REAL DIAPER ASSOCIATION NEWS: Volume 19, 30 May 2006
Real Diaper Events. When RDA established a program to
cultivate local cloth diapering leaders through the Real Diaper Circle
Leader training program, we knew it was one of the first steps to help YOU educate
about cloth diapers in your local community. As the idea and
interest for Real Diaper Circles has grown, RDA wanted to extend yet
another venue to talk and learn about cloth diapers. At
www.realdiaperevents.org
current RDA Members can connect with online cloth diaper users both
inside and way beyond the boundaries of their local communities.
WHAT IS A BLOG? For those not familiar with the word 'blog'
- a blog is a web log; an online, interactive journal where likeminded
community members can come post (enter information and submit it for
online publication) and comment (enter a response to a post,
submitting it for online publication) on our main subject matter,
cloth diapers.
RDA considers the
www.realdiaperevents.org
blog to be a natural, yet dynamic extension of its main website,
www.realdiaperassociation.org.
Categories for posting include:
- Cloth Diapering Advocacy SHOUT OUT!
- Cloth Diapering Testimonials
- Cloth Diapering in the News
- Keeping it Real
- Local Events
- REAL DIAPER GIVEAWAY
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Why We Choose Cloth. Upon joining, RDA members are asked to
respond to "Why I Choose Cloth."
Business
Member · Christy Perce,
owner of Maine Cloth Diaper Company wrote:
"I began cloth diapering because I wanted the best for my children and the environment. We were on a tight budget and I was tired of throwing away money and diapers, it seemed like the obvious choice. It didn't take long before I was hooked. Also, once I started cloth diapering and realized the chemicals that are in disposables, I was so glad I made this healthier choice for my children."
Business Member · Tamara Sanders,
owner of Cash For Diapers wrote:
"I am a single mom with a limited income. I knew cloth diapers were cheaper. then in the process of looking for them I received valued info. Had I known this with my other children
I would have used cloth then."
Individual Member · Melanie Vonfange, wrote: "Because it is better for the environment, my pocket book and my baby!"
Read more testimonials.
Advertising Opportunity. Up until now, the Real
Diaper Association has refused to sell advertising. However, we
discovered a way to accept advertising to further our mission to spread the
use of cloth diapers. If you haven't already noticed the TOP 468x60 or
SIDE 120x60 banners at RDA
and RDEvents, take a
look! Want to advertise your business? GREAT! 100% of your
received advertising monies will be used towards the Real Diaper Giveaway!
Advertising rates here.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?! RDA receives and answers emails daily
concerning cloth diapers and cloth diapering. Recently we received a
request from a member about what to do with the disposable diapers she received
as free samples in her mail. This member did not want to use them,
save them or give them away, but at the same time she did not want to
discard them either.
RDA wants to know what YOU would do - or what you HAVE done - when
you received free samples of disposable diapers in your mailbox.
All responses will be reviewed for publication in an upcoming quarterly.
Please send all responses to
publications@realdiaperassociation.org, including your full name,
contact email, and if an RDA Business Member, your website URL.
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ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES
My name is Claire Kimball. I'm a Community Health Perinatal
Worker at a clinic that serves uninsured and Medi-Cal patients. I work
with the prenatal program of mostly very low to no income women. We
get all sorts of donations of disposable diapers and I want to see about
possibly changing this and getting cloth diapers to be available to women.
Do you know of any place where I can get free/donated or cheap cloth
diapers?
Thank you,
Claire
If you can provide assistance, please contact Claire at the following email
address:
ckimball@lifelongmedical.org
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Cloth Diapering Advocacy
Tip #10:
Create a cloth diapering cake from prefolds, flats, or fitted cloth diapers.
Cloth Diaper Cakes make an interesting and conversation-provoking center
piece at baby showers or in hospital rooms! Make one for a new or
expectant mother. Be ready to demonstrate how to use the cloth diapers
- bring a few extra so you don't have to break down the cloth diaper cake
for your demonstration.
Create your
own Cloth Diaper Cake with these simple FREE instructions. If
you Google
cloth diaper cakes you will find a variety of instructions and/or
online cloth diaper stores that offer a variety of different cloth diaper
cakes.
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