Thousands Join Event That Helps Babies Be Born Healthy
Who: Energized Fort Bend families, businesses and volunteers dedicated to giving more babies a healthy start in life take part the inaugural Fort Bend County March for Babies, the March of Dimes biggest annual event.
What: At March for Babies NICU nursery graduates, families, local area hospitals, and supporters, will hope, remember and celebrate together through interactive experiences along the route.
When: Saturday April 29, 2017
Participants arrive for registration starting at 8:00 a.m.; walk starts at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Constellation Field, 1 Stadium Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77498
FREE PARKING
For more information, visit marchforbabies.org/event/fortbend
Why: Each year in Texas, 40,992 babies are born prematurely. Premature birth is the leading cause of death for babies and those who survive often face serious and lifelong health problems, including breathing problems, vision loss, cerebral palsy and intellectual delays.
Interviews: The Fort Bend Ambassador family – Kevin and Regina Jones and their two sons Kevin and Dylan. Kevin was born at 25 weeks gestation weighing only 1lbs, 5 ozs – he spent 79 days in the NICU. Due to the previous high risk pregnancy, Regina was put on bedrest for five months during her pregnancy with their second son, Dylan. Due to early detection and monitoring, Dylan spent only two days in the NICU. Today both boys are healthy teenagers – their experience serves as motivation that they can both accomplish anything!
March for Babies Co-Chairs, James and Gay Thompson, as grandparents they have taken on the role of March for Babies Chairmen to raise awareness and important funding for March of Dimes. They have made the commitment to raise $250,000 in the walk’s inaugural year.
The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs. For the latest resources and health information, visit our websites marchofdimes.org and nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The 2017 March for Babies is sponsored nationally by Kmart, Famous Footwear, Macy’s, Cigna, HCA, and regional sponsor Publix Super Markets, Inc. In our community, March for Babies is sponsored by Schlumberger, BakerHostetler, Constellation, Republic Services, MEGlobal, Smart Financial Centre, and Lake Management Services.