Needs From: Volunteer Houston

We have an number of Committee positions available for Frontier Fiesta March for Marrow. The first one is Recording Secretary. This volunteer joins us for all of our Conference Calls beginning Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at 9:00 am. and records the minutes and distributes them to the committee. We have Conference Calls about once every two weeks with various parts of the Planning Committee but we try to keep them all on the same days, either Monday or Tuesday, once or twice a month.

As patients and family members we are so busy taking care of our patients - or ourselves in this period of COVID-19. In order to promote our work on our 2021 Virtual March for Marrow, which will include a Virtual 5K Run and Walk as well as an online raffle, we need a clever and committed Social Media Guru.

We have a lot to learn and would love to learn from younger, smarter and more clever young people from the Houston area.

In addition, we are trying to go paperless – although we do have a great flier featuring our 2021 Star, Nicholas Smith, who just went through a bone marrow transplant. We are open to advice as to how best to use it. But it seems social media is the best way to go.

Our 2021 VIRTUAL March for Marrow 5K Run & Walk will run for 7 days from Saturday, March 27 to Saturday, April 3, 2021.

Our schedule for Saturday, 3/27/2021, Sunday, 3/28/2021, and Saturday, 4/3/2021, will run for about 2 hours, 9:00 am to 10:30 or 11:00 am.

Monday, 3/29/2021 to Friday, 4/2/2021, will only be 1 hour – perhaps 1 ½ hours.

There will be the Kick-Off including sounding the start of the 5k and Patient and Family Walk – complete with selfies. We will have a couple of doctors speak and a couple of patients telling their stories.  We hope to attract a couple of high school groups – bands and or a cheerleading squad – all with proper social distancing.

On Saturday, April 3, we will hold our Moment of Remembrance and Closing Ceremonies, catch up with our 5K Runners and have them log in their times and announce our Top Fundraisers and our Raffle WINNERS!

Contact our Chair, Stephanie Hamm, at stephanieforaamds@gmail.com.

National Social Media is: 

Web Site: http:/www.aamds.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aamds

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aamdsif

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aplastic-anemia-&-mds-international-foundation/about/

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AAMDSIF

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aamdsif/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/aplasticanemiaandmdsinternatio/

TEXAS Social Media is: 

Event Page on National Web Site: http:/www.marchformarrow.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopesteps.curetexas

Event on FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/531803340916697/

Group: https://www.facebook.com/March-for-Marrow-Texas-508003169695017/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

Twitter: https://twitter.com/March4MarrowTX

Join us every other week on ZOOM to create and even BETTER March for Marrow for 2025 in The Woodlands.

March for Marrow in The Woodlands is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Northshore Park, 2505 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, 77381.

Help us find great:

1.   Places for our Fliers and Posters!

2.   Prizes

3.   Raffle Items

4.   SPONSORS!!!

5.   Runners & Walkers

6.   T-Shirts

January 2025: January 7 and 21

February 2025: February 4 and 18

March 2025, every Tuesday in March

April 2025 – April 5, 2025

Debrief: April 8 or 15, 2025

Help us pass out Fliers and Posters to Running and Sports Stores and Poster to every Starbucks we can find!

The Woodlands

Spring

Conroe

North Houston

February-April 2025, We provide the materials including push pins, rubber bands and magnets (for Starbucks bulletin boards).

Like carrying out a plan; talking to people; MARKETING!