Today in the U.S., 1 in every 8 babies will be born prematurely. Some of them won't survive, and others will have health problems that could last a lifetime. The funds we raise in the March for Babies support research that saves babies' lives. Katelyn was chosen as the 2009 National Ambassador for the March of Dimes because she exemplifies the long term problems faced by many children who survive an extremely early birth.

Katelyn was born weighing only 15.5 oz and not much longer than a ball point pen. She was given a 5% chance to live. Thanks to the March of Dimes Katelyn survived because they funded research that lead to a treatment that allowed Katelyn's extremely premature lungs to breathe. Her medical bills came to $1 Million dollars and we are committed to raising that amount for the March of Dimes. To date, we are $140,000 towards that goal. Please help us help give all babies a healthy start!

Please visit Katelyn's ambassador page and blog to learn more about her:

www.marchofdimes.com/katelyn

www.marchofdimes.com/katelynsjourney

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