What is Blue Jeans for Babies®?
Blue Jeans for Babies® allows individuals within companies, schools, and organizations to purchase a T-shirt from March of Dimes and wear it on a specific day, demonstrating their support of March of Dimes’ mission to lead the fight for the health of all moms and babies.
March of Dimes in Alabama has raised more than $3 million through Blue Jeans for Babies® since 1997. Money raised through Blue Jeans for Babies® helps to support research, lead programs, and provide education and advocacy so that every baby can have the best possible start.
When?
Orders will be accepted through the online system or through a traditional order form between August 1st and September 30th. We will place the full T-shirt order, with our shirt vendor, the first week of October. Shirts take around 3 weeks for creation and sorting. We plan to start distributing shirts the week of final week of October and our goal is to have all shirts distributed by November 8th.
Each November, organizations and individuals around the globe observe Prematurity Awareness Month and help to spread the word about the common, costly, and critical problem of premature birth. In Alabama, March of Dimes will once again host “Blue Jeans for Babies Day” during the month of November. Join us and thousands of others on November 17th, World Prematurity Day, as we raise awareness of premature birth.
March for Babies brings people together through events across the country and online while raising critical funds to tackle America's maternal and infant health crisis—one person, one community, and one step at a time.
More than a yearly walk, March for Babies is a community. Families, friends, and co-workers can connect while raising critical funds for research, education, advocacy, and programs and services so moms and babies get the best possible start.
Because together, each step forward leads to a healthy future for us all. March for Babies. Every step counts!
