Local group supports World Breastfeeding Week with celebration

Chi Chi Mama’s Breastfeeding Support Group will participate in the World Breastfeeding Week celebration on Saturday, August 3 and invites everyone in the community, including breastfeeding mothers and anyone who wants to support breastfeeding mothers to attend this event.

It will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Joplin Memorial Hall, 212 West 8th Street in Joplin.

This event offers fun for the whole family with games, free lunch, door prizes, vendors, and much more.

Theme for the event is Empower Parents: Enable Breastfeeding, as announced by World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action. World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals and organizations concerned with the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding worldwide.

Chi Chi Mama’s is a Joplin WIC affiliated group and is open to the community. For more information call 417-623-1928