March of Dimes Recap

Our March of Dimes walk was a HUGE success this year!!! Not only did we beat our goal of raising $500, we had our largest party walking with us yet! So awesome!

This year we broke out both strollers... oh yeah folks a single and a double to carry this children!  We had people from all across the USA donate and support us.  We are so thankful to everyone who donated on our behalf!  A few friends and lots of family helped us get to our all-time high of $605!!

Another first this year was having my parents walk with us!! YES they actually did it! It is such an amazing walk through downtown Portland.  I enjoyed my time by remembering our journeys through the NICU.  We are so blessed to have the outcomes that we did and have been supported by our friends and family through those difficult, challenging, and yet rewarding times.  There are many people that walk that did not have as good of outcomes as we have had and lost some of their little angels.  It definitely puts things in perspective when you see all those people with names, hand prints, footprints or dates of life that they are walking for.  AMAZING!

I was pretty busy pushing a double stroller and did not get an opportunity to take as many pictures as I would have like to.  Brayden however, brought his camera and got some really amazing shots so I thought I would share his perspective on the walk. :)
Enjoy and here is to next year!!! May we again kick some serious butt at raising money to save little babes!

Brayden's Camera March of Dimes Slideshow:

Comments

Dad said…
Great job and great pictures, Brayden!
Grandma Carol and Grandpa Brian
May 19, 2011 at 6:06 AM
cherie.kraus said…
Hey, give Grammy and Grandpa John a break. We've donated very single year but seemed we were out town each year until 2011. It was a great walk and weather held for us.
June 1, 2011 at 4:02 PM
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