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Business, Babies and the Bottom Line

As a business owner, father and community advocate, I am proud to partner with March of

Dimes and to serve as the Chairman of the Board. With more than 76 years of proven success in

research, programs, education and advocacy, March of Dimes continues to lead the way to a

healthier future for all babies.

Through a Truven Health Analytics study, March of Dimes has taken a precise look at the

cost of premature birth to businesses, and the results are astonishing. The impact that this health

crisis has on families seems to be common knowledge, but seeing the high health care costs to

a company’s bottom line was eye-opening. You can learn more about these costs and how to

help in the coming pages.

Since 2003, March of Dimes has been fighting the war against premature birth, and

progress has been made, but the need is still urgent. The U.S. has the highest preterm birth

rate of any industrialized country. It is time to end premature birth and to do that, a great sci-

entific endeavor is needed. March of Dimes is leading the way by establishing transdisciplinary

research centers across the nation. They’re partnering with academic institutions to use a team

science approach to understanding and ultimately conquering prematurity. With this great ef-

fort, I am positive that March of Dimes will exceed the 2020 goal of reducing the preterm

birth rate from 12.4 percent to 9.6 percent!

But we aren’t just making a difference in the United States, we’re making a difference right

here in San Antonio. A grant valued at $400,000 has been given to a researcher at UT Health

Science Center to study preterm labor prevention. Numerous grant awards have been given to

local community partners such as the Children’s Shelter and Alpha Home and we have partnered

with Valero Energy Foundation to fund three NICU Family Support© programs in local hospitals.

Accomplishing all of these results-driven programs requires funding, and that’s where you

can help. In this special insert, you can read about how to get involved. Whether you want to

give of your time, your talent or your treasure, please join us in giving every baby a healthy start

in life. I hope you’ll enjoy learning about our exciting Signature Chefs Auction chaired by Dr.

Sanjie Garza-Cox of Children’s Hospital and Erica Castro. It’s a unique dining experience where

you get to meet some of San Antonio’s top chefs and bid on exclusive packages. You can also

learn how to get involved in March for Babies, the nation’s first walking event of its kind that

started right here in San Antonio in 1970! Please help us celebrate our top fundraising teams as

we announce the 2014 Top Corporate and Family Teams, Top Walkers and the winners of the

NEISD Change Challenge.

From fundraising to education and partnership to advocacy, there’s a way for everyone to help

out, and I urge you to join me in making babies your business and helping March of Dimes.

Respectfully,

Steven Krauskopf

Principal, KFW Engineers & Surveying

Chairman of the Board, March of Dimes San Antonio

Board of DirectorsSteven Krauskopf, Board ChairPrincipal, KFW Engineers & Surveying

Brenda BaldwinSenior Manager, Capital Group

Ed BelmaresAssistant City Manager, City of San Antonio

Dan DeckerPark President, Sea World of San Antonio

Patrick EurekEVP & COO, RiverRock Energy, LLC

Patrina L FowlerCOO, Community First Health Plans

Christie GoodmanCommunications Manager, Intercultural Devel-opment Research Association

Fernando Guerra, MDPediatrician and Public Health Consultant

Mike Koroscik, MHACEO, Institute for Women’s Health

Tammy McQueenMobilization Senior Manager, Accenture

Martha MartinezClinical Assistant ProfessorUTHSCSA School of Nursing

John O’KeefeDirector of Fixed OperationsKen Batchelor Cadillac

Greg SeilerCEO, Metropolitan Methodist Hospital

David Webb, PhDFinancial Adviser, Eagle Strategies LLC

Brandey Wimberley-OrsagSenior Vice President /Commercial Lending Officer, Jefferson Bank

StaffKJ FederDivision Executive Director

Ester FloresDirector of Program Services

Catherine AlvaradoCommunity Director, Signature Chefs

Kim GardnerCommunity Director, March for Babies

Erin McGarveyCommunity Director, Communications

San Antonio Division7410 Blanco Rd, Suite 400San Antonio, TX 78216Office (210) 696-1030 Fax (210) 694-0577www.marchofdimes.com/texas

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Calculate the cost by taking a good look at your claims data to

determine how much premature birth costs your business each

year.

Ask your HR or benefits team to recommend workforce well-

ness approaches and programs that can help prevent premature

births such as exercise, weight management, smoking cessation, or

parent education.

Review your company health insurance plan to see if it’s truly

promoting healthy pregnancies and helping to prevent

preterm birth. Does it cover all prenatal and postpartum visits,

smoking cessation, and/or progesterone treatment for women at

high risk of preterm birth? Does it actively discourage doctors and

women from having early elective deliveries (before 39 weeks) with-

out medical reasons)?

Healthy Babies, Healthy Business: a complimentary worksite

wellness program that provides information to employees on

preconception, prenatal, postnatal and infant care. Go to mar-

chofdimes.com/hbhb for more information.

Partner with the March of Dimes. There are many ways to con-

nect with us, including March of Dimes Events & Fundraisers.

Sponsor, volunteer or participate in March for Babies, Signature

Chefs Auction or various other special events. Call us at 210-696-

1030 or visit www.facebook.com/MOD.SA

Prematurity Awareness Month: Held in November, this aware-

ness campaign focuses the nation's attention on the impact pre-

mature birth has on babies and families and on opportunities for

prevention. Local businesses can get involved by engaging employees

and the local business community through creative activities and

events. World Prematurity Day is November 17.

Business, Babies and the Bottom Line:The Financial Impact of Prematurity on Business

Nearly half a million babies will be born too soon in our country this year. The emotional impact of premature birth on families is extraordinary, and the cost to businesses is exorbitant. With one in eight babies born prematurely in San Antonio every year,far higher than the national average for preterm birth, there is much we can do to impact the health of our workforce andyour company’s bottom line.

Prematurity places a multibillion-dollar burden on business, with employers billed more than $12 billion annually in excess health care costs. Indi-vidual companies lose thousands of dollars in absenteeism and lost productivity for families af-fected by preterm birth. Prematurity has a material impact on your bottom line:

Employers pay 12 times as much in health care costs

for premature/low birth weight babies as for babies born

without complications.

Each premature/low birth weight baby costs employers an

additional $50,000 in newborn health care costs alone.

Nationally, one in nine babies will be born preterm. The United

States has the worst rate of premature birth of any

developed country.

We need the help of business leaders in our community to impact premature birth,and here are some steps you can take to bring solutions to your business:

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October 24 | Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa

At the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction, signatures make

more than just marks on paper. They make a mark on someone’s

life. With your signature, research can be done. Vaccines can be dis-

covered. Babies can simply be babies.

Join co-chairs Sanjie Garza-Cox and Erica Castro at the Hyatt Hill

Country Resort and Spa for an exciting evening out while raising

funds and increasing awareness of the March of Dimes mission to

improve the health of babies.

Lead Signature Chef Heather Nañez from Bohanan’s and other

top local chefs will prepare their signature dishes to honor

stronger, healthier babies. In addition to sampling cuisine from

San Antonio’s finest restaurants and chefs, you will also enjoy pre-

mium wine tastings and have the opportunity to bid on exclusive

auction packages (donated by our generous chefs) that may in-

clude fine dining, resort stays, spa vacations and much more! “We

are very grateful for the leadership of this year’s chairs, chefs and

committee members -- all of their hard work and dedication are

making this event a reality.” states KJ Feder, March of Dimes San

Antonio Division executive director.

Signature Chefs is the idea that a dish or mark on paper can translate into saving babies’ lives through financial support. Without it, we would

not be able to carry out our foundation’s mission on a local level through research, programs, education and advocacy. All proceeds will benefit

the March of Dimes and its mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

Confirmed 2014 Signature Chefs and restaurants are: Heather Nañez (Bohanan’s); Derek Lomax (Bob's Steak and Chop House); Jeff White

(Boiler House); Eduardo Franco (Brio Tuscan Grille); Charthouse (in the Tower of the Americas); Isaac Cantu (Cordillera Ranch); Steven

McHugh (Cured); Justin Johnson (Max’s Wine Dive); Stephen Paprocki (NuStar Energy); Chuck Hernandez (O’liva); Samuel Boisjoly (Omni

Colonnade); Scott Ronczkowski (SeaWorld); Mike Bomberg (Spice of Life); James Draper (Spring House Cafe); James Moore (TBA); Tyler

Horstmann (Tejas Rodeo); Jason Dady (Umai Mi); Diana Barrios Trevino (Viola’s Ventanas); Nedra Harris (Werner’s).

If you’re interested in attending, participating or sponsoring this event, please contact Catherine Alvarado atcalvarado@marchofdimes.com or (210) 515-4842.

Our Signature Chefs Auction’s elegant combination of fabulous food, great wines, good company, priceless auction packages, anda great cause will cook up an evening to remember!

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AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR SIGNATURE

2014 Lead Signature Chef Heather Nañez (Bohanan’s)

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Coriander Encrusted Salmonwith Orange Vinaigrette2 salmon filets (7 ounces each)

6 tablespoons thawed orange juice

concentrate (separated 4tbs and 2tbs)

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon coriander

1/4 teaspoon brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon peppercorn mélange (ground)

Brush salmon with 4 tablespoons orange juiceconcentrate. Season with salt, coriander, sugarand pepper. Grill salmon covered over mediumheat for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easilywith a fork.

In a small bowl whisk vinegar, oil, garlic and re-maining 2 tablespoons of orange juice. Seasonwith salt and pepper to taste

In a large bowl, combine spinach, orange seg-ments, green onions and walnuts. Drizzle vinai-grette over salad and top with salmon.

Visit www.marchofdimes.com/folic-acid to learn more.

Note: The spinach in this dish is high in folic acid, a B vitamin, thatis essential in reducing the risk for birth defects of the brain andspine called neural tube defects (NTDs). The best way to get enoughfolic acid is to take a multivitamin with 400 micrograms of folic acidbefore pregnancy and eat healthy foods.

5 cups fresh spinach

1 medium orange peeled segmented

2 green onions thinly sliced

1/4 cup chopped walnuts (toasted)

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 garlic clove (minced)

This delicious recipe courtesy of Signature Chef Heather Nañez (Bohanan’s)

TOP CORPORATE TEAMSHEB ........................................................................................$140,829Mission Pharmacal .................................................................$71,342University Health System........................................................$54,212Citi ............................................................................................$44,451*Halliburton .............................................................................$41,000SeaWorld/Aquatica San Antonio...........................................$28,875CenterPoint Energy.................................................................$20,000Oak Farms Dairy......................................................................$17,773Capital Group..........................................................................$14,090Ashley Furniture ......................................................................$12,780BD ............................................................................................$10,254Natural Bridge Caverns ...........................................................$10,216Accenture ..................................................................................$8,001North East Independent School District ...................................$7,465Hyatt .........................................................................................$7,416Community First Health Plans .................................................$6,646City of San Antonio ...................................................................$5,088Farmers Insurance ...................................................................$5,000Baptist Health System ...............................................................$4,714KFW Engineers & Surveying.....................................................$4,420Allstate Insurance.....................................................................$4,232NuStar Energy...........................................................................$3,930Superior HealthPlan .................................................................$3,582AT&T..........................................................................................$3,242UnitedHealth Group (XLHealth) ...............................................$3,036

TOP NEISD SCHOOL TEAMS IN EACH CATEGORYHigh School, Churchill High School ........................................$967.91Middle School, Garner Middle School ...................................$318.50Elementary School, Fox Run Elementary................................$318.97

TOP FAMILY TEAMSTeam Atlee.................................................................................$4,145Team Elliot..................................................................................$3,610Tiny Angels A&B - San Antonio ................................................$2,165Team Rylan Jacob .....................................................................$2,015Team Southern Babies..............................................................$1,684Sophia Giselle............................................................................$1,540Team Cruzito .............................................................................$1,500Team Harper Skye.....................................................................$1,350Super Novah's ...........................................................................$1,249Tucker Marching for Babies.......................................................$1,217

TOP WALKERSBarbara Keelan ........................................................................$4,425Carrie Cunningham ..................................................................$3,190Natalie Sirjuesingh ...................................................................$2,965Bill Armwood ............................................................................$2,480Nikki Bott....................................................................................$1,885Dawn Poitevent..........................................................................$1,410Dan Decker................................................................................$1,375Josie Vasquez ...........................................................................$1,309Tom Dooley................................................................................$1,300Josie Garza ................................................................................$1,184

THANK YOU TO OUR 2014 SPONSORS

PRESENTING

PLATINUM

GOLD

SILVERCapital Group

Oak Farms Dairy

BRONZEAccenture

Community First Health Plans

ROOSEVELTNuStarBD

KFW Engineers & SurveyingHalliburton

Security Service Federal Credit UnionSAS Shoemakers

Halliburton receives our rising star award for raisingthe most money out of all new teams in 2014!*

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Top 2014 March for BabiesFundraisers

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Thousands of participants and volunteers came together at SeaWorld in a sea of family and corporate team shirts, butterfly wings and purple on March 22 at March for Babies.

As the president of SeaWorld and Aquatica San Antonio and March for Babies chairman,Dan Decker greeted the crowd with these words, “If you think you are not affected bypremature child birth or have never been supported by the March of Dimes, just take alook around you. I did, and once I discovered how many of our team members have bene-fited so greatly from the 75 years of March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, break-throughs and support, it was easy for me to understand exactly how I was affected andwhy I should be involved. Our team members come first at SeaWorld and Aquatica, andthis was one of the best ways I found that I could lead our SeaWorld Cares effort to sup-port our team members, now and into the future.”

For the second year in a row, University Health System proudly served as PresentingSponsor. As a participant in the very first walk for March of Dimes, George Hernandez,President/CEO of University Health System, shared, “At University Health System we arecommitted to improving the health of all babies, and we hope that you willcontinue to work and walk with us as we try to find the answers to this seri-ous problem (of prematurity).”

This year’s ambassador family shared their story of how Car-son Ray Carbajal was born weighing just 3 pounds 7ounces and fought to survive right here in San Anto-nio. Emcee Ernie Zuniga from Fox News Firstprovided energy and enthusiasm during the cer-emonies, and his closing remarks are the epit-ome of the March for Babies spirit, “Let’sshow San Antonio and the world that wemarch for those who can, and those who can-not. We march for babies who fight for theirlives before they even understand what life is allabout. We march for hope. We march for health.WE MARCH FOR BABIES! GO! Baby! GO!”

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Marching on for stronger, healthier babies…

You can join the fun at the

45th anniversary of March for Babies

on Saturday,March 28, 2015 at SeaWorld!

This year’s ambassador family, the Carbajal’s withbaby Carson, Ray and Dan Decker, SeaWorldpresident and March for Babies chairman.

Dan Decker, SeaWorld president and March forBabies chairman, speaks at the 2014 March forBabies at SeaWorld, San Antonio.

Thank you, local Walgreens stores for raising $25,000 with March for Babies cutouts during your June campaign!

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Prematurity Awareness Month is held in November and World Prematurity Day is on November 17th. This awareness campaign focuses the world's at-tention on the impact premature birth has on babies and families and on opportunities for prevention.

Local businesses can get involved by engaging employees and the local business community through one of the March ofDimes favorite events, Jail & Bail. This year we will join forces with the San Antonio Police Department and SeaWorld tobring together community leaders and ordinary citizens for a common cause – helping moms go full-term and babies beborn healthier. The fun will kick-off during the week of November 17. Please call our office at (210) 696-1030 or visit ourFacebook page for more information.

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PeopleTyler Paganucci is a 4th grade student at El Dorado elementary school. In a surprise presentation in front of

650 fellow students, Tyler was given the “You Make A Difference!” award for his big-hearted donation of $100

to the March of Dimes NEISD Change Challenge. When asked why he gave such a large amount of money, he

explained that his grandmother gave him a $100 bill for his 10th birthday, and instead of holding on to it, he de-

cided to donate stating: “The babies need it more than I do.”

A preemie herself, Leslie Goodman of Helotes was named a regional winner in the Kohl’s Cares Scholarship

Program. There were 182 regional winners across the country who each received a $1,000 college scholarship.

Leslie was honored for her initiative to raise $2,300 to create 250 care kits for families with babies in the

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). She then delivered the kits to three local hospitals.

People, Passion and ProgressWe are warriors in the fight against prematurity. Add in the tireless efforts of our volunteers who fortify our

mission, and we are optimistically hopeful that we will see the day when all babies are born healthy. Take a closer look at a few things we’re doing in San Antonio to make that difference…

ProgressThe March of Dimes: mission is actively at work in the San Antoniocommunity through such programs and initiatives as:• $400,000 in current research funding to UT Health Science Center at

San Antonio• CenteringPregnancyM prenatal education • NICU Family SupportM program at University Hospital• Becoming a Mom™/Comenzando bienM• Stork’s NestM education program in partnership with Zeta Phi Beta

sorority• Folic Acid outreach campaign• Healthy Babies, Healthy Business• 39-week education campaign• And numerous grant awards to local community partners such as the

Children’s Shelter and Alpha Home here in San Antonio.

Our advocacy priorities focus on improving the health of women, in-fants and children, including:• Access to health care• Research to prevent prematurity, birth defects and infant mortality• Prevention and treatment to improve maternal, infant and child health

During the 2013 Texas Legislative Session, March of Dimes volunteerssuccessfully advocated for:• Passage of legislation ensuring all newborns in Texas receive screening

for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD)• Passage of legislation requiring licensed child care facilities to have a

policy regarding vaccine preventable diseases for staff• Secured funding for the 2013 Medicaid shortfall

PassionBabies in San Antonio receive screening for 30 inherited disorders. The March of Dimes funded the development of four of these tests and advocated for newborn screening for all babies.

Take action! Sign up for advocacy alerts. Email us at advocatetexas@marchofdimes.com

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