Brock Herrero

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Team Dooley HQ. My team name has nothing to do with my fundraising goals and/or methods. I just love talking about my dog, Dooley. He's the best. 

March of Dimes leads the fight for all moms and babies. Unfortunately, we are facing a maternal and infant health crisis in the US. We are the most dangerous high-income nation for childbirth, especially for women and babies of color. Two babies die every hour and one woman dies every 12 hours due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. 

In this year's annual report card from March of Dimes, the state of Georgia scored an F for our high infant mortality and pre-term birth rates. Over 40% of counties in the state are defined by March of Dimes as “Maternity Care Deserts” for their lack of obstetrics services and providers. Right here, in my home city of Atlanta, we have a ridiculously high premature birthrate of 11.5% due to restrictions like income inequality. 

March of Dimes fights these outcomes through our 4 pillars: research, education, advocacy, and collaboration. My day-to-day work focuses on collaboration, but each of these pillars plays a vital role in ensuring moms and babies are receiving the best quality care in fragile times.

I'm proud to work for March of Dimes and help plan March for Babies, and I plan not only to walk, but run, this year. For every $100 raised, I will run that number in consecutive miles. I've set my goal at $1000 because I'm not sure I would survive past 10 miles, but I'll walk to get it done if I have to. I'll post the proof on Instagram when it's all said and done.

March of Dimes does so much great work as an organization, but there is still so much work to do. Thank you all for joining me in raising money for healthy moms and healthy babies (and helping me get in better shape)!

Brock