CHC/Harris Health/HCHD Foundation Team
- $20,000+ raised by 250 participants.
- All donations/event registration fees go to MOD programs. CHC & HCHDF cover all team expenses at no cost to MOD.
- Holly Hall Cake Auction raised $500.
- Jeans for Babies Harris Health for staff to wear jeans on Fridays during March was a hit!
- Team members: Claudia Garcia, Britney Jones, Carolyn Amos, Alex Padron, and Alix CaDavid.
National March of Dimes Statistics
- 530 community education programs for women receiving prenatal care.
- 92,000 families with newborns in intensive care offered comfort/information MOD NICU Family Support.
- 132 hospitals participate NICU support programs.
- 9 million people annually visit MOD online resources in English and Spanish.
- For every $1 MOD March for Babies raised–$0.75 to research and community programs.
“The Houston community rallied to raise $3.2 million with an estimated 40,000 participants at March of Dimes March for Babies. We are grateful for the support of over 600 corporate and family teams who join us in our mission. It’s our privilege to continue to partner with the dedicated team from Community Health Choice, Harris Health, and Harris County Hospital District Foundation.”
-Katie Nixon, Senior Community Director, March of Dimes Texas Chapter, Houston Division
“Community Health Choice partners with MOD in several projects including the MOD March for Babies. Supporting this event is important to us as CHC HMO pays for more baby deliveries, in Harris County, than any other single medical insurance plan. We want all babies in Harris County to be healthy.”
-Daisy Morales CHC VP Marketing & Outreach/MOD Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait advisory committee
“Our Settegast team raised over $500 for the MOD March for Babies. Personally, supporting this event is very important because my beautiful child Tyler, who is 2 years old, was born premature at 28 weeks. Tyler still has many developmental delays, but I am truly grateful for the support from the March of Dimes. Support programs for families with a baby in neonatal intensive care units are very important. I am glad we had the opportunity to contribute to this worthy cause.”
-Jennifer Williams, Harris Health Settegast Health Educator