September 25, 2003

CEOs Walk the Walk Year-To-Date Results in - $93,000 Plus

CEOs Walk the Walk is now less than $7,000 from reaching their ambitious second year goal of $100,000.  The team currently ranks 14th on the March of Dimes list of Top Texas Teams, and boasts six members on the March of Dimes list of Top Texas Walkers, including the fifth place walker for the entire state.  CEOs Walk the Walk continues its efforts to top its 2003 goal of $100,000.  Results are in from their September gala reception and celebrity golf tournament, and their current total is $93,400, in only the second year of the group’s existence. 
 
CEOs Walk the Walk’s overall goal continues to be obtaining 250 CEO members and to raise $250,000.  Driskill says, “We’re inching toward the $100,000 mark for 2003, and much of our CEO community is pitching in with ideas and fundraisers to help push us over that goal.  We will have quadrupled what we did our first year – an amazing show by the CEO community.”
 
Top money raisers so far in 2003 are:
  * Cynthia Driskill, $23,178
  * Cathy Sweeney, CRESA Partners Capital Markets, $10,555
  * Don Hultgren, Southwest Securities, Member of SWS Group, $8,000
  * Don Hanratty, Optimance, $5,000
  * Rollie O. Waters, The Waters Consulting Group, Inc., $3,255
  * Linda Crawford, Delta Dallas Companies, $3,000
 
About CEOs Walk the Walk
CEOs Walk the Walk was established in 2002 when Cynthia Driskill, CEO of CDG and member of the Dallas Division Board of the March of Dimes, recognized an untapped opportunity.  Her vision was to provide a way for small and medium size businesses to collectively make a much bigger impact than any one of the companies could by itself.  The team raised nearly $24,000 in 2002, and targets $100,000 this year. The two-year goal is to sign up 250 CEOs and raise $250,000. For more information visit ceoswalkthewalk.com.
 
About March of Dimes
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site at www.marchofdimes.com, its Spanish web site at www.nacersano.org or call 1-888-MODIMES. For more information on the annual March of Dimes WalkAmerica, visit the Web site at www.walkamerica.org.