Tricia Boutelle Photography

So.. in an effort to make up for lost fundraising time, I have decided to offer some additional incentive to donate a few dollars to this important organization.

But everyone can be a part of this event! Even if you are not walking it with us!

 If you choose to donate a minimum donation of $10 to The March for Babies through my personal page, your name will be put into a random drawing to win a FREE mini session! (that’s a $150-$165 value)

Find out how to help and enter to win a FREE mini below!!

 

I also wanted to share a bit of the reason that I am joining my extended family in this event.

From my aunt Jill:

“Wanted to let everyone know that our Jamestown team, Charlotte’s Hope 2, will be walking again this year in the “March for Babies”, to raise funds for research into the causes of premature birth and all of the health issues related to being born too soon. The March of Dimes also helps families who are coping with the worries of having a premature baby, and helps educate expectant parents on the reasons a full term pregnancy is so important. As most of you know, my family knows first hand why this cause is so important. Our beautiful granddaughter, Charlotte Hope, was born 16 weeks early when my daughter unexpectedly developed preeclampsia. I can’t begin to describe what a scary time it was, and none of us can begin to understand what Renee and Kevin (my daughter and son-in-law) went through. Thanks to the blessings of miracles from God, the prayers of many, and to procedures and medicines available due to research from the March of Dimes, Charlotte Hope just celebrated her 2nd birthday in December! She is amazing, and we are all so grateful! We want to help others by marching for this great cause, to raise money so research can continue. If you would like to march with us and will be in our area the weekend of April 28th, please sign up and join us. The march will begin at 11:00 AM (sign in is usually 1/2 to 1 hour before) at the Mayville Park. Thank you so much for your prayers and support during this time. Please continue to keep Kevin, Renee and Charlotte Hope in your prayers. Thank you and God Bless You.”

To find out more about The March of Dimes and their annual March for Babies, please visit their website.

 

Okay, so here’s how this will work:

Required:

• All you have to do is click the link to my personal page and donate any amount of $10 or more. Then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you donated. When the donations close, I will draw a name from those who joined me and award a FREE mini session to one lucky winner!!
• It’s an absolute win-win! You get the opportunity to save the lives of babies in your own community, and you get the opportunity to win a FREE mini to document your own family! (again that’s a $150-$165 prize!!)

 

For a bonus second entry:

• Anyone that you refer to this contest get you an extra entry. When they make their donation of $10 or more and come back here to comment, have them tell me that you sent them. That means one entry for them and an extra entry for you!!

 

Let’s save some lives, together! Because every child deserves to be Healthy and every family deserves to be Together!

 

 

–Edited to add: For some reason, the links were broken in this post but they are now fixed (as of 10:00 pm on 4/18/12). So sorry for any confusion.