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Title: Increasing Youth Involvement in WalkAmerica

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Saving Babies, Building Leaders
marchofdimes.com/youth
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Our Mission

Each day, babies are born fighting for their
lives.
And every day, the March of Dimes helps them
win.
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve
the health of babies by preventing birth defects,
premature birth, and infant mortality.

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A History of Success

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Unfinished Business

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The Prematurity Campaign

A multimillion-dollar research, awareness and
education campaign to help families have
healthier babies
Goal 1 Raise Awareness of Problem of
Prematurityfrom 60 among women of childbearing
age and
from 50 among the general public by 2010
Goal 2 Reduce Rate of Premature Births from
12.1 in 2002 to 7.6 in 2010
For more information, visit www.marchofdimes.com/
prematurity

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What is Team Youth?

Team Youth is all the youth volunteers, including
all national youth partners, of the March of
Dimes.
Team Youth provides development opportunities for
students nationwide, while supporting the mission
of the March of Dimes.
This is accomplished by ensuring young volunteers
have access to age-appropriate and
mission-relevant health education information
community, state, and national leadership
opportunities and customized fundraising
activities that are fun and rewarding.

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Team Youth includes

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March of Dimes National Youth Partners

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The Essential Role of Youth in the MOD

Increasing awareness about the growing problem of
premature birth
Promoting folic acid consumption during child
bearing years
Supporting smoking cessation initiatives
Lobbying for policies that benefit women and
children
Organizing fundraising events to further the
mission
Participating on state and local advisory boards
(chapter and division boards of directors)

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What the March of Dimes Offers Youth

Enriching and enduring lifelong experiences
through opportunities to
Build leadership skills
Network among like-minded student leaders
nationwide
Give back to communities and make a difference
locally
Become involved in meaningful civic engagement,
including advocating for local and national
policies
Be educated about a healthy lifestyle today and
in future
Earn community service credits and enhance resume
Develop public speaking skills while building
character and self-confidence

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FUNDRAISING

Some of the more popular ways in which youth
raise funds for the foundation include
WalkAmerica, and other Walks
Coinstar Program
Coin Banks
WonderWalk/WalkMania
Two Colors, One Cause Ribbon Pins
Tye-Dye Wristbands for Awareness (wearable
bracelets virtual bands)

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Youth and WalkAmerica

Youth teams raised more than 7 million in
WalkAmerica 2005, a 12 increase over 2004
As many as 1 in 3 Walkers are Youth
Top 3 youth Walk teams in 2005 raised more than
2 million

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Walks for All Ages

WonderWalk is a fundraiser just for younger
children, age 5-7 children are sponsored to walk
around their playground or school for the MOD
WalkMania is just for kids ages 8- 12 kids walk
around school or soccer field
WalkAmerica is for teenagers to adults held in
a city or at a town park
For materials and information, contact your local
chapter or visit www.walkamerica.org

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Coinstar

Most of the 11,000 Coinstar machines nationwide
accept donations for the March of Dimes by
entering the code, 1-2-3-0
Check www.coinstar.com for a participating
machine near you.
Note Coinstar charges a 7.5 administrative fee
for charitable donations
All funds raised by machines in a local chapter
are distributed back to that chapter

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Coin Box Collections

Coin boxes can be used by students to raise funds
at any time of year, as part of WalkAmerica, or a
separate fundraiser
The milk carton-shaped boxes can hold up to 100
in quarters.
Any container can be used
For March of Dimes coin boxes, contact your local
chapter.

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Awareness Ribbon Pins

Can be sold in schools, in communities, as an
after school activity, etc.
To obtain pins, look for the Ribbon image on the
Team Youth Website and download the order form
Go to www.marchofdimes.com/youth
Click on Get Awareness Ribbons

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Wristbands for Awareness

Can be sold in schools, in communities, after
school, etc.
To obtain wristbands, go to
www.marchofdimes.com/youth
Click on Activities icon
Select the Wristbands for Awareness order form
To create your own personalized virtual hospital
band, go to the Prematurity Campaign site and
click on BandingTogether
www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity

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HEALTH EDUCATION

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PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Youth serve an important role in March of Dimes
Public Affairs activities
Members of chapter/division Public Affairs
Committees
Members of the Advocacy Network
NYC representative to National Public Affairs
Committee
Plan and participate in lobby day at state
capitol
Attend district meetings with state legislators
and congressional delegation
Conduct voter registration drives
Promote MOD Youth Internship on campus
Investigate public affairs career opportunities
(serving as an elected official working in
public policy development, lobbying, government)

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