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NILMDTS Team to March for Babies

Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. I'm walking in March for Babies because I want to do something about this. And I need your help.

March for Babies 2009

Last year, my photographer friend Kristin Taylor and I decided to create a team to walk in the March for Babies.  We raised over $700!  We did this to honor the many babies we have photographed through the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep foundation www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org. Through NILMDTS, we volunteer our services as photographers for infant bereavement photography.  We see first hand the heartbreak and pain a family suffers when an infant dies.  Each of these families and their precious babies have made an impact on our lives.  So we are walking to show them that we care!

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

Please join our team as we raise money for the March of Dimes.   If you can't walk with us, please help the team reach its goal by making a donation.  You can join the team or donate online at http://www.marchforbabies.org/kwaxphoto.

Please support our walk. Thank you for helping us give all babies a healthy start!

Karen

 

NILMDTS - Our first March for Babies!

I thought it would be a great idea to put together a team to walk in the March for Babies this year.  Some of you know that I am the area coordinator for the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org, a network of wonderful volunteer photographers who photograph babies who pass at birth or soon after.  The purpose of the images is to help the grieving parents to heal.  So, what better thing for us to do than to help raise money for the March of Dimes – you know, eliminate the need for  NILMDTS.  So, one of the fabulous volunteer photographers, Kristin Taylor, took the idea and made it happen – Thank you, Kristin!  YOU ROCK!  We wore fuschia t-shirts with the NILMDTS logo on them.  The 15+ walkers raised $660!  A big THANK YOU to my generous customers, also!

So, on Saturday, the 25^th of April, we gathered at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette to March for Babies.  And, wouldn’t you know it, my knee decided to cause me grief so I opted to not walk.  But, I was there to see the team off.

Teams in matching t-shirts were there to help babies born too soon or with birth defects.  Some walked to honor a child – Sam, Olivia, Lydia... 

This march included children of all ages:  in strollers, wagons, carried in slings, kids on scooters.  There were even some moms-to-be. 

Oh, and let’s not discount all the dogs there to support babies – lot’s of canine support at this walk.  Very  fun!

These girls in pink are part of the NILMDTS team. You can do it Kristin!

Here are some of the wonderful people I work with at Purdue.  Hello Purdue Team!  Kudos!

What a wonderful thing to see all the generous, caring people who came out on this warm Saturday in April to help all babies get a good start in life.  Maybe there will be a second annual walk for the NILMDTS Team in 2010...  Maybe my knee will let me walk, too.