March for Babies: Iowa City!

Today was the day!! It was finally the day of the March for Babies in Iowa City for the March of Dimes.  The day started out bright at early at 5 AM to get myself ready to get to lower city park for 6 AM for set up! Set up went so smooth thanks to our great planning committee and our wonderful volunteers who dedicated their Saturday morning to helping babies! Once everything was set up it was 8 AM and time for registration and for the teams and participants to arrive!! Once this started we also had a super special guest.. HERKY!!  It's always great to have HAWKEYE spirit at any event!!

Herky and I supporting the March of Dimes!

My brother Steve and I snapped a quick photo with Herky.

Once the teams and participants started to arrive there were a few announcements about the event and what we were all doing.  I was able to share my story and speak with the crowd about why I chose the March of Dimes as my platform.

Sharing my story before the walk started. 

Then it was time for the walk!!  The walk started at 9 AM and took us from Lower City Park in Iowa City up Dubuque street into downtown Iowa City. It was a great route to walk and it ended up being a wonderful day to march around Iowa City for babies!  The amount of people who came to the event was absolutely amazing and to hear other peoples stories and reasons they support the March of Dimes was humbling.

My family came out to support me in the walk and the March of Dimes.

At the starting line of the walk.

We were able to walk right past the beautiful Pentacrest.

Trivia facts were dispersed around th 

The large group of walkers!!

It was a great day for the walk and I don't think it could of gone smoother!! I am happy to say the first walk I helped to plan is in the books!! This walk wouldn't of been possible with out the planning committee, the volunteers,  the sponsors and Andrea Skow. Thank you so much for not only planning this event, for all you do for the March of Dimes but for also accepting me into this wonderful organization.  I am very proud everyday but especially today to call the March of Dimes my platform!

I DID IT!!

With Jenny Waddilove fellow committee member and Andrea Skow the Hawkeye Division Representative for the March of Dimes.

Thank you for walking!

With Chris Garrett, the Iowa State director for the March of Dimes. 

Thank you to a personal team sponsor, Dr. Lori Wenzel of OBGYN of Iowa City and Coralville for her generous donation. 

Thank you to the National Sponsors of the March of Dimes.