MARCH FOR BABIES:
A MOTHER OF A MOVEMENT™

Massachusetts

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WalkSite

Hatch Memorial Shell
Hatch Shell - 47 David G Mugar Way , Boston, MA 02114

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024 10:30 AM

Date: May 11, 2024

Event Time: 10:30 AM

Registration Time: 9:00AM

Location:

Hatch Shell - 47 David G Mugar Way , Boston, MA 02114

Hatch Memorial Shell

Important Update

Our March for Babies celebration is still on, but it looks a little different! We are rapidly preparing for a new, virtualized event that will be fun and engaging for everyone. This change in format aligns with the newly released CDC guidance for large events, to help ensure the safety and health of our participants. More details on our new format to come soon!

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This year, March for Babies: A Mother of a Movement™ has a bold new vision. More than just a walk, it’s your entry into making a visible difference in your community now and for generations to come.By participating in March for Babies, you’re lifting up communities for health equity, opening the door for all moms to have access to care and protecting the health of families by pushing for their rights. It’s no small feat—it’s a mother of a movement!Start or join an existing team today, create an online fundraising page and let everyone know that you’re helping to make America a more equitable place and ensure that every mom and baby is healthy.

EVENT DETAILS:

Hatch Shell, Boston

9:00am Registration, Family Friendly Activities and Food Trucks

10am and 10:15am Super Hero Sprint on the Field

10:30am Program from the stage

10:45am Walk begins 1.2 Mile path along the Charles River

Please don’t hesitate to reach out, we’re excited to meet you and support you:

Julia Vose, Executive Director for March of Dimes Massachusetts:

[email protected]

Karen Fullwood, Donor Development Specialist for March of Dimes Massachusetts:

[email protected]

ABOUT THE LOCAL EVENT

ABOUT MARCH FOR BABIES

Join the movement! This year, March for Babies: A Mother of a Movement™ has a bold new vision. More than just a walk, it’s your entry into making a visible difference in your community now and for generations to come. By participating in March for Babies, you’re lifting up communities for health equity, opening the door for all moms to have access to care and protecting the health of families by pushing for their rights.?It’s no small feat—it’s a mother of a movement!

To view photos from last year's?Boston March for Babies event CLICK HERE!

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Start or join an existing team today, create an online fundraising page and let everyone know that you’re helping to make America a more equitable place and ensure that every mom and baby is healthy.

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, May 11th 2024
Site opens at 9:00 AM
Stage program begins at 10:30 AM
Walk step-off at 10:45 AM

Super Hero Sprint at 10:00 AM

T-SHIRTS: We will be providing March for Babies event t-shirts to any registered participant who raises and/or donates $100 or more.

EVENT PROGRESS* $474,527 RAISED (As of Sunday, Nov 24, 2024)

Raised: $474,527

Top fundraisers

Bill Fitzgerald

$38,848

Stephanie Shine

$13,955

Jocelyn Wackrow

$12,057

Estefania + Charles Moore

$11,062

Craig Best

$7,525

Christine Palizzolo

$7,025

Jamie Sroczynski

$6,352

Breana Cole

$5,985

Kevin O'Brien

$5,953

Colleen Langone

$5,920

Armond Enos

$5,321

LKel Little

$5,304

Tori and Chris Himmel

$5,046

Kaitlin Owen

$4,703

Hannah Nash

$4,642

Becky Mac

$3,845

Paige Talbot Pace

$3,625

Melissa Rosenblatt

$3,597

Elizabeth Shaughnessy

$3,467

David Chaet

$3,345

Carley Mills

$3,274

Daniella Prussia

$3,067

Kristi Magida

$3,053

Emily Spenser

$2,705

Kellie Powers

$2,692

MARTHA WILLIAMS

$2,691

Shelli Stevens

$2,637

Lori Istok

$2,556

Larkin and Evangeline Smith

$2,445

Michelle Bopp

$2,407

Robin Panella

$2,306

Sara Humphrey

$2,296

Katelyn Breen

$2,077

Shannon O'Brien

$2,035

Julia vose

$2,000

Kelly Taylor

$1,990

Christine Grant

$1,978

Bianca Ianiero

$1,875

Jenny Lewis

$1,811

Margaret Ottavi

$1,763

Lauren Hasbrouck

$1,673

Chloe Schwartz

$1,573

Molly Baab

$1,456

Kristin Introvigne

$1,257

Madisen Glaze

$1,255

Phyllis Dennery

$1,226

Victoria Walsh

$1,219

Becca Herter

$1,173

Christine Weagle

$1,164

Elizabeth Faboyede

$1,101

Top family teams

Boston Marathon 2024

$18,507

Taylor Tot

$12,922

Trevors Team

$11,153

Banking on Change

$10,691

Best 4 Babies

$10,469

Littlelucalane

$9,389

Emmet and Finn: One in Our Hearts, One in Our Arms

$7,988

Charliebug

$6,860

The Townies

$6,800

Simon Says, "March!"

$6,145

Lauren's Rainbow

$5,781

The Copithorne Family

$5,619

Goldstein Get Together

$5,216

Prussia

$4,347

Tiny Flutters

$4,181

Grant Warrior's

$3,926

Sophia Strong511

$3,446

Henry!

$3,345

Bentley Spenser

$3,323

The Powers Squad

$3,011

Will-Power

$2,556

Beautiful Beginning Babies

$2,549

Grayson & Oliver

$2,502

TNT TEENIE N TUFF

$2,296

In Memory of Colden Reed

$2,260

Every Daley Hustlin'

$2,179

Justice for Infants Boston

$2,160

Maeves March

$1,990

Stridin' for Ryan

$1,888

Love Patrick

$1,763

Bri's Bud's

$1,404

RI Mundys

$1,226

DJ Loch Nez's Monster Tracks

$1,209

Natalya Warriors

$1,164

Pint-sized Heroes - MA

$1,040

Team Auger

$1,000

Team Forestell

$988

Pauly P

$985

ColtonsCrew

$826

Walking OB Sunshine

$774

Meadow Soliel Gomez Lopez

$691

Mia Elizabeth Paste

$632

Hunter and Conan

$579

Mason's Marchers!

$553

Brandon and Lucas's Team

$515

Team Neil

$455

Ollies Crew

$439

Individual-Boston

$434

Monkey See, Monkey Do It's J&J's Crew

$348

McKinleys Mission

$306

Company, School & Org

BWH STROLLERS

$53,729

MARCH OF DIMES - BOARD OF TRUSTEES

$38,909

BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS - MA

$27,442

ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY - MA

$12,879

MARCH OF DIMES - MA MASSACHUSETTS

$9,428

MGH TEAM

$8,351

ALPHA PHI ALPHA - MA

$8,146

ST. ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER: MA

$6,370

AWHONN AVENGERS - MA

$2,692

NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL

$2,672

CENTER FOR BIRTH DEFECTS: MA

$2,618

TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER - MA

$2,138

WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL- RI

$1,266

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER

$777

TRI SIGMA - MA

$563

SIGMA GAMMA RHO - MA

$497

IHEART MEDIA: MA

$409

CAMBRIDGE SAVINGS BANK: MA

$288

MASSACHUSETTS LACTATION CONSULTANT ASSOCIATION

$260

AJH BIRTH CENTER - MA

$201

FAMILY TEAMS - MASSACHUSETTS

$31

*The total amount displayed reflects the amount on the team or personal fundraising progress bar. If the progress bar is not displayed on the team or personal page, the team/person won't be displayed on the leaderboard. Leaderboard totals reflect cash and checks marked "received" on the online sponsor form as well as credit card and PayPal donations. Team captains can enter as cash and mark "received" any money raised through promotions, such as bake sales and casual days and any sponsorship money paid to the March of Dimes, on their team's online form. Record all donations on your online sponsor form before you turn in cash and checks to the March of Dimes!

Our 2024 Ambassador Family

Crystal Haynes Copithorne

Click here for a word from our ambassador family and Chair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ynAlom4naY&t=7s On May 5, 2021 Crystal Haynes Copithorne, thought she and her baby was going to die, here is their story: Blood was everywhere and the paramedics carrying me out of my home, 27 weeks pregnant, were not comforting me -- they were asking if I was from this country and if the man standing in the road, watching the ambulance take me to the hospital was my employer. I explained I was from Springfield, MA (my whole family was). Had been on television in Boston for more than a decade. I owned that home. That man, scared out of his mind was my husband. I wish I could say that was the only instance of racism I experienced that day -- one of the scariest of my life -- but it wasn't. A nurse administering the drugs that would strengthen my son's lungs if they had to deliver referred to an anti-nausea treatment as ghetto and said, "You know all about that, right?" When I didn't answer, she said it again. I asked she leave my service. I was admitted to the hospital for nearly 50 days and everyday I fought for my right to be treated fairly under care and for my son to have the best chance to live and thrive. I was prepared to fight for my son's life with my body. I wasn't prepared to fight for myself to be seen as a human being. We were lucky. We had a happy ending. James was born at 35 weeks, and while getting him healthy after a month in the NICU, an airway defect, severe asthma and food allergies was an enormous challenge, he's happy and meeting or exceeding all his benchmarks. So many other families like mine don't have that outcome. Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than their white counterparts and racism in their treatment spaces has been identified as significant factor in that statistic. Let's work to change these outcomes. Let's make it a safer country to have and love our babies. Join us.