History of March of Dimes
The first great polio epidemic in the U.S. was in 1916. The disease infected mostly children, killing thousands and leaving many more paralyzed. On a summer day in 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt became one of its victims and the March of Dimes was born.
Through life saving research the March of Dimes beat polio, but they continue their efforts to help children today by working to save babies from the silent crisis of premature birth.
 
March of Dimes' Mission
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. They carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.
NJUA & March of Dimes
NJUA has a long history of supporting the March of Dimes and continues to pursue the organization's efforts in making sure all babies have a healthy start to life. Each year, many of NJUA member companies walk in the March for Babies (formerly the WalkAmerica Challenge) and raise hundreds of thousands of dollars.
To learn more about the March of Dimes and how you can contribute to their mission, click here. |
