Sunday, January 31, 2010

March of Dimes

March of Dimes Q and A

In just a few weeks we will be walking (maybe) for the March of Dimes and for babies just like Alexandrea . I have tried my best to think of possible questions you might have and provide answers to them. If you have other questions please leave them in the comment section of this post and I will try my best to answer them.

When is the walk?
We maybe participating in the walk. However, this year our big walk will be in Grants Pass which will take place on Saturday, April 24th at 9am. Please join us in the walk!!
They have changed the walk this year and have combined 2 county walks, the Medford and Grants Pass walk. I am so bummed that we will not have our local walk, the one that walked around the hospital that our little one was born at and spent the first 3 weeks of her life before being flown to Portland. The one with the NICU nirses that helped care for our little one. We our nor even sure, now how many nurses will walk since it will be 30 miles away.

How can I help?
Helping is easy! You can pray, you can walk, you can tell others about the March of Dimes, you can donate money or you can raise your own money. And if you are feeling especially motivated , you can do all of those!

How do I donate?
Donating is simple. You can click on the purple button located at the top. Once you click on that button you will be taken to a very secure page where you can donate using your debit card or credit card. If you aren't comfortable making donations online then you can send a check through the mail - just be sure to make it out to the March of Dimes.

How do I sign up to be a walker?
There are two ways to do this. One, you can simply leave me a message or send me an email and let me know you want to be a walker. Simple as that. Or, you can click on the purple button located to the right. Once you click there it will take you to a new page. There will be two options on that page. One says To Donate and the other says To Walk. If you click on the button that says To Walk, then it will take you to yet another page where you can sign up to walk and also set a goal to raise your own money. In the end, the money you raise will go toward Team Alexandrea's grand total.
I'm confused. What do you mean, "raise my own money"?
There are two ways to give to Alexandrea's Team. You can simply donate OR you can help raise money on your own. When you help raise money, you set your own goal and you seek out others to donate to YOU. Closer to the walk you will collect all of your money, send it to me and all donations will go toward Alexandrea's grand total. If you raise $200 you will receive a March of Dimes t-shirt. If you raise $500 then you will receive a March of Dimes t-shirt and sweatshirt. And so on, and so on.

I've never participated in a walk, what is it like?
Last year was our first walk and it was amazing. Last year we only participated in the Medford walk. The walk began at 9:00am so we all met up a little before then. We all began at the same starting point, but there were different routes you could do the longest route was about 6 miles. We took our own water bottles, but along the way there were stations with fruit and water. There were people walking, people running, people sitting along side the road and others that weren't able to walk and they stayed back at the starting point. Alexandrea rode in her stroller and slept the entire time. There were lots and lots of people and it was such a rewarding and special day!
The walk was over before lunch and different vendors supplied drinks and food.

Other information:
Please let me know if you have any other questions or need any other information.

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