Did you see Celebrity Apprentice last night? Former Twisted Sister rocker Dee Snider won $325,000 on the show, and he donated all of it to March of Dimes. Wow. Thank you Dee. You really are a rock star. Dee is also our Bikers for Babies spokesperson. Why does he do all this? Dee Snider has two [...]
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Dee Snider donates Celebrity Apprentice winnings to March of Dimes
Posted in Facts and Figures, In the News, March of Dimes, Our Partners, Our Volunteers, tagged babies, celebrity apprentice, dee snider, March of Dimes, premature on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Kendall Auto holds a Diaper Dash to help babies!
Posted in Benefit Event, Facts and Figures, In the News, March for Babies, March of Dimes, Our Partners, tagged babies, Birth Defects, dash, diaper, Kendall Auto, March of Dimes, premature on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The good folks at Kendall Auto Group held a special event yesterday to benefit the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. They put on a Diaper Dash. Much fun was had, $600 were raised, and KMTR News Source 16 was there to capture [...]
Fly somewhere WARM on us!
Posted in Facts and Figures, March for Babies, Our Partners, tagged babies, March for Babies, united airlines on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ready for some fun in the sun? Or maybe you just want to get out of Dodge for a few days. Either way, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a great chance for you to win a pair of airline tickets and be whisked away. All registered walkers who raise, collect and turn in $200 or [...]
How PacificSource raised $3,800 in 3 hours for babies
Posted in Benefit Event, Facts and Figures, March for Babies, Our Partners, Our Volunteers, tagged auction, babies, March for Babies, March of Dimes, PacificSource on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a guest blog from PacificSource’s own Kenny Weigandt. Thanks for sharing, Kenny! And thank you, PacificSource, for all you’re doing to help babies be born healthy! We called it the March of Dimes Silent Auction, but the word “silent” went out the window in a big hurry. Once the bidding opened up, things [...]
What you may not know about the PKU test
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, tagged March of Dimes, mental retardation, newborn screening, PKU on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know: The PKU test was the nation’s first newborn screening test. Developed with the help of March of Dimes, the test has been routinely administered since the 1960s, sparing thousands of children from mental retardation. PKU (phenylketonuria) is an inherited disorder of body chemistry that, if untreated, causes mental retardation. Fortunately, through routine newborn [...]
Announcing our 2012 Chapter Ambassadors!
Posted in Ambassador, Facts and Figures, March for Babies, March of Dimes, tagged 2012, Ambassador, katrina janowski, liam kliever, March of Dimes on March 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
We are so excited to introduce you to our 2012 Chapter Ambassadors! Katrina Janowski, 3, and Liam Kliever, 6, will be sharing their stories with us through their parents, Mary Pat and Karl and Courtney and Josh (respectively). You can read their stories here and learn about the struggles they encountered coming into this world. [...]
Have you seen our 2012 March for Babies video?
Posted in Ambassador, Facts and Figures, March for Babies, Our Partners, tagged babies, koin local 6, March for Babies, Oregon, Portland on March 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Get inspired with our 2012 March for Babies video, introduced by our Portland/Vancouver/Salem TV partner, KOIN Local 6, with anchors Alexis Del Cid, Amy Troy and Kelley Day. You’ll also meet Tylee, one of the many babies born too soon in Oregon and SW Washington; and if you look carefully, you’ll see some footage of the Portland [...]
Congratulations to our 2012 White Rose Luncheon Honorees!
Posted in Benefit Event, Facts and Figures, In the News, tagged March of Dimes, Oregon, White Rose Luncheon, women of achievement on March 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
March of Dimes is pleased to announce this year’s honorees for the White Rose Award. Five extraordinary women whose volunteerism and professional contributions in Oregon have had a positive and lasting impact on the state’s communities will receive the award during a luncheon in their honor on May 21, 2012. A special addition to the [...]
The Oregon Perinatal Collaborative launches, thanks to The Regence Foundation!
Posted in Facts and Figures, In the News, March of Dimes, Our Partners, prematurity, tagged 39 weeks, c-sections, hospitals, March of Dimes, Oregon, premature birth, the regence foundation on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Healthy Babies Are Worth The Wait Back in August of 2011 we rallied together 17 Oregon hospitals to put a hard stop on elective, non-medically necessary inductions and c-sections before 39 weeks. Every birthing hospital in the Portland metro area came onboard, a joint effort so unusual it garnered national (and international) press. Then we [...]
Happy Birthday FDR!
Posted in Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, tagged FDR, Franklin, happy birthday, March of Dimes on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a special day here at March of Dimes. Our founder, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on this day in 1882. Did you know FDR was: the first president to speak on television the first president to have a presidential aircraft. in office longer than any other president the first president whose mother [...]
