Cindy Sweat-Bass, Manager of Walmart #627, will serve as Chair for the 2012 March for Babies in Dillon County. She is committed to helping reach the event goal of $50,000 to support March of Dimes research and community programs to help moms have full-term pregnancies and babies to begin healthy lives. March for Babies will take place in April 2012.
“When you participate in March for Babies, you give hope to the more than 9,000 babies born too soon each year in South Carolina. The money you raise supports programs in our state that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. And it funds research to find answers to the problems that threaten our babies” says Sweat-Bass. “I’m serving as the 2012 Chair for March for Babies because I believe if we can give a child a healthy birth, we have a positive impact on their future quality of life. I challenge Dillon County businesses and families to join me in raising critical funds so more families will know the joy of having a healthy baby.”
“We are honored to have the leadership of Cindy and the support of the employees of Walmart # 627,” said Coleen Sweatt, Community Director of the March of Dimes. “When our local businesses and families come together for March for Babies they show the whole community the value of volunteer service and community involvement, and they impact the lives of babies and families in Dillon County and throughout our state.”
The most urgent infant health problem in the U.S. today is premature birth. It affects more than half a million babies each year, with the number growing every day. Babies born too soon are more likely to die or have disabilities. The March of Dimes is committed to reducing this toll by funding research to find the answers to premature birth and providing comfort and information to families who are affected.
Each year, the South Carolina Chapter of the March of Dimes invests more than 1.5 million dollars in mission initiatives statewide, including research grants and local community services. Through these program services, the March of Dimes continues working to prevent birth defects and infant death, reduce South Carolina’s premature birth rate, increase access to prenatal care and educate men and women about having healthy babies.
For more information about the March of Dimes or about how you can get involved in Dillon County contact the March of Dimes at 843-488-3463.
