MASON CITY – A fundraiser was held Saturday in East Park to raise money for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The money would be allocated for SIDS families and research.
The event in Mason City – and others around the state held today – was organized by the Iowa Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation, which is a statewide, non-profit, voluntary health organization dedicated to providing emotional support to SIDS and SUID families residing in Iowa, educating professionals and the general public about SIDS and risk reduction, and funding medical research into the causes of SIDS.
At the Mason City SIDS walk, there was food, raffles, a silent auction, kid’s games, bounce houses, and North Iowa Bulls Championship Trophies near the Prairie Playground. Event organizers raffled off a trip to NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 200.
Don and Vicki Fett of Clear Lake walked Saturday for their granddaughter Baylee Ann, who died in 2008. Baylee died in North Carolina and was given a full military rites burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Don said, because her dad was a marine.
“I was haunted by the loss of my granddaughter for a long time,” Don said, “but I’ve learned to accept it.”
Don was nice enough to share some photos of his other grand children.
“Just a few weeks after we lost Baylee, another granddaughter came into our life. It was God’s plan.”
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You said local? If you listen to the interview, this family was from North Carolina.
Rumor has as a lot on you too Peter.
Careful what you say if you are trying to get into politics…