baked with love so it will be a nice thank you!!! Thank you in advance!!! You guys rock!!!

Heather's Headache is an alternative/top 40 rock band based in Northern Virginia. The band has been performing for over 15 years, with 3 albums, and a number of notable live appearances to their credit. Lead singer, Brandon Heiner and his wife Rachael, lost their two month old son, Brady, to SIDS in 2004.

Zumbathon

Tristen Keoni Reyes passed away from SIDS on June 16, 2008. He was 5 months old. Even though it has been 10 years there is not a day that goes by that we do not think of him. We want to help people who have gone through this as well as try and prevent it from happening to others.

The team is in memory of my brother Jason.

My family sponsors events in remembrance of Jared Ryan Sigle, son of George Sigle & Jenn Bender, grandson of George and Paula Sigle. Gone from our arms but never from our hearts. We hope in some small way our donation to research at the American SIDS Foundation, will help find answers to this devastating disease and another family will not have to go through the tragedy we did that fateful day 15 years ago.

Our team is made up of Cayden's family, extended family, and dedicated fan club. We lost Cayden suddenly on September 1, 2015. Although he lived just a short time, we are AMAZED at how many lives he touched. Please join us in supporting research for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. We are raising money for the American SIDS Institute in memory of Cayden Bennett Cox.

Hi friends and family! Thanks for visiting our page. This year, 2020, we are hosting a virtual, on-your-own 5K in honor of Louisa, in hopes of helping the American SIDS Institute get the funds it needs to continue education, research, and support for SIDS families. You can make your $31 donation above ("Donate Now" button) and then do your 5K (3.1 miles) in parts or all at once. Walk, run, hike, skip, shimmy. . . whatever mood strikes you. Let us know know you're done and you'll get a little something in the mail as a thank you. July 31st is the deadline. So much love! Beth and Derek

We are trying to raise awareness for SIDS and host a memorial walk in her name. Beautiful and healthy baby girl when she came from the hospital! No family should have to endure such pain!

Madailyn Eve was born a perfect healthy baby girl to a loving family full of love and happiness. Madailyn died sleeping just 2 months and 19 days after she came into this world. Ever since then her mom has made it her mission in life to help walk the other mothers who lose a child through the difficult life they will live after losing their greatest love. 2010 was the year everything changed for our family. 9 years later we are all continuing to live our lives through her. Her short time has shown us life is too short and helping others is the greatest way for her story to be heard.

Mia Rosalinda Oviedo passed away in her bassinet on February 23rd 2021. She was only 18 days old. Mia was the light of our lives and we miss her more than words can describe. Mia will never be forgotten, her legacy lives on every single day.

Losing a family member is never easy but losing a little person, a child is a lot worse. We often think why? what has this innocent child done to have his life taken so suddenly? Whether you're religious or lean on scientific belief , our hearts still break when we hear of an infant's death. Marcus Alexander Roberts Jr. was born May 11, 2017 and for 5 months he was a joy to anyone who met him. Tiny hands, fat cheeks and a precious smile, nicknamed Mj and/or Jr this little person was a true blessing. October 26,2017 Jr. was pronounced dead, cause of death Sudden Infant Death. Parents ask questions, people cry, family asks for prayers during this hard time but the elephant in the room is SIDS how can we have a name for something when we hardly understand or know what it truly is? Family and friend of Jr. have taken an oath to raise money and donations to help the American SIDS Institute research, educate and prevent SIDS.

Hey there, Im Sgt Nop3. and here is a little about me. Father.Husband.Brother.Son.Gamer.Streamer. Youtuber.Friend.Veteran. Ok, so a little more in depth on these facts is I have 4 kids (3boys and 1princess) I'm married to a wonderful woman who supports everything I do (that's right I'm the lucky one). Have many many siblings (3bros and 3sis's) and some really awesome parents 2dads and 2moms. I love streaming a variety of games so you'll see plenty on this channel. I spent a few years in the Army and then worked in Alaska as a fisherman. Now I work for one of the greatest companies in the world Southwest Airlines. Love my job. I lost my brother in 1985 to SIDS and am now in the position to host an awesome event in his name!

On July 3rd 2016 we woke up to find Our very healthy 6 month old baby girl unresponsive, I rushed her to the hospital where she was given chest compressions nonstop for an hour straight, they were able to resuscitate her once but shortly after her little body stopped fighting and our little Paisley grew her wings. I had no idea so many were affected and I most certainly didn't think that this would happen to us. I realized We need to raise more SIDS awareness. I know my precious angel has a great purpose and I believe maybe this is "Paisley's Purpose"! Together WE can and will make a difference!

Our angel Drayla was born August 21 2019 and left us September 2 2019. She had the most beautiful smile. She was our “Pinky”. Forever in our heart. I miss her so much.

This team is to support Quintine Schmidt's life. He was born March 2010 and gained his wings October 2010!

In memory of Ricky lee Dodson 12-7-2015 to 3/13/2016

My family would like to start an event in honor of my nephew who passed away from SIDS. We would like to do it yearly to honor my nephews memory and the beautiful short life he had

In memory of Shannon Eileen Mayo, 6/29/13 - 9/18/13

I am a single mother who lost my youngest son on March, 23rd, 2017 to SIDS, 14 days after his first birthday. I have wanted to get involved and do something so badly and I finally see that the opportunity is POSSIBLE!!! I want to contact companies and have coffee cups, t-shirts, bracelets, key chains, anything else we can get...pens, pencils, necklaces, anything at all from local and any sort of company that makes items such as those so for example fund raising companies that do personal labeling, local t-shirt printing companies, there are so many places that make these items personalized and I want this to be BIG!!! Just like breast cancer awareness has grown to be an international symbol and month of dedication... I will not give up until SIDS is honored and recognized nationwide as big as breast cancer awareness and even bigger!!! Our society does not talk about this like they should. As a parent who lost a child to SIDS you feel like you did something wrong, and you are ashamed that you could have done something, the education, knowledge, and the attention it deserves is not out there and it needs to be!!! I am very committed and I owe this to my son to make it happen. I could contact all these companies that develop the items we could sell as a fundraising and awareness item and have proceeds donated and we could have the blue and pink SIDS bow made, millions and dispersed, we can grow this into something huge so it gets the research and funding it needs and helps the awareness of this terrible life ending problem. This can be huge!!! I will make it huge. I am part of a very generous church that is huge and Nationwide and between the help from them not only volunteer wise but financial donations we are talking a lot of money which in turn will save lives...SIDS does not just take the life of the child, it takes the soul of the family with it left with no answers and it took me almost a year to get motivated and get excited to do this and open my eyes and my heart to the world again!!! My friends, church members, and social media together can do this...please give me this opportunity I will not let you down and this will become one of the most well known foundations in history!!! I am 30 weeks pregnant with my last baby. After losing my son I didn't think I could ever have another child and I planned not to, however heavenly father had another plan for me. I am scared to death to put my unborn baby girl down for a nap when she is born, I don't know how I will do it. My anxiety is through the roof, but with this as my project and knowing I am doing something amazing I know I will have the strength to be the best mommy ever to my unborn daughter and I look forward to the future of future SIDS Awareness and Prevention Month!!!!!!! I want fun runs, sports tournaments, news coverage, people standing on the roads all over town with nets on a stick like the firefighter do taking donations, I want neighborhood fairs and potlucks where a percentage of proceeds go to the foundation, I want pink and blue SIDS balloons, everyone wearing SIDS shirts for the activities especially what I want to call the SIDS Run...a let's say 3 mile run where all proceeds to register are donations and given to the foundation and the runners wear the shirts. I want huge gathering there...food trucks, novelties for sale with SIDS Awareness and colors on them, auctions from local company donations, tickets sold for drawings to win prizes also donated by local companies and all proceeds to the foundation...and when I say local I will start it here and spread it across the states. I will find a way to be at every event and coordinate it and I guarantee as I am sure you also know that hundreds will step forward to volunteer as well...this is what I was meant to do in life, now I know it for sure...I want to do all of this...Go BIG or Go Home!!! I have hundreds of ideas of events that could be held in that one month of Spring to raise funds and most importantly spread awareness and education. I have an amazing group of people that will help me start this if I can have some leads and assistance from you and the go ahead to get started...through social media alone I can make this huge...I promise to not let you down. Since we are already running into summer I say that May because of Mother's day and the great weather should be SIDS awareness month. We can start other fundraisers in the meantime and acquire ideas and volunteers over the next few months and by May 1st, 2019 we will have ourselves a full blown nationwide SIDS awareness month and so many different things to represent it, support the cause, raise money, get people involved, businesses, and educate...I know this can be done, thank you for your time I am so excited to hear from you!!!!!!!

My name is Kathi Murtagh, I stumbled across the Spring for SIDS website several years ago and signed up to participate. Our team SoulBabies has raised between $1200 - $1500 each year for the past few years. I am a "Subsequent Parent", and I cannot express in words the heartache these losses have caused over the years. On Oct. 2, 1985 I gave birth to my son Christopher, he passed on Dec 30, 1985. I really had never heard about SIDS, or as they called it "crib death", and was angry that no one could tell me what caused this mysterious thing that took my son from his father and me. We were very young at the time and all the stages of grief affected us in different ways. Two years later, I learned I was pregnant again. After an extremely difficult pregnancy, I gave birth to our daughter Heather on Dec. 17, 1987. I called her my miracle child because of the difficulties of my pregnancy and having lost our son, she was a miracle to me. Unfortunately, that was short lived. My baby girl was gone. She passed away on Jan 18, 1988. Again, we had to lay a child to rest. No reason other than SIDS was given. How could this have happened again? Many, many years had gone by, yet I still hadn't really dealt with the loss of not one, but two children. This wasn't something that I would just talk about. Only those who were close to me knew of my losses. No matter how hard I tried, I could not allow myself to believe there was nothing I could have done to save them both. The typical denial, non-acceptance and guilt were at times unbearable. So many questions, yet no answer, was always weighing on my mind. When I spoke with my Grandmother the first year I signed on to SFS, I told her I needed a team name. She suggested SoulBabies. She said my babies’ souls are in heaven now. I loved the name, not just because it made sense but because my Grandma, a woman I have always admired, chose it. Today, all these years later, I still get the case of wondering what Christopher and Heather would be like now. What would they be doing. Would they be like their older sister? Would they have their own families? Participating in Spring for SIDS has helped me tremendously. I know I can talk about my SoulBabies now. I know they are above watching over our families. I know they know how much they were and are loved and missed every day. We have two very special SoulBabies guarding us. I am so grateful I found the SFS site that day, and grateful that I have the ability to help contribute to the research for the baffling, mysterious syndrome that's claims the lives of all our SoulBabies. I did not join this cause for just my own children, but in honor of all those lost to SIDS. I pray that answers are found in my lifetime, and we can all know more about the cause and hopefully a preventive measure to ensure no more parents, siblings, families or friends have to endure something so devastating. No one truly understands the loss of a child, unless they experience it themselves. No one understands what a surviving sibling goes through. That is not a burden I want other parents to endure. I hope that next year there is a way to memorialize not just one child on our page, but for us Subsequent Parents, a way to honor our other children as well. For not once, but twice, we endured heartaches that forever change our lives. Thank you everyone at The American SIDS Institute, Spring for SIDS and all the teams and their members for their dedication to this research. May we all have peace of mind and success and one day find the answers we so desperately seek. I look forward to participating every year in SFS Thank you for reading my story and teaching me that we are truly not alone in our quest for answers. God Bless you all! Kathi Murtagh Team Captain, SoulBabies

Having a bowling tournament along with selling shirts It will be held at Lucas Lanes in Blackwell Ok, 74631

Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship, Inc.® is a non-profit organization dedicated to community service, promoting and achieving academic excellence, and enhancing community and cultural consciousness. Our specific purpose is Supporting Women In Need of Growth, which facilitates the attainment of goals that are necessary for personal and professional growth. Swing welcomes diversity, encourages individuality, and offers a haven for women who feel a strong connection with their ethnic heritage. Our vision is to promote leadership, academic excellence, community involvement and civic and cultural consciousness. We strive to embody a Sisterhood through fellowship of women of all creeds.

Remembering Ayden Michael Hisquierdo 02/04/2015 - 03/18/2015

Our Angel Carter passed away when he was 1 year and 2 weeks old. He was our baby and forever will be. We hold this charity dear to our hearts bc we don't want anyone to suffer the way we have after losing our precious baby boy. Carter still lives in our home his pictures are all over our walls and his spirit surrounds us. We have been blessed with two more kids after him and we are now a family of 7 plus an angel in the sky.

This team has been created to show SIDS awareness 💙 in honor of my handsome son Elias Daniel who passed away from SIDS💙

On July 14th 2008 we were blessed with identical twin boys, Kaleb & Kenley. Although they came 5 weeks early they were strong and perfect! On September 15th 2008 a curve ball hit our life, that still haunts us to this day. We woke up to find Kenley wasn't breathing. I immediately began CPR and called 911. At the hospital the doctors broke the news that they were unable to revive my baby boy. We lost a part of us that day that we will never get back. When I discovered the Spring for SIDS foundation in 2010 it gave the loss of my son new meaning. Since then I have dedicated myself to spreading awareness and raising money each year to contribute to the mission of finding a cause and cure for SIDS. Until answers are found I will continue to stand up and remain hopeful that one day we will know how to stop this and one day put an end to the pain SIDS has caused us. https://youtu.be/dZcop1f060c

We lost my baby nephew before he turned 2 months old. He brought so much joy to our lives and this team and march is in his honor.

Brianna Plaster and her baby sister Valentines 2005

This is a senior project. We will be hosting a 5k in Hutchinson, Ks on November 13, 2021.