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The Cradler
It may save your child's life
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"The Cradler"
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The Cradler
It may save your child's life
by Byron Blackwell
(see also the link to the radio show appearance, below)
On June 28, 2001, my wife, Tina, and infant son, Zacharia, died in a car accident. I was devastated and wanted answers. Why had my son been killed? He'd been strapped into an approved and properly installed child car seat!
In search for an answer I found out that car seats are tested for front and rear impact, not side-to-side impact. The accident with my wife and son caused the vehicle to roll over on its side .. and Zacharia died from a broken neck.
Like most people, my wife and I did not buy the most expensive car seat, nor the the least inexpensive car seat. We did what most parents do. We bought the middle-of-the-line car seat that we thought was the safest. My research later showed that on the most expensive child car seats, those which cost around $300-$400, neck supports are built in.
But it seemed to me there had to be a better answer than that.
I started searching to see if anything else could have prevented my son's broken neck, and found a very inexpensive item called "The Cradler" made by Kiddopumus.
And this simple product may save your child's life.
The National Transportation Authority says that they are not needed in a car, but at one time neither were seat belts or car seats. Look at how times have changed! It is only through education that simple neck supports will they will become mandatory in children's car seats. |
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I am not saying that by having one of these neck supports for children in a rolling, flipping, side-impact car accidents means they'll all survive .. but they'll be given a much better chance.
Getting the product into parents hands .. and back seats ..
I am a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, a wonderful family fraternity. I talked with my fellow members about the neck support and they got excited about it. So we launched the Zacharia Fund, named after my son, consisting of private contributions.
Each one of these neck supports costs $11.00 commercially, but I go through the manufacture and I buy them at cost for $5.00.
Since February 15, 2009, which would have been my son's 10 birthday, the Moose organization has seen to it that children born in Lake County, California, leave the hospital with one of these neck supports free of charge, and we have since expanded to Sonoma County as well.
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May of 2009 it was voted that every lodge in our District (which is 5 lodges -- Clearlake Oaks, which is my home lodge, Sonoma lodge, Santa Rosa lodge, Petaluma lodge, and Ukiah lodge) would support the work of the Zacharia Fund, so that at this point there are 5 lodges that have taken on the project.
I am very excited that at the California/Nevada Moose convention in Palm Springs, Sept 9-12, the Zacharia Fund is being brought to a vote that every lodge in the both California and Nevada will participate in the Zacharia Fund.
EDITOR'S UPDATE: The Zacharia Fund and "Cradler" project were officially approved as Loyal Order of the Moose efforts at the Palm Springs CA/NV Moose convention in Septemeber, 2010. Now the 800-some Moose Lodges in the two states, and all their members, will support getting these life saving devices to the families of every newborn in both states !!!
I often wonder what my life would be like now if I had known about these simple $11 neck supports before my family's tragic accident. I might still have my son today.
The Moose organization would like to see the distribution of "The Cradler" grow to the point where every newborn across the country might be able to leave the hospital with their very own "Cradler."
Order a FREE Cradler directly through me, no matter where you are ..
If you have any questions about "The Cradler" (or for information about how to make a tax deductible contribution to support the Zacharia Fund) please feel free to email me at byronblackwell7@yahoo.com or call me at 707-998-3740
Thank you very much,
Byron Blackwell |
PS: We'll be very grateful for any and all contributions to the Zacharia Fund that will help the Loyal Order of Moose offset the cost of this worthy project. |
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Here's all about Byron's appearance on the "Community Matters" This Week radio talk show, Sunday, Aug 22:
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Catch Byron on
"Community Matters"
radio talk show
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Sunday, Aug 22
8pm Eastern
5pm Pacific |
"The Cradler" - it may save your child's life - on "Community Matters" radio talk show
The Cradler is a FREE child car seat product that's being promoted by an individual who tragically lost his infant son to a side-impact car wreck. His goal is to provide one to every American newborn's family as they leave the maternity hospital.
We were delighted to have Byron Blackwell as a Special Guest on our "Community Matters" talk radio show on Sunday, August 22. Byron has found a simple inexpensive product that might have saved his young son's life .. "The Cradler" .. and, together with Loyal Order of the Moose, has established the Zacharia Fund, named after his son, to give them away .. a program that he'll explain he hopes will go national.
At this point, the Moose lodges in CA and Nevada will consider a two-state version at their upcoming bi-state convention in Palm Springs.
EDITOR'S UPDATE: The Zacharia Fund and "Cradler" project were officially approved as Loyal Order of the Moose efforts at the Palm Springs CA/NV Moose convention in Septemeber, 2010. Now the 800-some Moose Lodges in the two states, and all their members, will support getting these life saving devices to the families of every newborn in both states !!!
Byron's passion for doing whatever he can to help others avoid the pain of losing a child in a side-impact car accident is infectious. The NAACC and "Community Matters" is delighted to help him promote "The Cradler" and help him distribute the product .. FREE !!!
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Click below to listen to the "Community Matters - This Week show:
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| "Community Matters" This Week - 128 |
Sunday
8/22/2010
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Featured Show |
Child safety activist Byron Blackwell, whose infant son was killed in a side-impact car accident, is our Special Guest on "Community Matters" This Week .. radio talk show, Sunday night - 8pm EST, 5pm PAC. Byron and his local Moose Lodges are promoting the FREE distribution of "The Cradler," a simple soft neck restraint for child car seats to every newborn that leave a maternity ward in California and Nevada. They want the Zacharia Fund, which supports the effort and is named in honor of his son, to become a nation-wide program.
The host of "Community Matters" is Bill Murray, founder of the NAACC and LA Community Policing, the non profit which began as his reaction to 9-11 and has long since become the world's largest grassroots effort devoted to community based policing. The once strictly regional web site (LACP.org) has gone National, and features nearly 3000 pages of articles, information and ideas for how the community can become engaged in assuring public safety and improving the quality of American life. Join Bill and co-host Ms. MJ Goyings as they discuss this week's events and news. Frequent visits from special guests and episodes featuring important cultural issues are all a part of "Community Matters" .. where call-in participation is always welcome! |
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