Clark County is Lacing Up-Here’s Why
Approximately 500 people young and old will lace up their walking shoes in Vancouver on April 26th giving hope that every baby will have a healthy start. They’re walking and raising money to support March of Dimes funded research and programs to help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies.
Here’s why:
* In an average week in Washington, 1,664 babies are born and 163 (9.8%) of them are preterm
* Prematurity is the leading cause of newborn death and can result in lifelong complications such as vision and hearing problems and neurological disabilities.
* More than four million babies were born last year and the March of Dimes helped each and every one through 75 years of research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs. We help moms have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies.
Mark Your Calendar for the Clark County March for Babies
When: Saturday, April 26 at 9:00 AM
Where: Esther Short Park in Vancouver
How: Sign up to walk and fundraise at www.marchforbabies.org.
Funds raised by March for Babies in Oregon and SW Washington help support prenatal wellness programs, research grants, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) family support programs and advocacy efforts for stronger, healthier babies.
March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org. Visit marchforbabies.org and find out how you can help raise funds to prevent premature birth and birth defects. Find out what’s going on in the Greater Oregon Chapter by visiting OregonMOD.com.
Locally March for Babies is sponsored by First Tech Federal Credit Union, Big 5, Gro Outdoor Living, Davidson Insurance, Legacy Salmon Creek, PeaceHealth SW Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Wells Fargo, 99.5 The Wolf, 105.1 The Buzz, 97.1 Charlie FM and Vancouver Family Magazine. The 2014 March for Babies is sponsored nationally by March of Dimes’ number one corporate supporter Kmart, Macy’s, Famous Footwear, Cigna, Sanofi Pasteur, Mission Pharmacal, Actavis and United Airlines.
Contributed by March of Dimes.
