Socialize and Mobilize

Fundraise for March for Babies View in browser Using social and mobile media to raise money A fast, easy and effective way to ask for support for your campaign is through online, social and mobile media. We have some great social and mobile fundraising tools that are just a finger-tap away: ·         Facebook app: Link your Facebook and March for Babies accounts to access sharing tools. ·         Facebook: "Friend" the March of Dimes, and our posts will show on your wall. ·         Badges: Use our customized online signature tool as an email signature. ·         LinkedIn: Share your support of March for Babies with your network. ·         Twitter: Tweet about or follow us @marchforbabies. ·         Mobile app: Manage your campaign from your iPhone®, iPad® or Android device. ·         Mobile website: We've optimized marchforbabies.org for smartphones and tablets so it will automatically detect you're visiting from a mobile device, making it easier to see your fundraising page. And don't forget, you'll be rewarded for your efforts with these great thank-you gifts. March for Babies fundraising incentives Raise $200: March for Babies T-shirt Raise $350: $15 Gift Card* and T-shirt Raise $500: $25 Gift Card* and T-shirt Raise $1,000: $50 Gift Card* and T-shirt *Choice of Macy's or Kmart Gift Card Raise $2,500: $125 Gift Card* and T-shirt Raise $5,000: $250 Gift Card* and T-shirt Raise $10,000: $500 Gift Card* and T-shirt Raise $20,000+: $600 Gift Card* and T-shirt Raise funds at marchforbabies.org   Thank you to our national sponsors: This electronic message is sponsored by March of Dimes, a not-for-profit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). Donations to March of Dimes are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. For more information about the March of Dimes, visit our website at marchofdimes.com. This email was sent to elavine@marchofdimes.com. To unsubscribe from this type of appeal, simply send us an email here and you will be removed from future March for Babies mailing lists. To unsubscribe from all March of Dimes correspondence, simply send us an email here and you will be taken off our mailing list. © 2014 March of Dimes Foundation March of Dimes 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605

Preferred Vendor List

We posted a new preferred vendor list to the right. Please be aware of the order deadlines below.

 

McAlister’s Preferred Order Deadline – April 4^th

Corner Bakery’s Preferred Order deadline – April 9^th

New Fundraising Incentives

In raising as little as $200, you can reach the first incentive level and receive a March for Babies t-shirt. Keep fundraising, and you’ll find yourself with a Macy’s gift card!  And……………

·         Walkers who register & raise $100+ online by March 31 will receive entry to win 2 United Airline tickets.

·         Team Captains who register & raise $100+ online AND recruit 10 walkers who raise $25 each by March 31 will receive entry to win an iPad

·         Walkers who raise $1000 by March 31st and you have become a Top Walker and will receive:

• entry to win trip to VLC

• Local recognition

• Online Recognition (website & social media)

• Local community press release

• Walk Day Top Walker identifier

 

$200.00- March for Babies T-Shirt

$350.00- $15 Macy's or Kmart Gift Card & T-Shirt

$500.00- $25 Macy's or Kmart Gift Card & T-Shirt

$1,000.00- $50 Macy's or Kmart Gift Card & T-Shirt

$2,500.00- $125 Macy's or Kmart Gift Card & T-Shirt

$5,000.00- $250 Macy's or Kmart Gift Card & T-Shirt

$10,000.00- $500 Macy's or Kmart Gift Card & T-Shirt

$20,000.00- $600 Macy's or Kmart Gift Card & T-Shirt

Give Blood, Help Save Moms and Babies' Lives

The March of Dimes Dallas Division is partnering with Carter BloodCare to help save moms and babies’ lives.  Did you know someone needs blood every three minutes?  Pregnant women with certain medical conditions and babies born too soon or sick often receive life-saving blood transfusions. Blood helps fight infection and heal wounds. So, please sign up to help us save moms and babies today, http://bit.ly/1d7SSvz -- donate blood at our drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, on Friday, April 4 at the Dallas Division office (12660 Coit Road, Suite 200). You are welcome to drop off March for Babies collected money and receive incentive t-shirts for your team members who have raised $200 or more during that time as well.

 

Thank you for your continued support of March of Dimes.

 

 

Meet the Clay Family

Meet the Clay Family, who is the ambassador family for the 2014 March for Babies. To see their story click here and be sure to grab a kleenex, they will inspire you to keep fundraising and to march for babies on April 12. Feel free to share this video with your walkers.

Early Bird Fundraising Special

Raise $100 online by February 28, 2014 and receive a March of Dimes March for Babies water bottle. This exclusive March for Babies water bottle will be awarded based on your online fundraising level achieved by end of business February 28, 2014. Online donations can be made via PayPal or credit card. Your gift will be shipped to your registration address approximately 2 weeks after the deadline.

 

Thank you for your support of March for Babies! Only 47 days left until the 2014 March for Babies.

March for Babies Social Media Contest

March for Babies Social Media Contest!

Ready to get creative?  This year in 2014, Dallas March for Babies is kicking off the first social media contest!  So go ahead and be a socialite for babies! 

Rules:

·         To participate in the social media contest, you must be a registered March for Babies team.

·         Every social media impression for the contest must have the word “baby” somewhere (ex. A video counts if there’s a song with the word “baby”), but you have the ultimate creative license!

·         Make sure to tag your Twitter and Facebook posts with #MFBDFW!

·         Also make sure the post or video has your team name somewhere so we know it’s you!

·         ALL March of Dimes logos must be approved for you to post or use in your social media campaign.  Please click here to download approved graphics. Contact svogel@marchofdimes.com if you have any questions.

·         Please remember that March for Babies is a family event, all content must be family appropriate.

·         There will be two category winners:

o   Best 2014 March for Babies Social Media Contest Video

o   Best 2014 March for Babies Social Media Contest Facebook/Twitter Campaign

§  Keep a log of your posts/tweets and submit them upon the due date.  We will check your Facebook/twitter accounts along the way and at submission time!

·         ALL FINAL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE APRIL 1, 2014! 

·         Please send final submissions in by e-mail to Svogel@marchofdimes.com or to the March of Dimes office with subject: (insert your team name here, Social Media Contest)

o   March of Dimes Dallas Division

12660 Coit Road, Suite 200

Dallas, Texas 75251

·         The Social Media committee will select winner’s, who will be notified and will receive recognition and award at March for Babies! We will also announce the winner’s on our March for Babies blog April 8^th!

·         Make sure to check our Blog for highlights and updates on the Social Media Contest along the way!  www.marchforbabies-dallas.blogspot.com/

If you have any questions on our social media contest, please contact Samantha Vogel at svogel@marchofdimes.com. 

2014 March for Babies Kick Off

A big thank you to everyone who attended the 2014 March for Babies Kick Off Breakfast this past Friday at the Omni Hotel Dallas.

We were so proud to present the top individual fundraising award to Cedric Allen, who raised over $40,000 in 2013. This is Cedric's 17th year in a row to be the named the top walker!

March of Dimes was thrilled to present Citi with the top team fundraising award. Citi raised over $104,000 in 2013. This was Citi's second year in a row to win the top team fundraising award!

We are excited for the 2014 March for Babies and to see who our top fundraising will be. It is just 54 days away! See you then!

Kickoff Breakfast Rescheduled

Due to the inclement weather, the 2014 March for Babies Kickoff Breakfast has been rescheduled to next Friday February, 14 at 7:30 am at the Omni Hotel in the Trinity Ballroom. Thank you for your RSVPs.

 

Stay warm and be safe. We will see you next Friday!

 

Register for the 2014 March for Babies NOW!!

That's right, you can register for the 2014 March for Babies right now! 

 

Simply go to:  www.marchforbabies.org

 

You can type your user name and password from last year's campaign in the login window.  Team captains can be assigned and new ones created online, 2014 fundraising goals set, and employees can sign up to walk. 

 

March for Babies day is Saturday, April 12th 2014 and it will be here before we know it!

Premature Birth Report Card Released - November 1st

The March of Dimes grades states by comparing each

state’s rate of preterm birth to the March of Dimes

2020 goal of 9.6%. Preterm birth is the leading

cause of newborn death in the United States. We don’t

yet understand all the factors that contribute to

preterm birth. The nation must continue to make

progress in research to identify causes and prevention

strategies, and on interventions and quality

improvement initiatives to improve outcomes.

 

To see where Texas ranks, go to:

 

marchofdimes.com/reportcard

 

Prematurity Awareness Month

November is Prematurity Awareness Month® and when March of Dimes focuses the nation’s attention on the crisis of premature birth. Help us raise awareness about the serious problem of premature birth, the No. 1 killer of newborns. There are several ways you can show your support this month.  All collateral materials referenced below can be found in the Communications Toolkit: http://bit.ly/1co3rp1

 
How Team Captains can help us raise awareness:

INTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

•          Encourage employees to wear purple during Go Purple for Preemies Week. Then, share your photos with us on social media. (facebook.com/MODDFW and/or @MOD_DFW)

•          Program marchofdimes.com as your home page during November.                                                                            

•          Invite your staff to share their own stories relating to the March of Dimes mission – feature in a company newsletter, blog or on social media.

•          Host a lunch and learn to educate your employees about March of Dimes.

•          Post March of Dimes mission and/or World Prematurity Day PSAs on company’s Intranet. Mission: http://bit.ly/O1Usyz; World Prematurity Day: http://youtu.be/kkORCVo4liA (Celine Dion);

http://youtu.be/FrtmRQEjZ7o (Thalia).

 

EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

•        Pitch local media about your involvement in “Go Purple for Preemies Week” and Prematurity Awareness Month.

•        Turn your business purple: lights, fountains, message boards, etc.

•        Integrate the March of Dimes logo (Proud Supporter of March of Dimes) into company’s existing advertising, community outreach and public relations plans during November.

•        Feature a March of Dimes ad or story in your company’s publication.

•        Change your Facebook cover photo to our World Prematurity Day graphic.

•          Display March of Dimes mission and/or World Prematurity Awareness Month banners on your website.

•        Share or retweet social media Prematurity Awareness Month messages: facebook.com/MODDFW and/or @MOD_DFW

 

Please share your plans for Prematurity Awareness Month with us. For more information, contact Carmen Branch (cbranch@marchofdimes.com; 972/232-1349)

2013 March for Babies

 SUCCESS

        Saturday April 20, 2013, the March of Dimes held its 75th Anniversary March for Babies event at Norbuck Park at White Rock lake. As seen in the photo to your right, the turn out was outstanding and the energy was felt all throughout the park.
      With the tragic events that happened in Boston, there was some question as to whether the March of Dimes should continue on with the March for Babies walks. In response to the Boston tragedy the March of Dimes posted a “We Will March On” slogan the Wednesday following the attack; hundreds of teams, walkers, and volunteers came out in support of the cause, viewing our upcoming events and walks in DEFIANCE of what happened. We all walked for the children of Boston…and children all across the nation.  The overarching message being that March of Dimes supporters will not be stopped.  We will persevere and be strong in the fight to help all babies have a healthy start in life.

           

           Emotions ran high throughout the day as there was excitement to get the event underway. A live broadcast with a moment of silence for the Boston victims was followed by a booming kickoff of this years March for Babies accompanied by the sounds of cheerleaders and the crowd cheering. If you were in attendance you noticed that there were many new additions to the grounds. This year the March of Dimes' very own Linda Bailey implemented a memorial tent for all the families that have suffered a loss of a child, many attendees who saw the tent were moved by the notion and felt that this might have been what was missing in previous years, and at this years walk were then fulfilled by the memorial being part of the celebration.

           Its always fulfilling to see an event such as this one come together given its magnitude and observe the lives it touches. The feeling is unparalleled and words cannot explain the appreciation that is seen throughout the day by people who have been part of this organization for both a long while and not so long. In the years to come, we will continue to fight for babies, walk for babies, and raise money for babies. As we turn the page on this year's walk, let us keep in the forefront of our minds the reason we walk. We walk in remembrance, we walk for those closest to us, we walk in appreciation for our healthy children, we walk for the children we do not yet have; if you don't have a child you know someone that does, and that is why we walk. The March of Dimes looks forward to seeing you all next year at March for Babies 2014.

NEW INCENTIVE!!

2013 PARKING INFORMATION