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Article: Cal High senior project urges SIDS awareness
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- Whittier Daily News
- Article date:
- March 4, 2006
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WHITTIER - Amber Escareno has turned her senior year at California
High School into a tribute to her baby brother.
Although Amber was only 2 when her brother died of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome, his death changed the Escareno family forever.
Amber is using her senior project to help other families affected
by SIDS.
The 17-year-old is organizing a dinner and silent auction later
this month to benefit the SIDS Foundation, which educates people
about SIDS, provides support to families and raises money to find a
cure.
Her goal is to raise $10,000.
"I know a lot of people choose to do their senior projects just
because they want to pass," she said. "But I saw this as an
opportunity to do ...