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For most that get married, having children is both desirable and inevitable. And at some point, the health of your future children will come to mind. For this reason, Wright and Lato would like to make our website visitors aware of a rare genetic disorder - Xeroderma Pigmentosum - that affects hundreds of American children and thousands worldwide.

This story appears on a wedding planning blog - WeddingPlanningandAccessories.com.

Please help create awareness for children with Xeroderma Pigmentosum.
Okay. So the wedding is over, and your life is getting into full swing. And for most brides and grooms, eventually the idea of children comes into the picture. While we all hope and pray that everyone's children will be born happy, healthy and live a long and normal life, unfortunately many will not. With this in mind, a very rare condition affecting hundreds of children in America, and thousands worldwide, recently got my attention.

Yesterday, Yankee manager Joe Girardi was a guest on WFAN's Mike Francesa sports radio program. Joe was speaking very passionately about Xeroderma Pigmentosum, an unusual genetic disorder that does not allow the skin to properly repair itself from exposure to UV light sources. Children afflicted with Xeroderma Pigmentosum - or XP - must avoid sunlight all together. A lot of their time is spent indoors and out of sunlight's way, but they can venture outside at night after the sun is down. And on July 24th, the Yankees hosted children with Xeroderma Pigmentosum at a night game against the Oakland A's to help raise awareness of this incurable condition (the Yankees won 6-3 - by the way).

A summer camp created to host children with Xeroderma Pigmentosum from all over the world has existed since 1996. The Camp Sundown Retreat House in Craryville, New York, offers a unique night camp program which gathers families and scientists from around the globe to share support, recreation, information and friendship under the safety of the stars. However, due to a lack of funds, the camp had to be shortened from its normal length of eight weeks to just two this year. Therefore, families with a child afflicted with Xeroderma Pigmentosum will unfortunately be lacking the complete Camp Sundown experience.

Read the rest of "Please help create awareness for children with Xeroderma Pigmentosum" at WeddingPlanningandAccessories.com.

The July 2009 issue of National Jeweler featured Wright & Lato's platinum wedding band style C7922-5GP in a special section dedicated to the latest platinum wedding bands and other bridal jewelry - The Platinum Club.

Download the recent National Jeweler article highlighting this platinum wedding band.

View a larger image of this highlighted platinum wedding band.

Wright and Lato's new collection of alternative metal wedding bands - Flexx wedding bands - recently debuted at the 2009 JCK Show in Las Vegas. These wedding bands are very new, and have just become available to the public. Some Flexx wedding band styles can also be made in other precious metals. Please contact a Wright and Lato wedding band retailer for more information. Or if there is not a store listed in your area, please have your local jeweler call us direct at 888-668-3551.

View Flexx wedding bands and classic titanium wedding bands styles.

Flexx wedding bands have been recently featured on WeddingPlanningandAccessories.com.

A new wedding band stamp has been recently issued by The United States Postal Service. The stamp features two gold wedding band styles created by American wedding band manufacturer Wright and Lato - C3023/6G and E18/5G. Both wedding bands are decorated with a unique hand chaste pattern, and may be purchased through Wright and Lato wedding band retailers nationwide.

From USPS.com:
A new one-ounce stamp featuring wedding rings is intended for use on the RSVP envelope often enclosed with a wedding invitation. The stamp features a photograph of two gold wedding rings resting on a small white pillow; a slender ribbon of white silk unites them. The photograph also was taken by Renée Comet.

Also featured on About.com, Stampnewsnow.com and Blog.techfun.org.

Wright and Lato, an American wedding band manufacturer with a long and storied tradition, is proud to offer the latest product brochure for its PGM Collection wedding bands as a free download. PGM Collection wedding bands were first introduced to the jewelry industry during The 2007 JCK Show in Las Vegas, and are now available to consumers at authorized Wright & Lato retailers nationwide.

An online video brochure can also be viewed at FindIttVideo.com.

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