March of Dimes: Giving Back to the Community

Cincinnati SkylineA few of weeks ago, the GE Aviation IT team attended the annual March of Dimes Walk in downtown Cincinnati.  This is a fundraiser to ensure the healthiness of mothers and their babies during pregnancy.  After dividing into teams based upon our respective business divisions, we engaged in some internal friendly competition to see who could raise the most money by the day of the event.

I represented the Aviation IT team with several of the other Aviation IMLP’s.  There were over 5000 people at the walk, representing dozens of companies throughout Cincinnati!  I felt proud to be with GE because we alone had 1000 employees.  Our influence was very strong and everywhere you looked you could see fellow GE employees sporting their GE logo t-shirts. 

The IMLP’s chose to walk the six-mile route, rather than the three-mile family route.  This turned out to be a good decision because we were able to walk through Great American Ballpark, Paul Brown Stadium, and along the Kentucky riverside.  It was a great experience to take in the beauty of downtown Cincinnati and to feel proud about being a part of such an important cause.