Hi All,

Those of you who listen to NPR (National Public Radio) may be familiar with 
the on-air commentaries people read that are about a vast variety of 
subjects.  A couple of days ago a man was reading his commentary about 
something that Katrina had brought to mind for him.  As I fixed dinner, I 
listened to his commentary very closely and absorbed what he said (at least 
at the time!  ;-).  Thousands, if not millions, depending on whether this 
was a Southern California-only broadcast or one of the syndicated shows 
broadcast nationally probably also heard him.  A light went off in my head 
when I realized that here was a great "soapbox" with which to express the 
importance of breastfeeding, possibly tying in  the situation of mothers 
and babies in Katrina's wake.

I wish I had it in me to come up with a commentary that would really get to 
the heart of the matter regarding breastfeeding, and possibly I do and I 
will continue to explore my thoughts and see if I can get them into a 
succinct, readable piece that will grab people's attention.  But I 
immediately thought of all you fellow bf advocates, many who are vastly 
more well-versed in explaining breastfeeding's importance than me.  Might 
one of you be able to come up with a piece to send to NPR?  The piece need 
only be about 300 words and take about two and a half minutes to read 
aloud.  Here is the link to NPR that explains the 
requirements  .http://www.npr.org/about/pitch/commentary.html

Just a thought,
Dianne Oliver, LLLL, IBCLC
Simi Valley, CA
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Holistic Lactation
805-582-2058
www.holisticlactation.com

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