Here are some upcoming opportunities for Leaders and families to gather and share information about breastfeeding and LLL.
March 6: LLL of Kansas/Oklahoma Continuing Education Event: Breastfeeding 2015: Real Strategies for Real Life. The Meridian Center, Newton, Kansas. Featuring Cathy Carothers, BLA, IBCLC, FILCA.
March 7: Leader Day LLL of Kansas/Oklahoma. Leader Applicants and interested mothers invited. For more information, contact Melinda at melindatoumi@gmail.com or visit http://www.kansaslll.org.
March 27-28: LLL of Connecticut Health Care Provider Seminar and Leader Enrichment Workshop. Four Points by Sheraton, Meriden, Connecticut.
March 27: Hot Topics in Breastfeeding. Featuring Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC.
March 28: Leader Enrichment Workshop for LLL Leaders, Leader Applicants, and interested mothers, LLL of Connecticut. For more information, contact Meg at meg.g@lllct.org or go to www.lllct.org/events.
April 11: LLL of Western Pennsylvania Parenting and Breastfeeding Conference: The Voice of the Ages, Wisdom of Our Instincts
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh-Green Tree in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Featuring Dr. David Lobur. For more information, contact Janet at j_burtt@comcast.net or go to www.lllofwpa.org/conference.
April 15-17: Breastfeeding: The Gold Standard; The Dyad, Public Health and Policy. Sponsored by LLL of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Natchez Grand Hotel and Convention Center, Natchez, Mississippi. Featuring Marsha Walker, Donna Logan, and Dr. Becky Saenz. For more information, contact Laura at LLLGWright@aol.com or go to www.breastfeedingthegoldstandard.org.
April 17-18: La Leche League of Michigan Area Conference: Celebrate FamiLLLies: Love, Laugh, and Learn. AL!Ve: Your Community Well-Being Place, Charlotte, Michigan. Featuring Teresa Pitman. For more information, contact Amity at amitygreer@gmail.com.
April 17–19: LLL of Garden State Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference: Breastfeeding under the Stars. Hotel Somerset-Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey. Featuring Linda K. Smith, MPH, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA, co-author of Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family. For more information, write to GSANconference@gmail.com, visit www.LLLGardenStateConference.org, Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/GS2015, or Twitter @LLLGardenState.
April 25, 2015: La Leche League of Kentucky/Tennessee Leader Enrichment Day: The Leaderly Art of Helping. CrossWay Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. For more information, contact Michelle at kytn.acl.michelle@gmail.com or go to www.lllofkytn.org.
May 1–2: LLL of Minnesota/Dakotas Area Conference. Hotel Marriott Minneapolis West, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Featuring Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, co-author of Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family. For more information contact Anne at LLLAnneMN@gmail.com or visit www.lllofmndas.org/2015-spring-conference.html.
May 22-24: LLL of Southern California/Nevada Area Conference: Supporting a Breastfeeding Culture. Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa, Newport Beach, California. Featuring Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FACPM, FABM, FILCA and LLL co-Founder Marian Tompson. For more information, contact Sue at sgarcia199@gmail.com or visit http://www.lalecheleaguescnv.org.
October 9-11: LLL of New York Area Conference: Foundations for a LLLifetime. Hilton Albany, Albany, New York: Featuring Marian Tompson, LLL co-Founder. For more information, contact Jennifer at Jennifer.acc.lllofny@gmail.com or go to www.lllnyconference.org
October 9-11: LLL of Sunshine State Healthcare Provider Seminar and Parenting Conference. Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, Daytona Beach, Florida. Featuring Kathleen Kendall Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA on October 9th and Peggy O’Mara and Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD, on October 10-11. For more information, contact Catherine at LLLSunshineStateConference@gmail.com or go to lalecheleagueofthesunshinestate.wildapricot.org.
November 5-9: LLL Alumnae Association Trip. Charleston, South Carolina. Sightseeing to historical areas, cultural entertainment evening, and group activities. Active LLL Leaders, former LLL Leaders, and current and former LLL members are invited. For more information, contact info@lllalumnae.org or go to www.lllalumnae.org/news.
