Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Team Showcase: Landon & Gavin McSpadden
Currently hanging onto the #1 Spot for Family Teams - Team Landon & Gavin McSpadden!
Team Landon & Gavin McSpadden and Team AMOM are neck and neck as of this posting, less than $100 separates them, who will make a final run for the fundraising finish line?!!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Family Showcase: Alexander & Lucas Eppele
This is the Eppele family who were walking in honor of their twins Alexander and Lucas Eppele, born at 29w0d gestation. They both have Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy...but...they both walked across the finish line!!
Their story:
The twins were born on July 3, 2006.
On Sept 9, 2010, the twins underwent a surgery called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) in St. Louis. This is a spinal surgery where the L1 vertebra are opened, and sensory nerves are permanently severed to eliminate tightness or spasticity in the trunks/legs/feet.. This surgery has enabled the boys to be "walkers" In our case, 60% of their sensory nerves were cut.
One more huge thing to note...We also lost a baby girl, Hannah, at 33 weeks gestational. She had a congenital heart defect and past away on Sept 9, 2005. This is the same date that the boys had their Life Changing surgery. I did NOT have any say in the surgery day. We actually thought that the surgery would take place in December 2010, but got a call and our date was positioned on Sept 9...the 5 year anniversary of our daughters demise. I believe she orchestrated the whole thing!
It's been quite a ride and we've had a lot of support through the community. We are thrilled to participate in March for Babies in memory of baby Hannah and in Honor of Alexander and Lucas!
Thanks! (for reading all of this : )
Jamie Eppele
Their story:
The twins were born on July 3, 2006.
On Sept 9, 2010, the twins underwent a surgery called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) in St. Louis. This is a spinal surgery where the L1 vertebra are opened, and sensory nerves are permanently severed to eliminate tightness or spasticity in the trunks/legs/feet.. This surgery has enabled the boys to be "walkers" In our case, 60% of their sensory nerves were cut.
One more huge thing to note...We also lost a baby girl, Hannah, at 33 weeks gestational. She had a congenital heart defect and past away on Sept 9, 2005. This is the same date that the boys had their Life Changing surgery. I did NOT have any say in the surgery day. We actually thought that the surgery would take place in December 2010, but got a call and our date was positioned on Sept 9...the 5 year anniversary of our daughters demise. I believe she orchestrated the whole thing! It's been quite a ride and we've had a lot of support through the community. We are thrilled to participate in March for Babies in memory of baby Hannah and in Honor of Alexander and Lucas!
Thanks! (for reading all of this : )
Jamie Eppele
Team Showcase: AMOM
Send in your Family Team's pictures & stories to rajipar at yahoo dot com to be highlighted here in the blog!
The Austin Mothers of Multiples (AMOM) were represented by an enthusiastic army in red tshirts and double (and triple) strollers! Congratulations for a strong showing and raising more than $10,000 for the MoD!
The Austin Mothers of Multiples (AMOM) were represented by an enthusiastic army in red tshirts and double (and triple) strollers! Congratulations for a strong showing and raising more than $10,000 for the MoD!
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| Some of Team AMOM, whoever could be brought together for a picture |
Stroller Decorating Contest Winner! TeamBAM!
The winner of the stroller decorating contest, or should we say child-mover decorating contest, is TeamBAM! Congratulations! To learn more about Bryce's journey visit the Bryce Alexander Moline blog.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
It's Almost Here!
We are so excited that March for Babies is here!
Hello Family Team Captains!!!
We hope you all are busy getting your teams ready and raring to go!
Here is our top 10 Family Teams for this week:
2. Austin Mother’s of Multiples (AMOM)
3. Celebrate Jett
4. Team Carter Crump
5. Team Baby Isaiah
6. Jackie’s Peeps
7. River’s Friend’s
8. Braedon’s Bunch
9. C A Sexton
10.Mac & Annie
Way to go Family Teams!
The Start-line activities begin at 8:30 a.m. Don’t forget to bring cash for parking ($8.00). And, bring your water bottle for the water monster or visit our water bottle tent for a limited amount of March for Babies water bottles!
I look forward to meeting you all at the Family Teams Tent before and after the walk. At the Family Team’s Tent, we will be doing our “Wild About Babies” stroller contest that Stroller Strides is sponsoring at 10:30 a.m.! We will have in our “Kiddie Korner” all our kid-friendly activities that will open at 10:30 as well: the MadScience, Chicken Dog Productions, and our Face Painter- Haley. Stick around too for the “Outlaw Red Band”.
A big thanks goes out to our Family Team Tent Sponsor below:
for generously donating money, supplies, and their time to make this a great experience for each of our family teams!
I hope you will enjoy the Butterfly Garden (a new addition this year), we will only be accepting orders until 12pm on Friday, May 6th! I apologize, but we need to make sure we give our volunteer ample time to hand make the name tags. We also are sold out on the Green Butterflies.
Tug’s BBQ will be providing sausage wraps and chips for only $1.00 each (cash only please). Partial proceeds will benefit the March of Dimes, so THANK YOU Tug’s!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Bank Day Instructions
The March for Babies is almost here!!
In preparation for that, it's time to get those cash and check donations out of your house and safely to the MoD.
“SHOW ME THE MONEY”
Austin March for Babies Bank Day Instructions
May 3 & 4 2011, 10am – 4pm
March of Dimes Office
11044 Research Blvd. Suite A-210
Phone: 512.477.3221
1. Internal Bank Day
Hold your internal Bank Day 2-3 days prior to the MOD Bank Day, to allow you plenty of time
to get everything ready to turn in.
2. Tallying of Walker Money
- You must have a sponsor form/online fundraising form for every walker on your team
- Every walker must have a minimum of $10
- Verify the walker’s name and team name are on the sponsor form/online fundraising form
- We recommend that each walker put their money in an envelope and attach the sponsor form to the envelope and be sure their name is on the envelope
- Please verify the money for each walker and mark the total on the form in RED INK
- Please be sure all checks are made out to the March of Dimes
- Please use sign-in spreadsheet to designate walker money as your list of walkers if you do not have walker forms, etc… (this spreadsheet was attached to Bank Day email)
3. Wrap/ Promotions Money
- Please keep all Wrap/Promotions Money separate from walker money
- Be sure your Team Name is on the wrap/promotions envelopes
- Provide the breakdown by amount of money raised per event on the Team Captain Control Envelope
4. Matching Gifts Enclosed (if any):
- Only count Matching Gift Money that is included in your Team envelope that day
- Please add walker name to enclosed matching gift forms to ensure proper credit Matching Gift Money Still to Come: Fill in this amount, only if you know it .
5. Corporate Sponsorship (if any):
- Only include Corporate Sponsorship Money, if the check is enclosed in Bank Day envelope
6. General Information
- Please convert all coins to cashier’s check, company check or money order if possible.
PLEASE DO NOT CONVERT COINS TO A PERSONAL CHECK
- Rubber-band all walker envelopes together and place in Team Captain Control Sheet Envelope. You may use more than one envelope if necessary. Follow the same process for each envelope.
- BE SURE YOUR TEAM NAME IS ON EVERYTHING YOU TURN IN ON BANK DAY!
- Incentives – Please complete the Incentive Sheet and bring it to Bank Day. Include all walkers who raised a minimum of $200, along with the correct T-shirt size needed.
Total Amount of Money Enclosed: This should only include what is actually turned in on Bank Day in your TC Envelope
We understand your time is valuable, therefore, we will not verify the money while you wait, unless you request it! If there are any discrepancies, we will contact you.
If you are not able to get to Bank Day, please call the MOD Office and we can schedule a different time that would work best. You can also turn money in on Walk Day. Please follow all bank day instructions above.
FOR SAFETY PURPOSES NO MONEY WILL BE COUNTED AT THE WALK SITE.
In preparation for that, it's time to get those cash and check donations out of your house and safely to the MoD.
“SHOW ME THE MONEY”
Austin March for Babies Bank Day Instructions
May 3 & 4 2011, 10am – 4pm
March of Dimes Office
11044 Research Blvd. Suite A-210
Phone: 512.477.3221
1. Internal Bank Day
Hold your internal Bank Day 2-3 days prior to the MOD Bank Day, to allow you plenty of time
to get everything ready to turn in.
2. Tallying of Walker Money
- You must have a sponsor form/online fundraising form for every walker on your team
- Every walker must have a minimum of $10
- Verify the walker’s name and team name are on the sponsor form/online fundraising form
- We recommend that each walker put their money in an envelope and attach the sponsor form to the envelope and be sure their name is on the envelope
- Please verify the money for each walker and mark the total on the form in RED INK
- Please be sure all checks are made out to the March of Dimes
- Please use sign-in spreadsheet to designate walker money as your list of walkers if you do not have walker forms, etc… (this spreadsheet was attached to Bank Day email)
3. Wrap/ Promotions Money
- Please keep all Wrap/Promotions Money separate from walker money
- Be sure your Team Name is on the wrap/promotions envelopes
- Provide the breakdown by amount of money raised per event on the Team Captain Control Envelope
4. Matching Gifts Enclosed (if any):
- Only count Matching Gift Money that is included in your Team envelope that day
- Please add walker name to enclosed matching gift forms to ensure proper credit Matching Gift Money Still to Come: Fill in this amount, only if you know it .
5. Corporate Sponsorship (if any):
- Only include Corporate Sponsorship Money, if the check is enclosed in Bank Day envelope
6. General Information
- Please convert all coins to cashier’s check, company check or money order if possible.
PLEASE DO NOT CONVERT COINS TO A PERSONAL CHECK
- Rubber-band all walker envelopes together and place in Team Captain Control Sheet Envelope. You may use more than one envelope if necessary. Follow the same process for each envelope.
- BE SURE YOUR TEAM NAME IS ON EVERYTHING YOU TURN IN ON BANK DAY!
- Incentives – Please complete the Incentive Sheet and bring it to Bank Day. Include all walkers who raised a minimum of $200, along with the correct T-shirt size needed.
Total Amount of Money Enclosed: This should only include what is actually turned in on Bank Day in your TC Envelope
We understand your time is valuable, therefore, we will not verify the money while you wait, unless you request it! If there are any discrepancies, we will contact you.
If you are not able to get to Bank Day, please call the MOD Office and we can schedule a different time that would work best. You can also turn money in on Walk Day. Please follow all bank day instructions above.
FOR SAFETY PURPOSES NO MONEY WILL BE COUNTED AT THE WALK SITE.
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