March for Babies was
a great day for Dallas and for our Dallas Family Teams! The event had a
record 30,000 walkers this year!
Thank you to each and
every Family Team Walker for your dedication to the cause, your fundraising
efforts and the time you took out of your day to March for Babies. Our
Dallas Family Teams have raised close to $200,000 so far and we’re not done
yet! Please be sure to turn in all Cash and Check Donations no later than
May 23rd to qualify for these amazing walker incentives below:
$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
Turn in all Cash and Check Donations
Have you turned in
all Cash and Check donations to March of Dimes? This can be done in
several ways as listed below:
1. Turn
in donations at the March of Dimes office. You can stop by any week day
from 9am-5pm to our Dallas March of Dimes office at:
March of
Dimes – Dallas Division
Attn: Linda
Bailey
12660 Coit
Road, Ste 200
Dallas, TX
75251
2. Mail
in donations to the March of Dimes office address above. Please make sure
to note the Team Name and the Walker name that donations need to be posted to.
Please note,
cash and check donations do not get added to your team and walker totals for
incentive purposes until they are received by our office. The deadline
for turning in donations to earn incentives like those listed above is May 23rd!
Be a Virtual Walker
If you were unable to
join us at March for Babies this year, you still can participate as a virtual
walker. Register as an individual or set up a team at marchforbabies.org
and fundraise between now-May 23. We even have an app for IPhone
and Android
users for fundraising on the go.
This is a great
option for any family members or friends that could not attend March for Babies
but still want to help support the cause and your family team!
Thank You
Natalie and I have so
many people to thank for making the Family Teams experience on walk day a great
one. They say that it takes a village to raise a child and the same can
be said for creating the Family Teams Tent, Memorial Tent and Path of Hope!
These areas at March for Babies are only made possible through generous
donations of time, volunteers, and financial support.
Family Teams Committee
Every year, we work
with an amazing group of volunteers, our Family Teams Committee. These
are comprised of Family Team Captains that volunteer their time throughout the
season to mentor new family teams, set up events, brainstorm unique fundraising
ideas, raise awareness in the community and help us to make the Family Teams
top priority on March for Babies Day. Natalie and I could not accomplish
all that we do during March for Babies season without these incredible Family
Teams Committee Members!
Family Teams Tent Sponsors
A HUGE Thank You to
these 5 companies: Rogers-O’Brien Construction,
Baker Triangle, Texas Air Systems, Cummings Electrical, and MHBT, Inc.
These companies not
only supported the Family Teams Tent with their sponsorship dollars but also
sent over 50 volunteers to help set up on Friday, April 11th and to
work at the Family Teams Tent on March for Babies Day. These volunteers
helped us hang banners and celebration towers, set up tables, Path of Hope
signs, did face painting, worked the food tables on walk day, helped in the
Preemie Pit and cheered on walkers along the walk route. We can never
thank these companies enough for making your Family Teams Experience special
and memorable!
Path of Hope
Thank you to Perkins+Will for being our Path of Hope sponsor
this year! Without your sponsorship, we would not have the opportunity to
honor these special babies both those in our arms and those we hold dear in our
hearts. The Path of Hope is very personally meaningful to me because my
own daughters are represented, both with an In Honor Of sign for Kaitlyn Bailey
and an In Memory Of sign for my angel Madison Bailey. These signs mean
more to our mission families than we can put into words.
A special thank you
to Maria Brock and John Andrew at FedEx for
donating their services and materials for the printing of the signs on
corrugated plastic signs this year! This made our signs much more durable
than in previous years and our families loved them!
Memorial Tent
We would like to
thank Dr. Delphinium Designs + Events for
the donation of beautiful fresh flowers for our Memorial Tent. It made
the tent a serene environment for our families to remember our sweet babies…no
longer with us but always in our hearts.
Family Teams Tent Food
Thanks to Walgreens for providing granola bars, capri suns
and chips for our family teams. Drinks were provided courtesy of a
donation from Dr. Pepper coordinated by one
of our family team captains Frankie Delgado.
Thank you to Central Market – Lovers Lane Store for
providing the bananas and apples for the tent.
Family Teams Lunches
A really big THANK YOU to the Omni
Dallas Hotel for providing 1,200 lunches for our family teams to eat
after the walk!
Walgreens
I would like to send
a special shout out to Walgreens Manager
John McFadden who coordinated the donation of bubbles, diaper changing
supplies, coloring books, candles, Kleenex, and many other items to make our
Family Teams and Memorial Tent inviting and convenient for walkers. John
and Walgreens have supported the Family
Teams Tent for the past 4 years and we are so grateful!!
Focus Photography
Thanks to Daniel Simpson at Focus
Photography for being our Family Teams Photographer this year.
Daniel is a walker, supporter, and friend of the Brown Family and Team
Cinco. He has donated his time to March of Dimes the past three years
taking pictures of the tents and of our family teams. He sacrifices the
ability to walk with his beloved friends on Team Cinco to support all family
teams. We are so very grateful Daniel for the generous donation of your
time and talents!
If you would like to
see or order any pictures that may have been taken on March for Babies Day,
please go to the Focus Photography link below:
These companies
listed above have been so very supportive of March of Dimes and Dallas Family
Teams. Please return the favor and support these businesses when you have
the opportunity and please let them know how much we all appreciate their
dedication to helping babies and families like ours!
Linda Bailey
Community Director
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