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Tracy D. Nelson
Little Bit Publishing
tdn@cradlethethought.com
www.cradlethethought.com

Cradle the Thought Celebrates Mother’s Day by Donating to Mother’s Milk Bank at Austin

Austin, TX – May 9, 2001 — Austin runner, mother, and author, Tracy D. Nelson, will celebrate Mother’s Day by donating a portion of upcoming sales of her book, Cradle the Thought, to Mother’s Milk Bank at Austin (MMBA). Nelson and her daughter will be participating in the Daisy 5K, benefiting MMBA, on Mother’s Day, May 13, 2001. For every sale of Cradle the Thought that references "Mother’s Milk Bank", Nelson will contribute one dollar to MMBA.

Cradle the Thought; A Journal for the New Mother’s First Year by Tracy D. Nelson
(ISBN 0-9703947-0-5) is available from Little Bit Publishing. Cradle the Thought can be found at www.cradlethethought.com, Amazon.com, Borders, BookPeople, and several baby boutiques and gift stores in Austin, Texas.

The Daisy 5K, held annually on Mother’s Day, is the oldest foot race in Austin. The Austin Runners Club will be presenting the 24th running of this event this year. In addition to being the oldest race in Austin, the Daisy 5K was the first all women’s event, and remains that way to this day. This 5K offers individual age group categories, along with a variety of Mother/Daughter team categories, a baby jogger division, and a pregnant mother’s division.

This year, Austin Runners Club selected Mothers Milk Bank at Austin as its beneficiary. Race committee member Hazel Russell states, "In keeping with tradition, we have sought a charity that aims to help women or their families. In this instance we feel we have discovered a charity that exemplifies the essence of motherhood."

The mission of Mother’s Milk Bank at Austin is to establish a milk bank to collect, pasteurize, and distribute donor human milk to premature and ill infants and children in the Austin area; to educate the public about the superiority of breastfeeding over alternative forms of nourishment for babies less than one year of age; and to encourage breastfeeding and support breastfeeding mothers.

For more information about MMBA, visit www.mmbaustin.org, or contact them at 512/494-0800.

For more information about the Daisy 5K, visit the Austin Runners Club web site at www.austinrunners.org, or contact race director Heather Stillman at hstillman@prodigy.net.

Little Bit Publishing is located in Austin, Texas. For more information about Cradle the Thought, visit www.cradlethethought.com. For additional information or a review copy, contact Tracy D. Nelson at tdn@cradlethethought.com.

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