Top Family Team, March 29

As of today, the top Austin Family Team is Team Landon and Gavin McSpadden, headed by Team Captains Michael & Melissa McSpadden, at $3,576!!


Every day thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick.  Team Landon and Gavin McSpadden is walking in March for Babies 2011 because they want to do something about this.

“Twenty fingers, twenty toes, two sweet babies with cheeks of rose. 

Born on the same day, two gifts from above, 
lives entwined, two babies to love.”

On August 3, 2008 Melissa delivered their identical twin boys, Landon and Gavin at 22 weeks, 5 days gestation due to an unknown incompetent cervix. Their babies passed away during childbirth and left a huge void in their lives. Landon weighed 1 pound 4 ounces and Gavin weighed 1 pound 2 ounces. They were so perfect. Although their twins never took a breath, they took their hearts. They were real, they were beautiful and they were their babies. It is extremely important to them that their existence is always acknowledged, that the memory of them never fades.

This family team was created to memorialize Landon and Gavin and provide financial support to the March of Dimes to improve the health of all babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

“Gone yet not forgotten, although we are apart, 

your spirits live within us, forever in our hearts.”

Melissa's fundraising tips:

• Postcards
• Emails
• Facebook
• Bulletin Board at the YMCA and put postcard in 400 YMCA Trailsetter Race packets
• Through my school/students
• Custom silicone wristbands (like the Livestrong bands) that have my team name on them and I sell them at my school with all profits going to my team. 
• www.reminderband.com   (wristbands)
• www.spotfrog.com  (postcards)
• Corporate sponsors (put their name on the back of my shirts)
• Placed coin boxes and postcards at local children's clothing stores and activity centers