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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.
Kenneth A. May is the former CEO of FedEx Office, and chairman of the March of Dimes' board of trustees. In November 2011, he was appointed president of Krispy Kreme, and later in July 2014, May became President and CEO of Topgolf International, Inc. In November 2018, May joined golf entertainment company, Drive Shack Inc. as CEO.
Diana W. Bianchi is the director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health ... 2017 March of Dimes Colonel Harland Sanders ... Board of Directors, American Society of ...
Cracchiolo is a member of the American Council of Life Insurers, the Business and Financial Services Roundtables, and the Minnesota Business Partnership. [13] [14] He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of the March of Dimes Foundation. [15]
A former SportsBusiness Journal “Forty Under 40” Award recipient in 2009, Bevacqua was honored with the prestigious “Sports Leadership Award” by the March of Dimes in November 2016. He is a board member of RISE, an alliance of sports organizations that promotes racial equality. Bevacqua is also on the board of directors of Brunswick ...
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 ...
From 2002 to 2010 she was on the board of the New York division of March of Dimes. [3] She is on the board of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York [29] and the advisory board of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, and is a trustee of The Conference Board. [30]
March for Babies, formerly known as WalkAmerica, is a charitable walking event sponsored by the March of Dimes. It began in 1970 as the first charitable walking event in the United States. [1] The name was changed after the 2007 event. March for Babies is held yearly in 1,100 communities across the nation.