March of Dimes Research and Flyer
Background Information
FBLA members will sponsor a Baby Shower for the March of Dimes. Students will research
the March of Dimes and create an informational flyer inviting students and teachers to the
baby shower.
Part I-Research
Use www.marchofdimes.com to answer the following questions:
1. What is the Mission of the March of Dimes?
2. What is another name for the “National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis”?
3. Which United States President established the March of Dimes?
4. What year was it established?
5. Why was it established?
6. What has the March of Dimes done to prevent birth defects?
7. Explain the Folic Acid Campaign and the benefit of the campaign.
8. Explain the Prematurity Campaign.
9. When is Prematurity Awareness Month? Explain the purpose of the month.
10. When is World Prematurity Day? Explain the purpose of the day.
11. How is the March of Dimes funded?
12. List five sponsors of the March of Dimes?
13. What is the single most important cause of neonatal deaths (babies under 28 days) and
the second leading cause of death in children under 5?
14. Go to the interactive map a. Select the United States
i. How many live births are indicated?
ii. What is the Preterm Birth Rate?
iii. Was there an increase from 1990 to 2010?
iv. How many deaths from complications in 2010?
b. Explore the map-find the above information for another country of your
choice.
15. Fifteen countries account for two-thirds of the world's preterm births. Where does
the United States rank on the list?
16. World-Wide how many preterm babies are born each year? How many die from birth
complications? How many could be prevented with cost-effective care?
17. Explain how families are affected by premature birth?
18. Explain the economic and societal costs of premature babies? Who pays the bill for
premature baby health care?
19. How do preterm births affect business?
20. What can you do to help the March of Dimes?
Part II
Use MsWord to create a flyer inviting all students and school faculty members to a baby
shower sponsored by FBLA for the March of Dimes. The shower will be held on World
Prematurity Day. The items will be donated to the local Department of Children’s Services
to give to families with premature babies.
The flyer should be designed to attract the attention of high school students. Make the
design fun, interesting and creative. Create the flyer using a blank MsWord document, .5
margins, two font sizes and styles, the March of Dimes colors for accent colors, textboxes,
auto shapes, word art, and picture effects in your design.
Use a blank MsWord document to create the flyer. Include the following information:
1. March of Dimes Logo
2. Who is sponsoring the baby shower?
3. When will it be held? World Prematurity Day (date and time)
4. Name of activity?
5. Where will it be held?
6. Purpose of the baby shower?
7. March of Dimes Mission Statement
8. Four facts about the March of Dimes and why your support is needed.
9. Refreshments and games
10. Examples of items that are needed.
11. FBLA logo and mission statement in the footer of the page
12. Appropriate picture and caption
Email a copy of the flyer to Nations.IBT@gmail.com when you are finished. The title of the
email needs to read “March of Dimes”
Rubric provided on next page!
RUBRIC
Requirement
Point Possible
Points Received
March of Dimes Logo
5
All Required Content
5 pts. Each/55
Included
total
Appropriate colors used
5
in flyer
Two font sizes and styles
5
Word Art
5
Autoshape or Textbox
5
Picture Effects applied
5
to picture
.5 Margins
5
No misspelled words,
5
grammar, or punctuation
errors
Creative Design, Easy to
5
Read
100