Up & Coming Weekly

April 02, 2013

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March of Dimes Walk Slated at Methodist University by DR. SHANESSA FENNER Four million babies were born last year and the March of Dimes was perform. Food vendors will be on hand to sell subs, pizza and breakfast items. there for each and every one of them. There will be a Kid Zone with many One in nine babies are born too soon. activities for the youngsters to enjoy. The mission of the March of Dimes The March of Dimes��� Ambassador is to improve the health of babies by Family, the Poulks, will speak along preventing birth defects, premature with Dr. Ben Hancock, president birth and infant mortality. It is in of Methodist University. Their support of this mission that the March twin children, aged 2, were born of Dimes will host its ���March for prematurely. They were born at 25 Babies��� walk on Saturday, April 13 at weeks and 5 days and weighed 2 10 a.m. at Methodist University. This pounds, 14 ounces and 2 pounds, 14.5 is the 75th anniversary of the March ounces. One child spent six weeks in of Dimes. Founded in 1938 by FDR, the neonatal intensive care unit and the organization���s original goal was to the other one spent seven weeks in eradicate polio. When March of Dimes the NICU at Cape Fear Valley Medical fulfilled the mission, the new challenge Center. They are doing incredibly became helping to prevent birth defects well today. Each year an Ambassador and premature births. Family is selected to tell the story of ���This exciting event is a celebration how the March of Dimes impacted their of the fundraising that takes place year children���s lives and the successes of round by our teams and sponsors in their birth. The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by the area,��� said Catherine Heindselman, ���We encourage everyone to come preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. director of the Cape Fear Division of out and support us as we take on this March of Dimes. ���There will be 1,000 challenge,��� said Heindselman. ���We are participants who will come out for the event and they consist of family recruiting teams so please come out and register.��� teams, company teams and individual walkers.��� Registration for the event begins at 9 a.m. The opening The money is raised through online fundraising or the various events the ceremony will start at 9:40 a.m. and the walk will begin groups have during the year. The agency has set a goal of $140,000 for at 10 a.m. Visit www.marchforbabies.org or call (910) the event. 483-3691 for more DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Contributing The event will consist of food, fun and entertainment. Dance teams, step information. Writer. Comments? Editor@upandcominteams and singing groups from Methodist University and the community will gweekly.com. BETTER VISION Optometric Center WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM APRIL 3-9, 2013 UCW 11

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