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Help save babies

This holiday season, you are invited to celebrate in a unique way — ensuring babies are nestled all snug in their beds. The Florida Department of Children & Families along with Healthy Families Florida is partnering with HALO® to encourage the gift of safe sleep and potentially save a life.

You can participate in this holiday project by donating a deeply discounted HALO SleepSack® for $10 to a family in need during the month of December. SleepSacks replace loose blankets in the crib that can cover a baby’s face and interfere with breathing.

To make a donation, visit HaloSleep.com/SafeSleepFL. The donated SleepSacks will be distributed to parents of newborns through Healthy Families Florida.

So far this year in Florida, 44 infants under the age of 1 have died from unsafe sleep.

For a small donation, you can truly give the gift of life.

Mike Carroll, secretary,

Florida Department of Children and Families,Tallahassee

This story was originally published December 14, 2014 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Help save babies."

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