Walking Shoes Ready?!

We're just over 6 weeks away from the Salt Lake March for Babies event! Are you ready? Are your shoes ready?! If not, you need to pick up a pair that supports the March for Babies event! Famous Footwear is a national sponsor of the March of Dimes and specifically the March for Babies event. Every year they debut the "official" shoe of the march and this year it is a Dr. Scholl's Inferno 2! You can pick this shoe up at most Famous Footwear locations or online. For every pair sold Famous Footwear will donate $5 to the March of Dimes. So if it's time for new sneakers - these should be great to sport at the walk! Click HERE to learn more.

Rally!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

There are only 59 days until the Salt Lake March for Babies! Everyday we are seeing more people register, new facebook fans and banners on blogs! This is a great way to spread the word of the march and if you haven't already please click HERE to be directed to the March for Babies website and use the tools on your fb page, blog and email signature. Near the bottom of this page is a new tool - Team Badges! These are badges you can put on your blog or make it your profile picture/avatar on facebook. Please let the members on your teams know about these tools to spread the word.

This Saturday we are having our first family team rally! The rally is a great event to get excited and prepared for the march. You will have an opportunity to watch the new March for Babies video, get supplies (posters, change buckets, registration forms, etc.), get your poster board for Ambassador Avenue and meet other members of family teams! This is a family friendly event and we will have some things to keep little ones entertained. The rally is open house style so stay for the full two hours and work on your poster (bring pictures if you'd like) or stop in for 5 minutes to grab some supplies.

Even if you haven't yet registered for the march please come to the rally and get some more information and then run home and register!

See you Saturday!

The rally is located at The Gathering Place at Gardner Village

1100 West 7800 South

West Jordan, UT

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Team Spotlight: Mills Miracle Munchkins

What is your team name?
Mills Miracle Munchkins

How many years have you participated in march for babies?
2010 will be our 4th year

Approximately how many team members have you had?
Usually around 10-15 people

What was your reason for first participating?
We felt that participating in the March for Babies was something we could do to possibly help others avoid a situation like ours. It was the only thing we could find to do in a situation where we felt so helpless.

What is your best memory of a march?
We think it's neat when we get to tell our story... Our first March was at Wheeler Farm. Along the walk, there were a lot of stops along the way and we were interviewed by Synagis. Our next year, we had stopped to look at our poster on Ambassador Avenue and a newspaper reporter was curious about our preemies. Our little boy's picture ended up in the Deseret News. Kind of fun to share our reason for being there.

Did you fundraise for your team? Any tips or advice for fundraising?
In the past we've just used the online fundraising tool. We sent out an e-mail with a link to our team's website. The website has our story and a slideshow documenting our journey and telling about why we support the March of Dimes. This year, I've been selling some flower hair clips to earn money for the team. I'm also considering selling Plushland or using collection buckets at our doctor's and dentist's offices.

How have you felt after participating?
We always feel great after participating. We feel like the March of Dimes gives hope to families like ours and has done a lot of good for many babies. It's the least we can do considering the help they provided to our babies.

Team Mills Miracle Munchkins
Submitted by team captain Jenalyn

It's March...time to get ready to March!

It's March 2nd and before you know it you'll be tying your laces to walk in the Salt Lake March for Babies walk! Spring is just around the corner so now is the time to REGISTER your team, RECRUIT walkers to join you and start FUNDRAISING for BABIES!

Yesterday the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange was rung by March of Dimes celebrity spokesperson Sherri Shepherd of The View. Sherri Shepherd has a son who was born three months prematurely and she's been an advocate and spokesperson for the March of Dimes ever since. This ringing of the bell was the official kick off to this year's March for Babies in over 900 communities in the U.S. To read more click here.

Also in the news is one of March for Babies biggest sponsors, Kmart. Over the past 26 years Kmart has raised $79 million dollars for the March of Dimes. Last year they raised over $8 million dollars! This is an amazing amount of money and if you are looking to support a company that supports the cause of the March of Dimes head to Kmart! Now through May 31st you can make a donation at any store cash register for $1., $5., or $10.

So the rest of the country is getting ready for the march, are you?! If you haven't yet please register and spread the word that you are walking through the many tools provided through the March for Babies website. We have just over 2 months before the march so you want plenty of time to fundraise and get the word out!