I haven't been reading the boards for a bit--been on maternity leave--but one of my other networks for WIC Peer Counselors passed this post along... I XXX'd out the name of the marketing agent and contact info. "Hello! My name is (XXXXX) and I am a marketing specialist for Babies R Us. I was wondering if you might have anyone interested in participating in our Happy Bonding event in August. I've provided a few details below. Happy Bonding - August 9th, 2014 To support Breastfeeding Awareness Month, Babies "R" Us will be hosting an event called "Happy Bonding" in all of our BRU and Integrated locations. This event will take place on August 9th and will feature a prenatal and postnatal element. The event will provide breastfeeding education. We are looking for Lactation Consultants for this event in our store locations. 10:00-11:00 - Prenatal class 11:00-12:00 - Postnatal class We do ask that the volunteers are certified so that we can make sure moms are getting the most up to date information from a professional. We ask whomever is doing the event to provide a certificate to show they are qualified. This is a volunteer basis but in turn they will be able to hand out flyers or information to all incoming moms to our stores. Great way to advertise for many! We are also aware that some may need hours to help with their certification status. We also welcome them! Our main focus is to get every mom educated. We see a lot of new moms who either can't afford to go to hospital classes because of the cost, or moms who just don't know where to turn to. We also do prenatal classes in our stores with the same concept. In return we are getting those moms who are thankful for the information and have a business card to call when they feel overwhelmed. Store locations and contact information: XXXXX We appreciate all the help we can get since there may be some opportunities we are missing. Thank you again for your help! XXXXX/Local Marketing Specialist Chicagoland/Babies R Us So... forget the fact that they're seeking volunteers and not offering to pay for a prenatal class, talk to me about ethics, etc. While I think this might be an outreach opportunity for WIC agencies and their breastfeeding support, something about this just seems... off. Since Babies R Us is not exactly what you'd call WHO Code Compliant (selling formula, bottle nipples, etc.), I don't think this is an appropriate place to 'market' our services... I apologize, too, if this has already been discussed--as I said, a new baby has kept me off the boards the last couple months! Brandy J. Hansen, IBCLC The Mobile LC *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome