March of Dimes-- March for babies...

So Chris and I have been trying our hardest to find some fundraising events for cerebral palsy. sadly our local UCP chapters are very inactive and dont do a lot of events..so we decided to join forces with the march of dimes--and do the march for babies. March of Dimes is an organization  whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Though M.O.D supports a number of different things,  i wanted to point out how they directly support CP-so i took the following from the March Of Dimes site:


The March of Dimes supports a number of grants on prenatal brain development and factors that may disrupt it.

One grantee is studying how developing nerve cells in the fetal brain respond to prolonged oxygen deprivation. This can improve understanding of how lack of oxygen before or around the time of birth can injure the developing brain and how such brain injuries can be prevented or treated.

Another grantee is investigating how intrauterine infections may contribute to brain injuries that result in cerebral palsy, with the goal of developing drug treatments to help prevent these injuries.

A grantee also is studying specific learning disabilities in young children with cerebral palsy in order to develop improved interventions.

Many other March of Dimes grantees are seeking improved ways of preventing preterm delivery, an important risk factor for cerebral palsy. 


So we are searching for the perfect name for Khloe's team...and we are excited to walk for not just her...but every other child with a special journey! I will keep you all updated on what we are doing to raise money, how to donate to March of Dimes, and let you know all about our team (once we have a name!) 


Our walk date is 5/1
at 10am  in woodburry commons!

again...if you want to join Khloe's team i will have more info in the next few hours! also..if you have any fundraising ideas please let me know!!!