Chichester Business Association and SIDS of Pennsylvania 5K Run/2-Mile Walk Set for Aug. 31

The annual Chichester Business
Association and SIDS of Pennsylvania 5K run and 2-mile walk, set for Aug. 31 at
8500 Furey
Rd. in Upper Chichester, will again benefit the Cribs for
Kids program to combat Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome.  

The race has raised tens of thousands of
dollars over the years for the Cribs for Kids program, a national program that provides
underserved families with education, awareness and cribs to curtail infant
deaths and injury resulting from an infant’s sleeping environment.
Crozer-Keystone Health System partners with the national Cribs for Kids program
to serve those in need in DelawareCounty. The health system’s Women and
Children’s Health Services department, based at Community Hospital in Chester, oversees the
program.

Registration for the walk/run begins at
3:45 p.m., and the race begins at 5 p.m. All participants will receive T-shirts,
and trophies will be awarded to the top male and female finishers. Entry fee is
$20, and $25 on the day of the race. A carnival and outdoor movie will be held
following the race. For more information, visit www.runtheday.com. You can
also contact Jon Ferro at
610-485-1356.

The inspiration for this fund-raising
effort is a Delaware County family who lost their son to Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Little David Angelo Cruz, son of Dave and Adrianne
Cruz of Collingdale, passed away of SIDS in September 2008 when he was just two
months old.

Though devastated by their loss, the
Cruzes and their extended family members decided to turn their focus to
promoting SIDS awareness in the community. Through the Chichester run and other efforts, they have been able to
achieve this goal and to provide outstanding support to Cribs for Kids. Through
the family’s efforts, dozens DelawareCounty families have had access to new
cribs for their babies.

“We are extremely grateful to the Cruz
family and the rest of their extended family who have so generously supported
Cribs for Kids,” Joanne Craig, director of Women and Children’s Health Services.
“We look forward to working with them into the future to raise awareness of SIDS
and actions families can take to reduce the risk of
SIDS.” 

The Cruz family has created a Facebook
page and website (http://www.davidangelocruz.memory-of.com/about.aspx)
to keep Angelo’s memory alive. 

Connecting with Cribs for
Kids

Cribs for Kids asks those in need of a
crib to contact their school, church, social or human service agency to complete
a referral form. The referring agency will submit the completed referral to the
Delaware County Cribs for Kids program. Once a family is approved, they need to
come to the Women's and Children’s Health Services office to participate in a
health education program prior to receiving the
crib.

A follow-up phone call is made to the
family several weeks after picking up the crib to answer any questions or
address any concerns that may have come up.