Todd Dezen, (914) 997-4608, tdezen@marchofdimes.com
Elizabeth Lynch, (914) 997-4286, elynch@marchofdimes.com
For Mother’s Day, Show Your Love By Helping the March of Dimes Help All Moms Have Healthy Babies
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., APRIL 27, 2009 – Whether it’s flowers mom wants, or jewelry that she prefers, you can show mom your love while helping to make a difference for other moms and babies who need help.
This year, for Mother’s Day, help the March of Dimes give every baby a healthy start in life by choosing as a gift one of the many special items that will support the March of Dimes mission.
The ‘Mother’s Love’ necklace is created from a single, unending loop of sterling silver. It is a unique interpretation of mother and child caught in an eternal embrace and can be purchased at www.redenvelope.com/marchofdimes RedEnvelope will donate to the March of Dimes 10 percent of all items purchased through that Web site until May 31, 2009.
But if it’s flowers you want, if you order them through www.proflowers.com/marchofdimes $10 of every order will go to support March of Dimes and its programs in communities throughout the United States.
When its time to preserve memories of special times with mom, visit KODAK’s Honor Your Mom Web Facebook page at: causes.com/honoryourmom for a coupon for a buy one, get one free KODAK Picture Movie DVD from May 3 through May 10. In celebration of extraordinary moms everywhere this Mother’s Day, KODAK Picture Kiosk is donating $50,000 towards March of Dimes research and community programs.
The March of Dimes “Shop to Help” Web site has unique and creative gifts for moms from companies that also donate a portion of the sale to the March of Dimes. It can be found at www.marchofdimes.com
Each purchase will give a donation that will help the March of Dimes research, education and advocacy efforts to help women healthy full-term pregnancies, help babies who need help to survive and thrive.
“The March of Dimes is the champion for moms and their babies – those born healthy and those, like my Katelyn, who need help to survive and thrive,” said Ashley Hall, mother of five-year-old Katelyn, the March of Dimes 2009 National Ambassador, who was born nearly four months too soon. “The March of Dimes offers women the information they need to help lower their risk of their baby being born too soon.”
The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies®, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org.
