Earlier this month the Plymouth Park Board approved the request of Steve and Jami Holm for free used of the Freyman Shelter on November 8th for their annual “Run Baby Baby Run” fundraiser for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.
Their 10 year old twin boys, Fitzgerald and Kavanaugh were born 10 weeks premature and spend almost 3 month in the NICU at Memorial Hospital. In appreciation for everything the doctors, nurses, and staff did for their family, they decided to sponsor the Run Baby Baby Run fundraising 5K run/walk and 10K run. The Holms felt a need to do something for the facility so other families could continue to experience the care and love that they were fortunate enough to receive.
Run Baby Baby Run is a 5K run/walk and a 10 K run on the trails and in Centennial Park. The start/finish line will be near the Freyman Shelter. Registration opens at 7 a.m. on Saturday, November 8th with the 10K beginning at 9 a.m. and the 5K at 9:05. Pre-registration is $20 while the day of the race it will be $25. You can register on line at sign me up.com Anyone who pre-registers by October 31st will be guaranteed a Run Baby Baby Run t-shirt.
Steve Holm, father of the twins estimated $12,000 has been donated to the NICU at Memorial Hospital over the course of 11 years. The first major purchase made with funds from the run were lap tops use for the program titled “Now I See You” which allows mothers who are still in their local hospital to Skype with the doctors and nurses in the Memorial NICU and of course they get to see their baby too.
