The Exchange Club of Springfield, Ohio met Tuesday September 9th, 2025, in the Benham-Pence Alumni Room. Our first Guest Speaker was Clara Wiant, Buckeye Girls State Delegate 2025, who related her experiences at the Buckeye Girls State week at BGSU. Clara stated she learned more than she could ever need to know about the working of local government elections and parliamentary procedures. Clara is interested in corporate law, so here’s hoping she will stick with it and be very successful someday.
Since September is Baby Safety Month, our second Guest Speaker was Lori Lambert, Clark County Health Dept., who related many statistics and great information about safe sleep procedures for infants. She explained the difference between SUID (Sudden Unexplained Infant Death), and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). SUID is preventable while SIDS is not, as a SIDS death is unexplainable even after an autopsy. To reduce the risk of SUID, follow these safe sleep recommendations:
• Place your baby on their back to sleep.
• Use a firm, flat crib mattress with a fitted sheet.
• Remove all loose bedding, pillows, and toys from the crib.
• Keep the room temperature comfortable (68-72 degrees F).
• Do not smoke during pregnancy or around your baby.
• Breastfeed your baby if possible.
About three quarters of infant deaths occur in the adult’s bed, so the infant should always sleep alone. It was a very interesting and important presentation!
