Morgan Kate

March of Dimes Q and A

In just a few weeks we will be walking for the March of Dimes and for babies just like Morgan Kate. I have tried my best to think of possible questions you might have and provide answers to them. If you have other questions please leave them in the comment section of this post and I will try my best to answer them.

When is the walk?

We will be participating in two walks. However, this year our big walk will be the Orangeburg walk which will take place on Saturday, April 10 at 9am. The walk will begin at the Gardens. We are the 2010 Ambassador Family for Orangeburg County. We will also be participating in the Columbia walk which will take place on Saturday, April 24 at 9am. This walk begins at the fairgrounds. Please join us in either or both walks!

How can I help?

Helping is easy! You can pray, you can walk, you can tell others about the March of Dimes, you can donate money or you can raise your own money. And if you are feeling especially froggy, you can do all of those!

How do I donate?

Donating is simple. You can click on the purple button located to the right. Once you click on that button you will be taken to a very secure page where you can donate using your debit card or credit card. If you aren't comfortable making donations online then you can send a check through the mail - just be sure to make it out to the March of Dimes.

How do I sign up to be a walker?

There are two ways to do this. One, you can simply leave me a message or send me an email and let me know you want to be a walker. Simple as that. Or, you can click on the purple button located to the right. Once you click there it will take you to a new page. There will be two options on that page. One says To Donate and the other says To Walk. If you click on the button that says To Walk, then it will take you to yet another page where you can sign up to walk and also set a goal to raise your own money. In the end, the money you raise will go toward Team Morgan Kate's grand total.

I'm confused. What do you mean, "raise my own money"?

There are two ways to give to Team Morgan Kate. You can simply donate OR you can help raise money on your own. When you help raise money, you set your own goal and you seek out others to donate to YOU. Closer to the walk you will collect all of your money, send it to me and all donations will go toward Team Morgan Kate's grand total. If you raise $200 you will receive a March of Dimes t-shirt. If you raise $500 then you will receive a March of Dimes t-shirt and sweatshirt. And so on, and so on.

Can you explain this in simpler terms?

Basically, if you are only interested in walking - then just send me an email or leave me a message in the comment section and I will put you on the list. If you want to walk and donate - then send me an email or leave me a message in the comment section and I will sign you up to walk and THEN visit the purple button to the right and donate money. If you want to walk and raise your own money, then click on the purple button to the right, once you are taken to a new page click on To Walk and go from there.

I've never participated in a walk, what is it like?

Last year was our first walk and it was amazing. Last year we only participated in the Columbia walk, so I can only give a Columbia perspective. The walk began at 9:00am (at the fairgrounds) so we all met up a little before then. We all began at the same starting point, but there were two different routes. One route was about 3 miles and the other was 5 or 6. We took our own water bottles, but along the way there were stations with fruit and water. There were people walking, people running, people sitting along side the road and others that weren't able to walk and they stayed back at the starting point. Morgan Kate went along with us and we pushed her in the stroller. There were lots and lots of people and it was such a rewarding and special day!

The walk was over before lunch and different vendors supplied drinks and pizza. After the walk some people gave speeches, awards were given for money raised and some people even enjoyed picnic lunches they had brought from home.

Other information:

This year we are going to have t-shirts made. Once I have more information I will pass that along to you all.

Please let me know if you have any other questions or need any other information.

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After almost four full days of "splotches and blotches" our little one is almost 100% free and clear. Thank goodness for Benadryl! The only thing on this little face is a little left over mac n cheese.