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March of Dimes in the Headlines

FEBRUARY 2006

TV & Cable
- An interview on KUSA-TV Channel 9 (Denver) with Denver Nugget Kenyon Martin, honorary ambassador of the March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign
- An interview on KUSA-TV Channel 9 (Denver) with volunteer Kim Speelman about the cell phone recycling program she and Heather Booth (another volunteer) are spearheading to benefit the March of Dimes

JANUARY 2006

TV & Cable
- An interview on Altitude Sports Network with Denver Nugget Kenyon Martin, honorary ambassador of the March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign

Radio
- Promotional spots on sponsor Sportsradio 950 the Fan about the Denver WalkAmerica Team Captain Kickoff

Print
- Articles in the Flagler News and Lyons Recorder about the healthy-baby benefits of taking folic acid

DECEMBER 2005

Print
- Articles about the high cost of premature birth in the Daily Camera (Boulder), Caņon City Daily Record and Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald

NOVEMBER 2005

TV & Cable
- Stories about Prematurity Awareness Month on Denver stations KUSA-TV Channel 9 and KMGH-TV Channel 7
- Coverage on local government affairs channel of Prematurity Awareness Month proclamation by Grand Junction city council
- Prematurity public service announcements on statewide Altitude Sports Network

Radio
- Promotional spots on sponsor station KVOR (Colorado Springs) for Signature Chefs—Colorado Springs

Print
- Articles in the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News and Daily Camera about Prematurity Campaign Honorary Ambassador Kenyon Martin 
- A cover story in the Colorado Statesman about Prematurity Awareness Month and March of Dimes advocacy efforts
- An article in the Rocky Mountain News about the lighting of the Six Flags Elitch Gardens tower in honor of Prematurity Awareness Month
- An article in sponsor The Gazette about Signature Chefs—Colorado Springs
- An article in the Denver Post about fetal alcohol syndrome quoting March of Dimes statistics and Denver division board member Sharon Langendoerfer, MD