Speaking for a group of LC's in Fairbanks, we are wanting to form a local
association for LC's and others, for the purpose of local continuing
education and networking.  At one time we spoke with the Washington State
ILCA affiliates and it was suggested that we might benefit from associating
with their group, just because our membership numbers in Alaska would be
small and the networking would be beneficial.  If any of you are members of
the Washington state ILCA affiliation, could you give us a contact name and
number for the group?  We have received some of your newsletters in the past
and really enjoyed the shared info, etc.  We are looking at either forming
our own ILCA affiliation, joining the Washington group (if possible?) or
becoming a local forum for a group we already belong to called "the Alaska
Breastfeeding Coalition" which is a statewide group based in Anchorage. Its
twenty below zero today, sunrise at about 10AM and sunset by 4PM, but our
LC's aren't allowed to hibernate- too busy!

Contact person here is: Dana Kent, RD, IBCLC
                        TCC WIC Program
                        122 First Ave.
                        Fairbanks Alaska, 99701
                        (907) 452-8231