Coming up...

Does your team have an awesome t-shirt that you are all wearing to March for Babies??  Then send in your t-shirt design to our office by April 8th!  Whether it is funny, colorful, sweet, we want to see them!  We will be announcing the t-shirt design winners at the March for Babies opening ceremony.

Last year's winners include:

Garland ISD

Balfour Beatty

Atlas Copco

Also, remember that your Tent Placement Form is due April 7th to secure your team's tent a spot at Norbuck Park.  We will be distributing the Park Map shortly after that date.

Check it out!

Please check out the right-hand side of the blog where all of the Important Documents are listed for March for Babies!  Parking information has been posted as well as the Route Map for the day of the walk.

Also, remember Cars and Coffee at Classic BMW is coming up this Saturday, April 2nd!

Corporate Spotlight #4

A brand-new March for Babies team, Interceramic Tile, is our Corporate Spotlight for the week!

They are only part-way through their March for Babies campaign and have already had some very successful fundraisers such as:

Valentine's Day baked goods and rose sale

Easter Egg Raffle (eggs were sold with raffle tickets inside and the winner received 4 midcourt seats to a Dallas Mavericks game!)

Granite sale (leftover granite pieces were sold and proceeds benefitted their campign)

Recycled scrap metal

This creative team has already raised over $10,000 for March for Babies!  Thank you, Interceramic Tile, for your passion and dedication... We can't thank you enough!

 Fun fact about March of Dimes:

Did you know that the March for Babies wasn't always a short 5-mile walk?  One of Interceramic Tile's security guards, Gene, actually walked in 1972 when it was 35 miles long!  He walked with four friends in New York and it took them 12 hours with full marine packs on!  Here's a picture of his medal:

Thank you, Gene, for sharing this with us and thank you for your support!

March for Babies App

March for Babies made simple. Right from your iPhone.

The March for Babies app let’s you take your fundraising with you. Just sign up at marchforbabies.org, then use the app for all your fundraising activities. Tap your way to your best campaign yet. Thank you for walking with us for stronger, healthier babies!
Easy to use:
· Set your fundraising goal
· Update your picture and story
· Check out your teammates’ pages
· Ask for donations

· Send follow-ups

· Share your progress
· Say thanks to your donors
· See up-to-the-minute online donations

· Add cash and check donations

· View event details and directions

· Get the latest info on March for Babies

The March for Babies app communicates with your March for Babies account; changes you make here will be reflected on your March for Babies fundraising page and vice versa.

Find news and information at:

marchforbabies.org

facebook.com/marchofdimes

twitter.com/marchofdimes

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Corporate Spotlight #3

This week the spotlight is on Pediatrix Medical Group!



Since their energetic campaign kickoff last Tuesday, Pediatrix has raised $590 towards their March for Babies goal!  They have 26 walkers registered and are ready to rock 'n roll with their great fundraisers that are planned for the campaign: hot dog lunch sale for their building and Easter beanie babies sale to name a few.

Thank you, Pediatrix, for all of your hard work!

Cars & Coffee



Benefitting:

Saturday, April 2 -- 8 a.m. to Noon

Classic BMW

6800 Dallas Parkway

Plano, TX 75024

(214) 778-2600

Cars and Coffee Dallas is a gathering of car enthusiasts where hundreds of proud drivers will congregate to kick tires and have a cup of coffee to benefit March of Dimes March for Babies.

There will be something for everyone to enjoy; classics, exotics, concepts, hotrods, motorcycle and motor sports. And it is all free, minus the coffee of course.

http://dallas.carsandcoffee.info/



NICU Experience

The following video was made by one of our very own Dallas March for Babies walkers!  Linda documents her family's happiness and heartache through this very touching video to remember her daughters' first moments of life.

Stories like Linda's are all around us.  We, at the March of Dimes, would love to hear more about your story.  Please leave a comment on the blog, email a March of Dimes representative, or join shareyourstory.org to hear from other families who have been through the same experience.

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Important documents & Webinars

The Route Map and Preferred Vendors List have been posted under March for Babies Materials (right-hand side of the blog).  Please be sure to check those documents out!  Having a tent at March for Babies is a great way for companies to celebrate their accomplishments and have a fun morning together!  Many companies like to offer a catered lunch to their walkers as well, so we have compiled a Preferred Vendors List with caterers and tent vendors for your use.  Please note that if you would like to have a tent at the walk, the Tent Placement Form is due April 8th!

 

March of Dimes is offering two types of Webinars for Team Captains-- new and returning--starting March 7th.  We hope this helps you understand how to use the Online Fundraising Tool and how it can help your team!

OFT: New Team Captains Webinar

In this webinar we'll cover:

Talking with your teams about OFT; logging in as the admin; communicating with your team; team pages vs. personal pages; team captain (online admin) dashboard vs. personal dashboard; online admin team report.

March 8th 2011 2-3 PM Click To Register

March 10th 2011 1-2 PM Click To Register

OFT: Refresher for Returning Team Captains

In this webinar we'll cover:

Talking with your teams about OFT; team pages vs. personal pages; team captain (online admin) dashboard vs. personal dashboard; online admin team report.

March 7th 2011 11 AM-12 PM Click to Register

March 9th 2011 10-11 AM Click To Register

March 11th 2011 2-3 PM Click To Register

Corporate Spotlight #2

We are 6 weeks away from March for Babies 2011!

This week the Corporate Spotlight is on:

 Ernst & Young, Haynes & Boone and Plains Capital

These three companies office out of Victory Park in Downtown Dallas and are joining forces to kickoff their March for Babies campaign!  The kickoff will take place March 8th at Victory Park where they will start registering walkers for their teams, selling Blue Jeans for Babies stickers, and they will be spotlighting our Ambassador family, the Cabanisses.  What a great way to kickoff their campaign-- I'm sure there will be lots of energy and excitement!

Thank you for you dedication to the March of Dimes mission.  We look forward to hearing how the kickoff goes!