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Metro Phoenix March for Babies
Wesley Bolin Plaza
 
7:00 am Check-in
8:00 am Official Start

March for Babies is the new name for WalkAmerica. While the name has changed, our mission has not. The money raised through March for Babies will support lifesaving research, community services, education and advocacy that help babies get a healthy start.

Invite friends, family, co-workers or classmates to team up with you to raise funds and join other dedicated volunteers in front of the Arizona State Capitol for a beautiful four-mile walk through historic Phoenix and a great post-walk celebration with food, music, a Kids Zone and much more!

March for Babies State Chairman: Martin L. Shultz, Vice President, Government Affairs, Pinnacle West

NEW MARCH FOR BABIES INCENTIVES!
Because you wanted to give even more…

Many of our walkers have suggested that we use funds for incentive gifts you’ve received in the past to give more to moms and babies instead.  You’ve told us that the greatest prize you could receive is the satisfaction of knowing you have had a direct impact on helping a family.

So this year, we’ve teamed up with the Arizona’s Children Association and Kmart to give families in need the supplies they need when they have a newborn. 

Walkers who raise $200 or more will still receive T-shirts – and walkers who raise $350 or more will receive a T-shirt and sweatshirt.

When you raise $500 or more, a donation will be made to a family in your county identified by the Arizona’s Children Association. 

Here are a few examples of how we’ll use funds you raise:

$10,000 and above
3 families in need will receive a car seat, high chair, baby monitor, one case of diapers, a newborn starter set and a diaper bag.

$2,500  - $4,999
1 family in need will receive a car seat, one case of diapers, a newborn starter set and a diaper bag.

$1,000  - $2,499
1 family in need will receive a newborn starter set and a diaper bag.

PLUS, YOU CAN WIN AIRLINE TICKETS FOR TWO FROM CONTINENTAL AIRLINES!

Register online and raise $1,000 or more for March for Babies and your name will be entered in a drawing to win two roundtrip tickets to anywhere Continental Airlines flies (except Hawaii), including Canada, Mexico, Central America or the Caribbean! 

To be entered in the drawing, funds must be received at the March of Dimes Arizona Chapter by Friday, May 30, 2008 at 5 pm.   All walkers over 18 years of age are eligible to win.

Drawing will be held on June 2, 2008 and winner will be notified by mail. 

A SPECIAL GIFT JUST FOR STUDENTS...

Metro Phoenix school team participants who raise $100 or more to help save babies will win one pass to see a movie, thanks to our friends at Harkins Theatres!

Movie passes are available for the first 300 students to turn in $100 or more, so join your school team and start raising funds today!


 



Date: Saturday
April 19, 2008

Please see below for more details.


Location: Wesley Bolin Plaza
17th Ave. and Washington St., east of the Arizona State Capitol
Phoenix, AZ
 
Phone: Angie McMahon, March for Babies Director, 602-287-9935

Additional information:
Schedule:
CITY DATE LOCATION LENGTH
Casa Grande 3/8/2008 O'Neil Park 7.6 miles
Flagstaff 4/12/2008 Buffalo Park 4 miles
Globe 3/29/2008 Southwest Gas Office 5 miles
Kingman 5/10/2008 Centennial Park 7.5 miles
Lake Havasu City 3/1/2008 Rotary Park 8.6 miles
Nogales 3/15/2008 Teyechea Park 3 miles
Phoenix 4/19/2008 Wesley Bolin Plaza 4.2 miles
Prescott 9/13/2008 Courthouse Plaza 3 miles
Safford 10/4/2008 Firth Park 3 miles
Sierra Vista 4/19/2008 Veterans Memorial Park 3 miles
Tucson 4/26/2008 University of Arizona 3 miles
Yuma 9/13/2008 Ray Smucker Park 2 miles
Sponsorship: Become a metro Phoenix March for Babies sponsor and show thousands of volunteers you join them in caring about the mission of the March of Dimes!

A wide range of sponsorship opportunities are available.  For details, contact Angie McMahon, March for Babies Director, at 602-287-9935 or email amcmahon@marchodimes.com.

 

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