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Cora’s Story is a non-profit organization that was created by Kristine and Ben, Cora’s parents, in her honor. Please visit Cora’s Story to learn more about the beautiful baby Cora and her parents and their fight to raise awareness. One thing this organization does is “Wear Pink for Cora Day.” She was born on Nov 30, 2009, so on the 30th of every month we celebrate her birth. We wear pink, we Keep Reading Saved: breastfeeding donation for new moms You probably know by now (I hope) all about Cora. I think about her every day and write about her often. I give my students extra credit for participating on the 30th of each month in Wear Pink for Cora day. I wrote about the stories I heard and the pink I saw after August 30th. Well, another month has gone by and another of Cora’s birthdays has been celebrated. I collected the Keep Reading Cora in the Classroom I started teaching this fall at our community college. The subject is human biology and I thought it was the perfect place to spread the word about CHD and Cora. I wrote a post a couple weeks ago about how I’m offering my students extra credit on the 30th of every month if they do 2 of these 3 things: 1) wear pink 2) tell someone about CHD and 3) do a random act of kindness. Keep Reading Cora in the classroom As I was planning my classes for this fall – intro to human biology – I had a great idea. Always thinking about Cora, I decided to get my students involved. I have about 140 students… if they all know about Cora and go tell their families and friends – actually, if they even only tell 1 person! Look at how many people are now that much more educated and aware. It was WAY harder than I thought. I wrote “C.H.D.” on the board. No one knew Keep Reading Extra Credit for Cora |
      
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