Greater Birmingham
Partnership Opportunities - 2011
Why support March of Dimes – March for Babies in your community?
•Fund research to understand the problem & discover answers
•Help moms to have full-term pregnancies & healthy babies
•Support families by comforting them when their baby needs help to survive & thrive
How does the March of Dimes support families?
- Children’s Health Insurance Program
- State & Federal Funding
- NICU Family Support
- Education & Resources
- Newborn Screenings
- Premature Birth (How to have a healthy pregnancy; what are the signs of premature labor?)
- Folic Acid
March of Dimes’ Annual Incidences of Disorder & Disease: (2nd only to Coronary Heart Disease)
Premature Birth543,000
Birth Defects120,000
Death Before 1st Birthday 28,000
Total:691,000
Research under the March of Dimes Umbrella (Did You Know?):
Alzheimer Disease, Anencephaly, Autism, Birth Defects, Blood Clotting Disorders, Brain Development, Cancer, Childhood Glaucoma, Childhood Leukemia, Childhood Obesity, Club Foot, Congenital Heart Defects, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Cranioaynoatosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Epilepsy, Feingold System, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Hearing Loss, Hemophilia, Immune Deficiencies, Infertility, Iron Deficiency, Kidney DiseaseMalformation, Klenefelter Syndrome, Language Development, Learning Disabilities, Limb Defects, Liver Disease, Lung Development, Lysosomal Storage Disease, Mental Retardation, Microcephaly, Miscarriage, Muscular Dystrophy, Neonatal Stroke, Oral Clefts, Paralysis, Parkinson’s Disease, Pediatric Heart Failure, Preeclampsia, Premature Birth, Pulmonary Hypertension, Rett Syndrome, Schizophrenia, Seizures, Sickle Cell Anemia, SIDS, Skin Disorders, Spina Bifida, Stillbirth, Tay-Sachs Disease, Turner Syndrome, Wilms Tumor, And Many, Many More…
Sponsorship Opportunities
Presenting / Title - $15,000 Sponsorship
Recognition as Presenting/Title Sponsor at Kick-off, March for Babies ceremony & all walk-related events with speaking opportunity at one event for a company representative
Company name and logo printed on the back of all March for Babies t-shirts (approx. 1,200 shirts)
Top recognition in all media releases with opportunities for quotes from a company representative
Company name & logo on all March for Babies print ads, PSAs, and billboard(s)
Company logo on marchofdimes/alabama website
Top recognition in all electronic monthly (statewide) newsletters and e-mail blasts (minimum of four)
Company tent at walk site where banners or promotional materials can be displayed/given out to attendees. Company will staff.
Top recognition on SPONSOR BOARD, which is displayed at the walk site
Company will receive a top sponsor plaque & receive top recognition on walk day
Platinum - $10,000 Sponsorship
Recognition as Platinum Sponsor at Kick-off, March for Babies ceremony & all walk-related events
Company name and logo printed on the back of all March for Babies t-shirts (approx. 1,200 shirts)
Top recognition in media releases with opportunities for quotes from a company representative
Company name & logo on all March for Babies print ads & PSAs
Company logo on marchofdimes/alabama website
Top recognition in all electronic monthly (statewide) newsletters and e-mail blasts (minimum of four)
One “Spirit Station/Water Stop” along the walk route where banners or promotional materials can be displayed/given out to attendees. Company will staff the station.
Top Recognition on SPONSOR BOARD, which is displayed at the walk site
Company will receive a top sponsor plaque & receive top recognition on walk day
Gold - $7,500 Sponsorship
Recognition as Gold Sponsor at Kick-off, March for Babies ceremony & all walk-related events
Gold Sponsor recognition in at least one media release
Gold Sponsor recognition in all electronic monthly (statewide) newsletters and e-mail blasts
One “Spirit Station/Water Stop” along the walk route where banners or promotional materials can be displayed/given out to attendees. Company will staff water stop
Company listed on SPONSOR BOARD, which is displayed at the walk site
Silver - $5,000 Sponsorship
Recognition as Silver Sponsor at Kick-off, March for Babies ceremony & all walk-related events
Silver Sponsor recognition in two electronic monthly (statewide) newsletters
One “Spirit Station/Water Stop” along the walk route where banners or promotional materials can be displayed/given out to attendees. Company will staff water stop
Company listed on SPONSOR BOARD, which is displayed at the walk site
Bronze - $2,500 Sponsorship
Recognition as Bronze Sponsor at Kick-off, March for Babies ceremony & all walk-related events
Bronze Sponsor recognition in two electronic monthly (statewide) newsletters
One “Spirit Station/Water Stop” along the walk route where banners or promotional materials can be displayed/given out to attendees. Company will staff water stop.
Name listed on SPONSOR BOARD, which is displayed at the walk site
Family Teams Sponsor - $1,000 Sponsorship
Recognition in at least 2 newsletters
Recognition on signage at “Family Teams Sponsor” tent at walk site with the option to have your staff at the tent greeting families, walkers & other participants
Name listed on SPONSOR BOARD, which is displayed at the walk site
Spirit/Beverage Station - $500 Sponsorship
Recognition inat least1 newsletter
One “Spirit Station/Water Stop” along the walk route where banners or promotional materials can be displayed/given out to attendees. Company representative will staff water stop.
Yes, I want to sponsor theBirminghamMarch for Babies 2011!
___Presenting - $15,000___Platinum - $10,000
___Gold - $7,500___Silver - $5,000
___ Bronze - $2,500___ Family Teams Sponsor - $1,000
___ Spirit/Water Stop - $500___ Other donation: $ ______
Company Name______
Contact Name/Title ______
Address/City/Zip ______
Phone ______Fax ______
Email______
Please make checks payable to the March of Dimes
Mail to: March of Dimes, Attn: Ashley Wheeler
450 Century Park South, Suite 200-B
Birmingham, AL 35226
___Check Enclosed___Please invoice
For more information, please contact Ashley Wheeler, Division Director, at (205) 824-0103 or e-mail .
The money raised for March for Babies will support March of Dimes research and programs to save babies from premature birth, birth defects and other threats to the health ofbabies here in Alabama and across the nation. Your donation is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Thank you in advance for your lifesaving contribution. For more information, please visit our website at