Stephanie Marsh - March of Dimes Contestant

Name: Stephanie Marsh
   Age: 31
 From: Frisco

Hi Everyone! My name is Stephanie Marsh and I am the contestant chosen by the March of Dimes for the Making a Difference in Dallas makeover by the Dallas Observer. I'm a single mom of two beautiful children, Nathaniel, 11 and Jacee, 6.We currently live in beautiful Frisco, TX - the fastest growing city in the US!

The March of Dimes organization and their annual March for Babies walk/fundraiser have been apart of our lives since 2006. I was 26 weeks pregnant when I developed  pre-eclampsia and was placed in the hospital on bed rest. I was allowed to go home on Friday, and on Sunday morning I was back in the hospital with my blood pressure through the roof. After performing an ultra sound, I was told that Jacee had stopped growing at 24 weeks and in order to save us both, she had to come out. She was born 27 weeks, 1lb 9oz and 12.5 inches long. She spent 2.5 months in the NICU at Baylor Dallas and is now a happy, healthy 6 year old Kindergartener!

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Our family supports that mission because we are living proof that what they are doing works! I have been a member of their Family Teams Committee for 3 years and a Family Team Captain since 2006. I've attended two of their Capitol days where I've been able to travel to Austin with other volunteers and speak with our state leaders on the importance of the March of Dimes and what they are doing to fight for our most precious resource - our children. Each year my family walks so that one day, all babies will be born healthy!To find out more about the March for Babies Walk, March of Dimes, and our family team, Team Jacee, visit our family team website at www.marchforbabies.org/team/teamjacee.


I am completely excited and honored to be a part of this make over. For me, just to be recognized as a woman who makes a difference in her community is an honor. There are so many women in our communities who day in and day out give of their time and talents and to be nominated out of all of them for this is humbling. I am looking forward to making new friendships with the women who are on this journey with me and to transforming myself into a new, healthier me so I continue what I was put here to do!

Thanks for reading!