April 2006 - Congrats to Kelly Clarkson, voted Favorite Female Singer at Nickelodeon's 2006 Kids' Choice Awards!
April 2006 - Fund raising ideas to put your team over the top for WalkAmerica 2006! [check out the ideas]
April 2006 - Win $5,000 & other prizes for your charitable efforts in 2005! Deadline is April 8. [more info]
April 2006 - Win $1000 for your leadership in community service! Deadline is May 12. [more info]
April 2006 - Get a $5,000 grant for solving local problems addressing community building, health, or the environment! Deadline is October 25. [more info]
March - April 2006 - Win a $500 award from YouthActionNet to help fund your social change project! [read about the award]
Feb. 2006 - Recent March of Dimes Global Report on Birth Defects shares that birth defects affect 8 million babies annually worldwide.[read story]
Feb. 2006 - Kelly Clarkson wins 2 Grammy Awards! Congratulations to Kelly Clarkson, the March of Dimes Team Youth Celebrity Ambassador, for her TWO Grammy awards!!! Become one of Kelly's top supporters by contributing to her March of Dimes Awareness Band.
Feb. 2006 - We are now accepting nominations for the March of Dimes National Youth Council, a chance to gain a position of national influence! [read word doc for more info]
Feb. 2006 - Michigan youth reflect on their experiences at the 50th Anniversary Youth Leadership Conference in DC! [read pdf for reflections]
Nov. 2005 - "The March of Dimes and YOU!" workshop held at FCCLA's National Cluster Meetings. [read pdf for more info]
Nov. 2005 - March of Dimes to participate at FBLA-PBL's four National Fall Leadership Conferences. [see cities + dates]
Nov. 2005 - November 15th is Prematurity Awareness Day. [read Youth Planning word doc]
Oct. 19, 2005 8pm EST - America's Promise 5PAN conference call highlights the March of Dimes and Prematurity Awareness Month project. [read word doc for more info]
Oct. 18, 2005 - 40 volunteers and staff to participate in Volunteer Leadership Retreat, Rye Brook, NY
Sep. 2005 - National Youth Council Chair, Erin Ledger, speaks about youth involvement at the 2005 VLC. [see photo]
Sep. 15, 2005 - Rob Davis, 2004 National Youth Council Chair receives President's Leadership Award
Sep. 15-17, 2005 - 800+ volunteers commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Salk vaccine at the 2005 Volunteer Leadership Conference in San Diego, California.
Sep. 2005 - The March of Dimes offers help to the victims of Hurricane Katrina... [read Mission Response]
Aug. 16, 2005 - Luke Parrish earns Youth Leadership Award for raising $47,000! [read article]
Aug. 2005 - Meagan Jurevicius, wife of football's Joe Jurevicius, speaks at Youth Convention. [read pdf for more info]
July 2005 - Daniel Manuel, age 15, wins the March of Dimes essay contest! [read pdf for more info]
July 2005 - 50th Anniversary Youth Leadership Conference in DC! [view power point summary produced by conference attendees]
July 30, 2005 - Erin Ledger named National Youth Council chair. [read more about Erin]
