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The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation

Colette’s Story and What’s Coming Next

Published 8 days ago • 2 min read

Dear Reader,

The world, especially when it comes to issues affecting maternal, perinatal, pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, and children, has been rather complicated lately. Between the Lindsay Clancy trial and the spotlight on a broken maternal mental health system, news of more obstetric units closing, a verdict in the preterm-infant formula cases, controversy over Vitamin K shots for newborns, and more.

We will be sharing more on these topics and more in the coming weeks, but for today, I am going to share about some of our upcoming events and hope you can join us!

What's Going On

We’re Picking Up Speed

...as we head into Night at the Races on October 22. I am still looking for a few more sponsors and for attendees and horse sponsors!

No Country for Mothers

We are so excited to be co-hosting a screening of this incredible documentary about the state of motherhood in the United States. I saw this and thought it was amazing and inspiring.

telling colette's story

I was so grateful to sit down with Winter, fellow loss mom, and share the story of Colette's birth with her. The episode recently dropped and I'm sharing it with you.

business women's luncheon

We will again be sponsoring the American Business Women's Luncheon on September 25 in Glenview, Illinois. Our friend Kristen Jacobsen will be the keynote speaker for this incredible event.

Sending a special thank you to our sponsors for Night at the Races on October 22, 2026!
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We are always looking for creative ways to help more families dealing with high-risk and complicated pregnancies, NICU stays, or loss. Some links in this newsletter are affiliate links, meaning clicks and purchases may help support CLTF's work at no extra cost to you. All funds received through affiliate links go 100% to our financial assistance program.

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The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation

The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation is a nonprofit with a mission to improve outcomes of pregnancy, childbirth, prematurity, and infancy, as well as aid in the grieving process through financial assistance, education, and advocacy

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