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After College Station, my family and I drove to Houston. We saw a lot of cows and horses along the way. Saturday night we had a really nice dinner with our friends from the Houston chapter. After dinner we listened to a great band in the park.
On Sunday we went to the March for Babies in Houston. We first went to the Continental Airlines tent to visit our friends Mr. Kellner, the CEO of Continental, Susan, Ed, Terry and Cheryl. My family went on stage to say thank you to the Continental team for walking and supporting the March of Dimes. Mr. Kellner picked me up. He’s even taller than my dad. When I grow up I want to be the CEO of Continental just like Mr. Kellner.
We also got to speak at the main stage and say thank you to the 40,000 walkers. We met the local ambassador family. They have quadruplets! I rode on my dad’s shoulders for the start of the walk. We stood right behind the banner and kicked the walk off. It was really exciting! Then we stood on the side and cheered all of the teams as they walked past.
After the walk we visited the tents of Continental Airlines, Farmers Insurance, FedEx, Wachovia, Citi, and Bank of America to say thank you for sponsoring the March for Babies.
Everyone who participated in the more than 1,000 marches across the country is a champion for the babies!!!!
This weekend my family and I went to College Station, TX to participate in the March to the Brazos. This March is a longstanding tradition of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, and has been held annually since 1908. The focus of the walk is on the exchange of rank between Freshman and Seniors. In 1977, the Corps started to use the walk as a fundraiser and raise money for the March of Dimes. My family and I had the honor of watching the changing of rank and thanking the General and all of the cadets for their hard work for the babies. The cadets had to walk 18 miles. That’s really far. Some of them rode horses.
Each squadron holds fundraisers for the March of Dimes, leading up to the March to the Brazos. At the march, the squadron that raised the most money is announced and wins an award.
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