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Thanking everyone in Colorado who helped us cook up such great Signature Chefs Auction results! All together, our four fall events (held in Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver and Grand Junction) raised $465,000 for healthy mom/baby programs! The Denver event alone raised $250,000, a record amount! Our chefs, volunteers, sponsors, in-kind donors and guests deserve endless gratitude for their help and generosity. To see pictures of the Boulder and Denver events, click here (thank you, photographer Brian Molitoris). To see videos shown at the events, visit our Colorado chapter YouTube channel!
Fund the Mission Video (by Moxie Media Group)
Sutz Family Video (by Bourbon Street Productions)
Fight for preemies
That is the theme for Prematurity Awareness Month in November. Learn, do and give while you help every baby get a fighting chance. Learn more here.
Thank you, top Jailbirds!
All summer and fall, Jail & Bail events have been held across Colorado. These fun community networking events give participants the chance to do good while they do time. Much thanks and many congratulations go to all Jailbirds. For a special nod to the top of the top (those who raised $1000 or more to help the March of Dimes), click on the link below.
Announcing our 2010 Colorado chapter grant application
In the past, the Colorado chapter has provided grant funding for projects under a broad array of topics. These projects have provided opportunities for many special goals to be met by a number of community agencies.
Beginning in 2010, chapter grants will be in the form of a concentrated partnership initiative. We plan to develop three-year partnerships with organizations selected to participate in this project. Our mission investment will focus on CenteringPregnancy®, a group care model designed to improve the overall health outcomes of moms and babies.
Through this focused approach, we seek to improve birth outcomes, increase prenatal care utilization and improve the quality of prenatal education for pregnant women in Colorado. This request for applications serves as the basis for selecting providers of prenatal care that can demonstrate the aptitude and competency to further the CenteringPregnancy® initiative.
You will find the 2010 March of Dimes grant request for applications guidelines below. This document provides complete information about the initiative. Applications are due on Friday, November 20, 2009. For a copy of the application forms, please e-mail Scott Matthews, Colorado chapter director of program services, or call him at 303-692-0011.
Meet our board members
Congratulations to these volunteer leaders from across Colorado and thank you for your service!
Chapter Board of Directors
Chair: Dylan Taylor (FirstService Commercial Real Estate)
Jandel Allen-Davis, MD (Kaiser Permanente)
Arlene Baker (Bank of the West)
Jason F. Baldwin (Compass Bank)
Susan Bouck
Gary Campbell (Centura Health)
Chris Carey, MD (Denver Health)
Daryl Edmonds (CIGNA)
Stephen K. ErkenBrack (Rocky Mountain Health Plans)
Randy Gardner (FedEx)
Clifford Jack (Jackson National Life Insurance)
Matt Knoedler (Patton Boggs)
James Pursell (Farmers Insurance Group)
Kyle Samuel (Aon Risk Services)
Mike Schrader (Moxie Media Group)
Faye Tate (CH2M Hill)
Denver Division Board of Directors
Chair: Kyle Samuel (Aon Risk Services)
Graham Benes (Ascendant Development Corporation)
Luis Colon (Colon-Collawn)
Adam Feldman (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck)
Kathy Fritch (RR Donnelley)
Elizabeth Kincannon, MD (Kaiser Permanente)
Sharon Langendoerfer, MD (Denver Health)
Robert S. London, MD (ikaSystems)
Daniel Nemmers (Lockton Companies)
Arron Nesbitt (Snell & Wilmer)
Gina Roesener (Neidiger, Tucker, Bruner, Inc.)
Michelle Shepston (Davis Graham & Stubbs)
Jody Soper (The Children’s Hospital)
Sallie Vanasdale (CIGNA)
Ty Young (FedEx)
Southern Colorado Division Board of Directors
Chair: Randy Gardner (FedEx)
Ann Giambalvo (American National Bank)
Amie Hollard, MD (Memorial Health System)
Laureen Keith (Insight Marketing)
Sandra McNallie (CB Insurance)
Reno Reser (Strategic Financial Partners)
Matt Roselle (Farmers Insurance Group)
Frank Thornburg, RN, MSN, CNA (St. Francis Medical Center)
Western Colorado Division Board of Directors
Peter Aldoretta, MD (St. Mary's Hospital & Regional Medical Center)
Arlene Baker (Bank of the West)
Jana Gerow (Development Construction Services)
Justin Kawcak (Mesa State College Phi Beta Lambda)
Bret Pomrenke (Farmers Insurance Group)
Our current health tip
Pregnant women, babies and kids are some of the groups at highest risk for the H1N1 flu. Protect you and your child by getting vaccinated. Learn more about this important health issue now and get valuable information from the March of Dimes and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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