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December 05, 2006
Danielle's reflection on the March of Dimes
On November 14, 2006 I participated in the March of Dimes at the Children's Hospital. As I was getting ready to head over to the building, I made sure to bundle up not knowing how cold I would get walking. When we got to the hospital, and followed all the signs to where the walk started, I realized the walk was inside. I thought it was like the cancer walks where you walk around the track for a period of time, so I was really eager to see what this was going to be like.
We started off with an empty bag and went around to the different stations to see what type of information they had. The second room was really interesting because they had out different machines that helped premature babies and different facts about them as well. In the auditorium, they had a projection of an ultrasound on the wall and they were giving away sheets of paper with great facts for pregnant women and you could plant the paper because it had wildflower seeds inbedded in it. I thought that was a really neat touch. When we entered the last room there were a ton of different stands with people that had all sorts of information and were ready to teach us what we knew. Some of the stands had information about depression, breastfeeding, childbearing services, the Kellogg Eye Center, and safe sleep for your baby.
Of course, my favorite stand was with all the lovely hygienist!! I especially loved the tooth fairy and the free samples! A lot of the people coming by were suprised to find out that periodontal disease could cause low weight babies, so I loved being able to provide knowledge to them and help spread the word!
I cant wait to help voulnteer again next year and see what new information I will learn.
Posted by dmjanuz at December 5, 2006 05:57 PM