Archives: CHEER-Champions
CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: TAKAYLA LIGHTFIELD!
This week, we honor the work of Takayla Lightfield, BA, a certified doula, Indigenous breastfeeding counselor and member of the Mnicoujou Lakota band, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Takayla is also the Ninde (My Heart) Doula Program Coordinator at the Division of Indian
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL!
Congratulations to Greenwood Leflore Hospital (GLH) for becoming Baby-Friendly designated on October 27, 2021! Greenwood Leflore is the first CHAMPS hospital to achieve designation through Baby-Friendly USA’s new virtual Part II assessment process. “We are ecstatic over the designation!” sh
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: MARIAM TUMA!
CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: AMIE RAKOSKY HOOD!
Amie Rakosky Hood is the Vice President of the Breastfeeding USA Board of Directors and an amazing advocate and supporter of breastfeeding. She was nominated by her colleague, Dana Saccomano, who said “she [Amie] not only counsels
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: FARZANA RAHIMI!
Farzana, who is Afghani and has previously lived in Iran, works for CHEERing as the manager of CHEERing’s STARS (Soccer Teams and Refugee Solidarity) program, and as a breastfeeding peer counselor and Farsi translator. But Farzana does so much more
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CINNAMOMS!
CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: AGENCY PARTNER INTERACTIVE (API)!
This week we would like to recognize Agency Partner Interactive (API) for their wonderful work on our new CHEER website. Agency Partner is a digital marketing, web development, and branding company based in
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: DEBBIE THOMAS!
Debbie Thomas, CLC, is a retired La Leche League leader and WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor in Rankin County, Mississippi. Debbie has served as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor for 27 years; she was nominated for her passion and consistency in advocating for breastfeeding. “In these
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: WHITNEY DULA!
Whitney Dula, BS, CBS, is a lactation counselor at Babies Born Healthy Montgomery County (MD), lead breastfeeding specialist at the Mama’s Dula, and president of the Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition. She was nominated by Jasmine Esmay, BSN, RNC-OB,
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CHOOSE LOVE!
This week’s CHEER CHAMPion is Choose Love, an organization that collaborates with local organizations to provide relief services and emergency aid where the need is greatest. Since their inception in 2015, Choose Love has reached over one million people through 120 projects in 15 countries across
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