Hello Friends,

Another year has passed; I hope you and your families doing well. Understanding that times are tough, I would just ask that you consider supporting me in the upcoming March for Babies sponsored by the March of Dimes. This year′s walk holds special meaning to me, as I will be able to bring my son Chase to the event and watch him walk with his older brother. Chase is a living testament to the role that this charity plays in funding research that saves lives!

My son was born very unexpectedly at 23 weeks old, weighing a mere 1lbs 4oz. He spent the first six months of his life in NICU, enduring countless surgeries and blood transfusions on top of being ventilated due to severely underdeveloped lungs. Even after being released from the hospital, he spent the next five months on oxygen.

When we walk on 4/26/09, Chase will be celebrating his 2 year anniversary of being released from the hospital. I am excited that he has been getting stronger each day and one day this will just be a story my wife and I tell about our miracle child and his overcoming extraordinary odds at birth to become a healthy young man.

There is nothing in life harder than having an extremely ill child. By supporting the March of Dimes you are helping to fund valuable research that may prevent another family from having to experience what we did. Again, I ask that you consider supporting me in this campaign to give children a healthy start to life.

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