MFB 2013: What's new this year?

We are so excited to have our family teams with us for 2013, our 75^th anniversary. Whether you are a new or a veteran family team, we thought we’d take some time to talk about what is new this year!

Family Team Sponsorships

We have some exciting news! This year, we are offering official Family Team sponsorships! Family Team Sponsorship an opportunity for Family Teams to promote local businesses while also adding to your Family Team total! You can participate by contacting  local businesses and asking  if they would consider sponsoring your Family Team at one of the sponsorship levels. Once they agree, they make a tax-deductible donation to the March of Dimes. This donation is credited to your Family Team total! The local business receives advertising at the event and satisfaction of supporting a great cause.

Sponsorship Levels:

Platinum: $750

Gold: $500

Silver: $250

Bronze: $100

For more information on Family Team Sponsorships, email sbhat@marchofdimes.com.

 

Butterflies

The March for Babies Butterflies may not be a completely new thing for our veteran walkers, but this year we are revamping our Butterfly Garden! Butterflies are a beautiful way to honor all babies at the walk, those born healthy, prematurely, with a birth defect, and those who have passed away.

In the past, we have displayed the butterflies in a “Butterfly Garden” but this year they will be in a more visible area of the park, for everyone to see! Butterflies can be purchased through the Austin Butterfly Garden Team Page, and the donation can go towards a your team's overall goal. The colors of the butterflies are:

Purple- Healthy Baby
Yellow- Baby born with a birth defect
Green- Baby born prematurely
White- In memory of a baby

For more details, or to purchase a butterfly, visit:   marchforbabies.org/team/austinbutterflygarden

Mentorship from Past Top Teams

This year our Family Teams Committee, made up of a friendly group of team captains from past top teams, is reaching out to all of our new teams. These committee members have can help you set goals, recruit team members, brain storm fundraising ideas, and more! If you are not a new team, but would like to talk with one of these team captains, please email sbhat@marchofdimes.com to get connected with a team mentor!

Be Your Best Challenge

For the 75^th anniversary, March of Dimes national is hosting a “Be Your Best Challenge.” Details for the challenge will be coming very soon!

March for Babies is less than 100 days away! We hope these new changes will help you reach your goals and have a fantastic  March for Babies season. Are you excited for the 75^th anniversary?