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March of Dimes Los Angeles March for Babies

LOS ANGELES JOINS COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE IN
ANNUAL MARCH FOR BABIES
® EVENT TO SUPPORT STRONGER, HEALTHIER BABIES



17,000
Participants Expected to Walk in Los Angeles, California’s Largest March for
Babies Event

More
than 900 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico will take part in March for Babies®, the premier fundraising
event for the March
of Dimes
, with the Los Angeles event being the largest in California and drawing participants from throughout Greater Los Angeles, including Highland Park and Mt. Washington.

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March
for Babies supports cutting-edge research and community-based programs that
help moms have full-term, healthy babies. March for Babies has been held
annually since 1970, and the event has raised a combined total of $2 billion to
help all babies get a healthy start in life.



“Funds
raised in March for Babies not only support our efforts to build a world of
stronger, healthier moms and babies, we fund programs that bring comfort and
information to families of babies born too sick or soon,” said Erin McKee
Chidsey, Executive Director of the March of Dimes Los Angeles Division. 
“More than 7 million people, including celebrities, sports stars, corporate
supporters, and families of babies born sick or prematurely are involved in
March for Babies as volunteers, sponsors, and participants. Participants can
either walk as an individual or join a team with co-workers, family or friends
by visiting marchforbabies.org.”

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The
Los Angeles March for Babies event is presented by Pampers
and will take place Saturday, April 26, stepping off from the Natural History
Museum in Exposition Park, passing the Science Center and LA Coliseum, before
making its way up a closed-to-vehicular-traffic Figueroa Boulevard on its
3-mile journey for stronger, healthier babies.  The Los Angeles walk is
California’s largest March for Babies event and will be hosted by entertainer Hillary Duff.  Joining her will be
NBC4 Meteorologist Crystal Egger.  Bill Fujioka, CEO of LA County is the
event chair.

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