CHERUBS Timeline

Throughout the years we have been very busy!

1995

CHERUBS is founded with 2 members; Dawn Torrence, mom of Shane Torrence, and Rhonda Montague, mom of Preston Montague

CHERUBS files for an Employee Identification Number, the first step to Non-Profit Status

CHERUBS is granted an EIN and 501 (c) III Non-Profit Status

CHERUBS Board of Directors is formed

Our first issue of our newsletter, The Silver Lining, is published

CHERUBS Parent Reference Guide was created

1996

First newspaper article about CHERUBS is printed

CHERUBS attend our first American Pediatric Surgical Associations conference in San Diego, CA

1997

CHERUBS first Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research Survey Results are published

CHERUBS New Member Packets are created

CHERUBS goes on-line

CHERUBS web site is created

CHERUBS first listserv is started

CHERUBS Prayer List is created

1998

We have our first Secretary, volunteer Judi Toth, mom of Christopher Toth

CHERUBS Volunteer Coordinator position is created

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research Survey Results are published

International & State Representatives are created

Cooking with Cherubs is published

CHERUBS 1999 Calendars are published

CHERUBS first bake sale

CHERUBS first raffle held

CHERUBS first on-line chats

CHERUBS membership grows to over 100 CDH families

1999

CHERUBS is contacted by ABC's 20/20 staff for input on a story of a cherub

CHERUBS members participate in Noah's Flood ECMO Fundraiser for National Children's Hospital in Washington, DC

Our first Grieving Parents Get-Together is held outside of Washington, DC

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research Survey Results are published

CHERUBS listservs move to Onelist.com, which becomes Yahoogroups

A forum for CDH medical professionals is created

New seperate listservs were created for grieving parents and parents of survivors

CHERUBS Advisory Committee is created

CHERUBS Conference Committee is created

CHERUBS Kids Book Committee is created

CHERUBS Fundraising Committee is created

CHERUBS Research Committee is created

CHERUBS Welcoming Committees are created

CHERUBS Card Committees are created

CHERUBS Grant Committee is Created

CHERUBS Welcoming Committees are created

CHERUBS Totebag Committee is created

CHERUBS Library Committee is created

CHERUBS offer parents free web site graphics

CHERUBS 2000 Calendars are published

CHERUBS first Lock-In Fundraiser

CHERUBS first t-shirts and sweatshirts are created

CHERUBS first Christmas Fairy fundraiser

Newsletter Tribute fundraiser is started

CHERUBS membership grows to over 500 CDH families

2000

Our first CHERUBS International Member Conference is held in Orlando, Florida

Our first Australia National Member Get-together is held

Our first Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research Survey Results are published

CHERUBS first message boards were created

Cooking with Cherubs Volume II is published

Our first Ebay Auctions are held

Our first Celebrity Auction is held

Listservs were created for our various Committees

2001

Family Circle magazine contacts CHERUBS for input on a story of a cherub

CHERUBS petition for Certification of Ultrasound Technicians is started

Our first North Carolina member get-together is held outside of Charlotte, NC

Our first member Candlelighting Ceremony is held

CHERUBS CDH Video Committee is formed

CHERUBS Australia creates it's own national web site

Australia National Member Get-together is held

Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

CHERUBS reaches 1000 members

2002

CHERUBS moves into it's first office

Our first Alabama member get-together is held

Our first Texas member get-together is held

Our first United Kingdom National Member Get-together is held

Australia National Member Get-together is held

CHERUBS 2nd Celebrity Ebay Auction is held

Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

CHERUBS is contacted by Lifetime Televisions "Strong Medicine" for a CDH story line

CHERUBS membership grows to over 1000 CDH families

2003

Member Ebay Auction fundraiser is held

Australia National Member Get-together is held

United Kingdom National Member Get-together is held

Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

2004

CHERUBS UK is granted Non-Profit Status

Heidi Cadwell represents CDH parents at the International CDH Study Group Congress in Texas

CHERUBS Listservs were created for each state and country where we have members

CHERUBS cafepress store is launched

Australia National Member Get-together is held

United Kingdom National Member Get-together is held

Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

CHERUBS 2005 Calendars are published

CHERUBS Adopt A Cherub Link Program was started

2005

CHERUBS submits research data for inclusion in the International CDH Study Group Congress in Germany

Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

United Kingdom National Member Get-together is held

Australia National Member Get-together is held

CHERUBS membership grows to over 1500 CDH families

2006

"Stories of Cherubs" is published

CHERUBS new web site is started

Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

Australia National Member Get-together is held

United Kingdom National Member Get-together is held

2007

With several other support groups, CHERUBS joins the Alliance of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Organizations

CHERUBS undergoes an NC State Department audit and investigation and passes with flying colors

CHERUBS Australia files for Non-Profit Status

CHERUBS Board of Directors welcomes new members

Angels for CHERUBS is started

CHERUBS New Member Coordinator position is created

CHERUBS new web site goes live

CHERUBS offers parents personal photo albums on-line

CHERUBS offers parents personal web blogs

CHERUBS offers dads their own forum

CHERUBS offers grandparents their own forum

CHERUBS Angel Ball Committee is formed

CHERUBS Golf Tournament planning begins

Ohio member picnic is held in Columbus, OH

Australia National Member Get-together is held

United Kingdom National Member Get-together is held

CHERUBS membership grows to over 1900 CDH families

CHERUB Web Site averages 300,000 hits per MONTH