Full Circle Associates

I was thrilled to open my email this morning to find out that the March of Dimes Share Your Story online community is a Webby Award Finalist in the community category.

Regular readers will already know that Share has a place close to my heart, and not just because I was on the Share team. It is because it is one of the more remarkable communities I have ever been a part of.

Lots of sites today label themselves as "community" sites. You can interpret that many ways -- like a site that serves a community. But Share IS a community. It is not just a site that is a container for content and interaction. It has created a fabric of supportive relationships that allow parents with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to do the very best they can when faced with the crisis of a baby born prematurely or with serious medical issues. Nothing prepares us for these things.

I don't usually ask you to do things, but if you would, please vote for Share Your Story for the People's Voice award!

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