MUDD at 25: Dirtier than ever!
Join with the March of Dimes to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a legendary Colorado event: MUDD Volleyball! Put together a team and play, or just come to check it out. Learn more here.

Farmers sows outstanding results
What is a hero? Certainly, someone who tackles a challenge head on. Also, someone who does good for others. On both of these accounts, the agents and employees of Farmers Insurance Group fit the bill! On Tuesday, June 3, Farmers hosted its annual Be a Hero for Babies Day. The one-day fundraising challenge collected more than $3 million for March of Dimes healthy baby programs in Colorado and nationwide. Congratulations and thank you to all of our friends at Farmers!  

Congratulations to our advocacy volunteers
The chapter achieved three important victories in the state legislature on behalf of babies, moms and kids during the 2008 session. Click and read all about it.

Do time, do good
March of Dimes Jail & Bail is back! Turn yourself in for this lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek event and raise "bail" of at least $1000. Your donations fund Colorado healthy baby programs that help the March of Dimes arrest the bad guys—birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Find out if Jail & Bail will be doing time in your town. And, join us in recognizing and thanking our top 2008 Jailbirds thus far!

Canoñ City - Wayne Davis - $1000
Colorado Springs - Laurie Carson - $1695
Durango - Greg Munro - $1116
Longmont - Kylee Allen - $1025
Pueblo - Ed Conticelli - $775
Steamboat Springs - Frank Rose - $1145

Read about our 2008 Colorado grants
The March of Dimes is proud to fund in Colorado this year nearly $2.4 million in research, services and other programs for healthy babies and strong families. This amount is over half a million dollars more than was granted in 2007! Learn all about our 12 research grants, 17 service grants and our NICU Family Support Program.

Show your loving care
Visit lovingcaregifts.com today and shop for a good cause - healthy babies! Ten percent of your purchase benefits the March of Dimes. (Just be sure to pick us when you check out.) Shop for items like handbags, jewelry, gift cards, fun stuff for your home and office, and books, music and DVDs. Hats off and thank you to Coloradans Elizabeth and Yasu Kizaki for developing this philanthropic site and supporting the March of Dimes.

People we love
Dads Jeremy Brady, Randy Reese and Dave Zdechlik, for hosting the Nevaeh-McKenna Golf Tournament in honor of their children and giving the proceeds (this year, up to $20,000) to the March of Dimes ... The Big Sticks Foundation, donating $12,000 from its golf tourament to March of Dimes Colorado initiatives ... Committee chair Daisy Weborg and her team of MUDD Volleyball volunteers for planning and hosting an outstanding event ... Young Maggie Ericson (daughter of Preemie Purple Heart founder Renea Ericson) for delivering a tabletop speech to 1500 high school leaders at the recent Key Club International Student Conference in Denver. Quite deservedly, she received a standing ovation.

Meet our 2008 volunteer leaders
Congratulations to our 2008 volunteer leaders from across Colorado and thank you for your service!

Chapter Board of Directors
Chair: Dylan Taylor (Grubb & Ellis Company)
Jason F. Baldwin (Compass Bank)
Susan Bouck
Chris Carey, MD (Denver Health)
Daryl Edmonds (CIGNA)
Adam Feldman (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck)
Clifford Jack (Jackson National Life Distributors)
Patrick Lynch (Level 3 Communications)
Janet Pogue (Gensler)
Bret Pomrenke (Farmers Insurance Group)
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)
Jane Gibbs (Colorado Gynecological & Obstetrical Society)
Sharon Langendoerfer, MD (Denver Health)
Robert S. London, MD (ikaSystems)
Daniel Nemmers (Lockton Companies)
James Poplin (French 250 Restaurant)
Jody Soper (First Data)
Dani Stern (JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek)
Janice Thompson (Aardex Corporation)
Sallie Vanasdale (CIGNA)
Michael Wukitsch (The Children’s Hospital)
Ty Young (FedEx)

Southern Colorado Division Board of Directors
Anthony Garnica (J Anthony Photography, Inc.)
Ann Giambalvo (American National Bank)
Randy Gardner (FedEx Freight)
Sandie McNallie (Van Gilder Insurance Corporation)
Bob Richards (Clear Channel)
Matt Roselle (Farmers Insurance Group)
Frank Thornburg (Penrose Community Hospital)
Donna Wilson (Kaiser Permanente)

Western Colorado Division Board of Directors
Peter Aldoretta, MD (St. Mary's Hospital & Regional Medical Center)
Steve ErkenBrack (Rocky Mountain Health Plans)
Jana Gerow (Development Construction Services)
Sheryl Huffaker (The Daily Sentinel)
Tim LyBarger (American National Bank)
Bret Pomrenke (Farmers Insurance Group)
Kate Richmond, MD (St. Mary's Hospital & Regional Medical Center)
Alexa Williams (Mesa State College Phi Beta Lambda)

Our current health tip
Before you get pregnant is the time to achieve your ideal weight. If you’re overweight before you become pregnant, you’re more likely to develop high blood  pressure and diabetes during pregnancy. If you’re underweight, you’re more likely to have a low birthweight baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about getting to the weight that's best for you. Visit our new site for infant and maternal health questions and answers, marchofdimesbaby.org, for a wealth of free information on this and other topics.