Multiple birthdays in Address Book on one card

Hi. I am trying to figure out how to list multiple birthdays for an entire family on one card in AddressBook. For example...
My sister has 3 children. I have her name in AddressBook that synchs with I-Cal.
I have her birthday listed but I want to find a means to list her childrens birthdates on the same address card so they appear in I-Cal too.
thanks..

Hi,
You could add the birthday dates as custom dates in Address Book and use Dates to iCal.
Best wishes
John M

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