Macy's Shop For A Cause! Today only

August 25^th

TODAY ONLY!  Shop, save and give back during Macy’s Shop For A Cause benefiting March of Dimes.  Buy a $5 savings pass now at (TBD – macy’s website link) and save 25 percent on purchases made online until midnight tonight.  100% of the savings pass goes to help babies!

"Shop For A Cause":Extra 25% off at Macy's on 8/25

Starting today you can buy a $5 pass & get extra 25% off at Macy's on 8/25 benefiting MOD. :0) #shopforacause http://on.fb.me/QxZs0b !!!

Shop, Save And Help Babies

Are you getting ready to shop, save and give back?  

Visit your local Macy’s store starting today to purchase a $5 savings pass to use on August 25^th, Macy’s annual Shop For A Cause event benefiting the March of Dimes, the exclusive in-store beneficiary.   Best of all?  You can use your pass immediately!  Macy’s will hold your merchandise, and all you have to do is go back to the store on August 25^th and pick it up.  Join our event and spread the word so your friends and family can get in on the savings, too! http://bit.ly/QhMbYI

Tweeting about Macy’s Shop For A Cause on August 25th? Be sure to use the following language and hash tag so we can push readers to our Facebook event (http://on.fb.me/QxZs0b), which now has over 11,000 invites. Starting today you can buy a $5 pass & get extra 25% off at Macy's on 8/25 benefiting MOD. :0)  #shopforacause   http://on.fb.me/QxZs0b

Dear Friend, In time for back-to-school shopping, Macy's is offering the best deal of the year: 25% off. Get a $5 shopping pass at your local Macy's starting today, and enjoy storewide savings all day long on August 25. That's 25% off on the 25th on all regular, sale and clearance items*! The best part? You'll be helping babies. The March of Dimes is the exclusive national in-store beneficiary of Macy's Shop For A Cause. 100% of every shopping pass purchased goes to support research and programs that help moms have healthy pregnancies and babies start healthy lives. This offer is good for one day only. Don't miss out, get your shopping pass in store today, or visit macys.com on the 25th and add a $5 Shop For A Cause pass to your shopping bag to enjoy the savings at checkout. With your support, and the support of generous partners like Macy's, we can continue to make a difference in the lives of babies and their families. Thank you, March of Dimes P.S. A deal this good deserves to be shared. Tell your family and friends so they can sign up to receive an email reminder! And, join our Facebook event to get the latest and greatest updates! *Save 10% on electrics/electronics, watches, furniture, mattresses and rugs/floor coverings. March of Dimes does not endorse specific products or brands. This electronic message is sponsored by March of Dimes, a not-for-profit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). Donations to March of Dimes are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. For more information about the March of Dimes, visit our website at marchofdimes.com. To unsubscribe from this type of appeal, simply send us an email here and you will be removed from future appeals mailing lists. To unsubscribe from all March of Dimes correspondence, simply send us an email here and you will be immediately taken off our mailing list. © 2012 March of Dimes Foundation March of Dimes 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605

Macy's Shop For A Cause Day August 25!

Spread the word!  We’re so excited, we couldn’t wait to tell you! The March of Dimes is the exclusive national beneficiary of Macy’s Shop For A Cause program again this year! The best part? 

Buy a $5 savings pass in-store August 15through Shop For A Cause Day on August 25^th, and you can use it to get some of the best discounts of the year just in time for back to school!  Join our event and spread the word so your friends and family can get in on the savings, too! http://on.fb.me/QxZs0b

Macy's Shop For A Cause Benefitting March Of Dimes

On August 25 only, enjoy huge savings at Macy’s and macys.com when you use your $5 savings pass benefiting the March of Dimes.  The March of Dimes is the exclusive national in-store and online beneficiary of Macy’s annual Shop For A Cause program this year.

Go to http://www.marchofdimes.com/shopforacause,  enter your email address in the space provided, and we’ll remind you when it’s time to buy your pass and shop for a good cause: stronger, healthier babies.

Macy’s Shop For A Cause is a unique one-day-only shopping event created to support local and national charities’ fundraising efforts, which have helped raised more than $42 million for charities across the country since 2006. As the exclusive national beneficiary, the March of Dimes will receive 100 percent of the proceeds from savings passes sold at all Macy’s stores Aug. 15 through Aug. 25, 2012, and at macys.com on Aug. 25, 2012.

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Sisters-In-Motion Memphis 5K Run/Walk

Sisters-In-Motion is a 2012 grantee of the March of Dimes. Saturday 29, 2012 is the 3rd Annual Sisters-In-Motion Memphis 5K Run/Walk.

Where: Overton Park Memphis, TN

When: September 29, 2012

The 1 Mile Family Fun Run begins at 8:30AM

The 5K Race begins at 9:00AM

This event will benefit Christ Community Health Service Centering Pregnancy.

Register Online HERE

For more information call: 901-569-1198



Healthy Babies Are Worth The Wait

PREGNANCY VIDEO TREND SPREADS “HEALTHY BABIES ARE WORTH THE WAIT” MESSAGE

March of Dimes Uses “Real” Video In New Awareness Campaign

The March of Dimes created a new television public awareness campaign, using footage from a London couple who posted a video online as a way to share their pregnancy experience with their family and friends.  The March of Dimes found the video with the help of the non-profit’s cause marketing agency, Crossroads, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Created by Tim Warwood and Lucy Ball, the original video chronicles Lucy’s pregnancy with video clips and pictures. The couple ended the video with the introduction of their baby girl, Liliah, who was born full-term and healthy in October 2009.

“This video is authentic and real and women relate to it because they’re probably creating something similar to share their pregnancy story with family and friends,” said Douglas A. Staples, senior vice president of strategic marketing and communications for the March of Dimes.  “We’re tapping into that connection to share our important health message that healthy babies are worth the wait, and if your pregnancy is healthy, you should wait for labor to begin on its own rather than scheduling an induction or cesearean delivery.”

Check out the video above or see it on YouTube Here !

Worldwide, 15 million babies are born too soon each year and more than one million of those infants die as a result of their early births.  Babies who survive an early birth often face the risk of lifelong health challenges, such as breathing problems, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities and others. Even babies born just a few weeks early have higher rates of hospitalization and illness than full-term infants

The video is an expansion of the March of Dimes “Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait” campaign which educates women and health care providers about the importance of a full term pregnancy because critical development of the brain, lungs and other organs occur during the last weeks of pregnancy. Additional information is available at marchofdimes.com/39weeks.

In addition to the televised video, the campaign includes online and print advertising, as well as patient education materials. The March of Dimes partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in a new federal program called Strong Start to co-brand the awareness materials and distribute them more widely.  Also, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers is challenging its members to reduce premature birth rates by 8 percent by 2014 and encouraging them to run the new spot; 45 and the District of Columbia states, have accepted this challenge.

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health.  With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies^®, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org.