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RBaby Food and Wine Gala To Celebrate Babies #RBabyMom

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As you know I filmed a public service announcement supporting the RBaby Foundation and recently, I had the pleasure  of attending the annual R Baby Food and Wine Gala at the Plaza Hotel.

Julia Beck (fortyweeks.com), Andrew and PhyllisRabinowitz(RBaby Founders), Rebecca Levey (kidzvuz.com)

While I know the story of how RBaby Foundation was born out of the tragic passing (Born healthy, Rebecca developed suspicious symptoms that were misdiagnosed as a common cold in the Emergency Room. Discharged from the hospital, Rebecca died the next morning– at just nine days old –the result of the entroviral infection that could have been treated if properly diagnosis)  of Andrew Rabinowitz, Partner and COO of Marathon Asset Management, and his wife Phyllis’ newborn daughter, I was proud to do my little part in helping raise awareness  and support of a cause that impacts children all over the country.

 

 

 

 

As you can well imagine, The Plaza was an amazing place to bring together people to support RBaby and boy what a crowd. While Edward Kennedy, Jr. was the keynote speaker and I was riveted by Phyllis’s speech reminding us  that  babies are not mini-adults and require specialized medical training and equipment. And that Emergency Room doctors must be properly trained and confident while treating infants and most importantly, every minute can make the difference between a life or death outcome. Did you know that to date, there is no standard definition of a Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) in the U.S. and little clarification provided to parents on where to find the best available care for their children in an emergency? Truly scary!

But  the the highlight of the evening for  me was cheering on Julia Beck, of Forty Weeks who received the first every RBaby Champion Award for her work with the Foundation. Julia is an amazing woman and I was happy to be there dressed to the nines like a celebrity  to support her amazing work. I truly don’t know how she does it.

RBaby Food and Wine Gala 2012

 So even though this was “fancy” fundraiser to bring awareness to RBaby’s Foundation’s mission working  with Doctors and hospitals to improve  emergency care training programs to save babies lives, I was impressed that there were booths set up to provide information to  those who may not be aware of the minimal education that emergency pediatric doctors receive.
Of course, I was not the only blogger invited to the gala. Here is a shout out to all the amazing women, I have come to know and love who were there with me.

The R Baby Foundation has been working hard to raise awareness for parents, doctors and hospital centers who need to learn more about pediatric emergency care, Want To Do Your Part? 


Comments

  1. Darius Xzavier says

    Its a great initiative of R Baby Foundation. They are trying to raise awareness about pediatric emergency care among parents, doctors and hospital centers. Its really a great initiative for child’s.

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