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Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, President of the March of Dimes May has a daughter Alexa, who was born 12 weeks prematurely. The 2-pound (0.91 kg) baby was kept in a neonatal intensive care unit for three months. May credits March of Dimes research with his daughter's survival. He became a volunteer, and was elected to their national board in 2004. He chaired their annual WalkAmerica fundraiser in ...
March of Dimes is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. [1] The organization was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio. The name "March of Dimes" was coined by Eddie Cantor.
March of Dimes Canada (MODC), officially the Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled Persons, Canada is a registered national charity established in 2005 by Ontario March of Dimes. MODC aims to provide community-based rehabilitation services and resources across the country to people with physical disabilities.
Ontario March of Dimes (OMOD) began in 1951 as the Canadian Foundation of Poliomyelitis, which funded research and provided medical and rehabilitation services to people with polio. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As new vaccines reduced the threat from this disease, the organization changed its mandate to focus on services for people with physical disabilities ...
Between 1951 and 1955, contributions to March of Dimes doubled to $250 million, which the organization's fundraising department attributed to the nationwide introduction of the Mothers' March on Polio calling the campaign, "the single greatest activity in the entire March of Dimes." [2] The Mothers' March on Polio mobilized millions, increased ...
President and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jane E. Smith Unknown: Former President and CEO of the National Council of Negro Women; founding member of the Women's Chamber of Commerce [32] Stacey Davis Stewart Mu Beta Current President and CEO, March of Dimes; Former U.S. President of United Way Worldwide [33] [34] [35] [36]
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