Gator March for Babies

One out of every eight babies is born too soon that can lead to a lot of problems. A quarter of them will have lifelong health problems. This information comes from the March of Dimes. Every year, the March of Dimes holds an annual walk in order to raise money for research to help prevent premature birth. The Gator March for Babies is a shorter version of this walk. It’s an annual event that takes place on the UF campus. Read on to find out more about it and how you can get involved.
This year the walk takes place on November 14th at 1 p.m. on Turlington Plaza. In past years, Gator March for Babies has raised over $300,000. There have already been several fundraising events. One of the highlights was the first annual Wing Bowl. It took place at Gator Dockside on September 28 and basically was just a wing eating contest for the Greek student organizations on the UF campus. Students had the opportunity to enjoy wings and enter to win a free scooter. But don’t worry, there is still plenty of time to raise money and enter to win the ultimate grand prize which is a free apartment. The Boardwalk is giving away a year lease for a three bedroom apartment to the top fundraiser. This is worth over $2,000. On the day of the walk, there will be lots of free food from gelato, flying biscuit, dominos pizza and planet smoothie.
Do you want to get involved but don’t know how. It’s simple visit http://gatorsmarchforbabies.org/register.htm and create an online profile. Then get out your cell phone or other technical device and contact everyone you know. Send out Facebook messages and ask for donations. Get together with other friends and have your own fundraising event. Baby’s lives are at stake! So get out there and raise money to help fight the war against premature births!