Buckets and Bottles Fundraiser Supports Bartow March of Dimes

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Local March of Dimes volunteers on Friday and Saturday will man the intersections of N. Erwin Street/Church Street and N. Erwin Street/Cherokee Street in downtown Cartersville to raise awareness and accept donations for the Bartow County March of Dimes.

The volunteers, representing various area businesses that support the organization, will be easy to spot, as they will be holding purple buckets and oversized baby bottles for donation collection.

“We plan to have volunteers stationed at two major downtown intersections from 2 until 6 p.m. on Friday and from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday,” said Deborah Sexton, 2015 Bartow County March of Dimes chairperson. “Our goal is to educate our community about the March of Dimes and how this wonderful organization helps moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies as well as research problems that threaten the health of babies. Of course, we also want to raise money to support the ongoing work of the March of Dimes.”

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The Buckets & Bottles fundraiser precedes the annual signature fundraising event, March for Babies, which is scheduled for Friday, May 8 at Dellinger Park.

This year’s “March for Babies” will feature 2015 Bartow County ambassador, two-year-old Kaiya Chastain, an inflatable for children, clown, face painting, children’s activities, team T-Shirt contest, hoola hoop contest, balloon release ceremony, DJ, music, food and the walk.

Registration begins at 5 p.m. and the walk begins at 6 p.m.

For more information about the Buckets & Bottles drive or the March for Babies, please call Deborah Sexton at 678.640.2692 or Debbie Childress, March of Dimes Community Director, at 914-536-6728 or dchildress@marchofdimes.org .

To register or support the March for Babies, visit www.marchforbabies.org.

Photo: Kaiya Chastain, the 2015 Bartow County ambassador for the March of Dimes. Credit: Bartow March of Dimes