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 25th 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!
