News & Events

• December 11, 2007 - The Tiny Miracles Foundation, dedicated to families of infants born prematurely, lists CPR Teddy as a resource for families of preemies.
• October 19, 2007 - The Lynchburg Kiwanis and Circle K chapters donate CPR Teddy Kits and training supplies for one year to three community non-profits: Elizabeth's Early Learning Center, Miriam's House, and the Lynchburg ISD Teen Parent Program.
• August 20, 2007 - Berkshire Ambulance Squad donates Teddy Kits to local libraries for check-out.
• August 20, 2007 - Testimony from CPR Instructor using Teddy to train pre-school and grade school students.
• August 16, 2007 - Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma uses CPR Teddy to train parents.
• June 27, 2007 - Oklahoma City NICU uses Teddy to train parents.
• June 5, 2007 - CPR Teddy featured on Coolest-Gadgets.com.
• June 4, 2007 - CPR Teddy featured on MedGaget.com, internet journal of emerging medical technologies.
• May 27, 2007 - Teddy featured on Product-Reviews.net.
• May 17, 2007 - Japanese Distributor Visits Trainikins in Lynchburg, VA.
• April 26, 2007 - Charles Fishburne, WCVE News, interviews Melissa Waugh and Miho Camarata regarding the Japanese CPR Teddy
• April 24, 2007 - Press Release: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine announces distribution of CPR Teddy in Japan
• April 19, 2007 - CPR Teddy featured in the Nikkei newspaper, Tokyo, Japan.
• April 18, 2007 - The Commonwealth of Virginia donates the first Japanese CPR Teddy bears to Dr. Hinohara and St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
• April 16, 2007 - Trainikins, Inc. signs exclusive distribution agreement with IMI Co., Ltd. for distribution of the Japanese CPR Teddy, Tokyo, Japan.
• February 20, 2007 - Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, KY gives CPR Teddy bears to NICU parents
• February 19, 2007 - CPR Teddy featured on CBS WTVR Channel 6 - "Virginia This Morning".
• February 2007 - CPR Teddy featured in the February issue of Better Homes & Gardens.
• January 10, 2007 - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Vicky Brunet, featured on WSET ABC 13 "Living in the Heart of Virginia" with Tab O'Neill.
• January 1, 2007 - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Vicky Brunet, Trainikins President, Melissa Waugh, and CPR Teddy featured on WSET ABC 13 "Living in the Heart of Virginia" with Tab O'Neill.
• December 15, 2006 - News & Advance article about Virginia Baptist Hospital giving CPR Teddy to parents taking babies home from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• December 10, 2006 - Trainikins was proud to donate a CPR Teddy to the Ripatti family that was featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition with Ty Pennington. A Teddy was also donated to two other families that will be featured in upcoming episodes in February and March.
• December 2006 - CPR Teddy is named one of the best family products of the year in the 2006 Family Choice Awards (see picture on page 49)
• August 3, 2006 - CPR Teddy named one of the Outstanding Products of 2006 by the iParenting Media Awards. This is the second year in a row CPR Teddy has been granted this honor.
• July 29, 2006 - WSET News - Virginia Baptist Hospital gives teddy to new parents.
• Baby Talk magazine features CPR Teddy in February '06 issue.
• The Medical Post, December 06, 2005 Volume 41 Issue 42
• December 2005 issue of JEMS spotlights CPR Teddy
• Interview on KRLD Radio in Dallas on November 28, 2005. The story was also picked up by "America in the Morning", a syndicated news/info show that runs on hundreds of stations around the country. It was even heard in Lynchburg, VA!
• November 13-15, 2005, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Dallas, TX
• iParenting Media Award Winner, November 2, 2005
• CPR Teddy^TM as seen on WDBJ Ch. 7 10/27/05
• CPR Teddy^TM as seen on WSET Ch. 13 Evening News - October 2005
• CPR Teddy^TM as seen on WSET Ch. 13 Mid-Day News - October 2005
• Investment made by Carilion Biomedical Institute, September 2005
• September 22-24, 2005, MOPS International 2005, Dallas TX
• September 8-9, 2005, Fifth National Neonatal Nurses Meeting and Eighth Annual Mother Baby Nurses Meeting, Chicago, IL
• August 25-27, 2005, EMS Expo, New Orleans, LA
• Melissa Waugh and CPR Teddy^TM featured in the Blue Ridge Business Journal August 22, 2005
• July 2-5, 2005, Attended La Leche League International Conference, Washington, DC