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Rochester
April 28, 2012
917 SE 15th Ave.
Rochester, MN 55904

Walk Distance: 6 miles
Registration Time: 8:00 AM
Start Time: 9:00 AM
Chapter: Southeast Minnesota Division
Phone: (507) 282-0649
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Mandy Reckward

NICU Nurses*55902

Team Tshirts 2012 - Look for us!

As many of you are aware, I am a big supporter of the March of Dimes and have been walking annually in the March for Babies fundraising event. I've been a NICU nurse for almost 10 years, a Intermediate Special Care nurse and an official graduate student to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner for almost a year now. I have been given the blessing of three healthy babies but for the hundreds, maybe even thousands of patients I've cared for, they have not been that lucky. The March of Dimes has pledged to raise millions in money and awareness for prematurity and that is my goal and reason for contacting you.

The March of Dimes has made monumental discoveries in the perinatal world and has saved many many little babies with their research. See the following slideshow on what the March of Dimes has done for the medical world:

http://www.marchofdimes.com/research/researchslideshow.html

There is still SO much to learn about why these babies are born so early - in 40% of the cases of prematurity - the reasons are unknown. Their next big project is the breakthrough of a CMV vaccine which can save not only the development of babies but their lives as well. There is so much more to learn and to support.

I will be walking 6 miles with our NICU Nurses team on Saturday April 28th to help support and raise money for the March of Dimes. If you would like to help support my efforts by walking with our team or with monetory support, please let me know. Here is the link to my fundraising page. I appreciate your time and interest in the cause

To join our team click on our name NICU NURSES 55902 in pink up above our picture. This will bring you to our team page........click on Team Roster and you can see all who have registered to walk with us so far. From here you can register.........or if you've registered online and walked with us in the past...log in with your past username and password and register that way! :)

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Your gift will support March of Dimes research and programs that help moms have full-term pregnancies and babies begin healthy lives. And it will be used to bring comfort and information to families with a baby in newborn intensive care.