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 »
Listen in to Ohana radio tomorrow morning
Posted in In the News, March for Babies, Our Partners, tagged columbia memorial hospital, March for Babies, ohana, warrenton kia on March 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow morning beginning at 8:00 am the radio stations of Ohana Media Group will be all a buzz with talk of March for Babies. Paul Mitchell of Columbia Memorial Hospital, and our Lower Columbia March for Babies Chair, will be making the rounds with March of Dimes Community Director Jill Brown from station to station [...]
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 [...]
Need an afternoon snack? Northwest Community Credit Union’s got you covered.
Posted in March for Babies, Our Partners, tagged candy, March for Babies, Northwest Community Credit Union on March 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for a little pick-me-up this afternoon? Or any afternoon for the next few weeks? Stop into any Northwest Community Credit Union in Grants Pass or Medford and snag a little sugar. You know you’re going to eat some candy anyway, so why not get it here and help Northwest Community Credit Union’s March for Babies team [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How doulas help mothers
Posted in In the News, March for Babies, Our Partners, Pregnancy, tagged doula, March for Babies, March of Dimes, Vancouver Family Magazine on March 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ever wonder how doulas can help you through the birthing process, what their role is and whether they take the place of an OB-GYN or midwife? Pick up a copy of this month’s Vancouver Family Magazine and find out! While you’re at it, take a look at page 19 and let us know [...]
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 [...]
March of Dimes funded OHSU discovery may lead to new treatment for Rett Syndrome
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, In the News, March of Dimes, Our Partners, Research, tagged babies, March of Dimes, OHSU, research, rett syndrome on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to the brilliant scientists working on this research; which is funded in part by March of Dimes. On behalf of mothers and babies everywhere, we thank you! From HealthCanal: Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells – brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) [...]
