Almost 1000 people joined together in support of the smallest citizens of Morris County — babies — by participating in the 2013 March for Babies to benefit the March of Dimes. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison was packed with strollers, families and corporate teams helping to try to achieve the New Jersey goal of $3.6 million to help babies be born healthy.
Special guests at the day’s events included Paul Bisaro, Actavis, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer; Gary
Cason, Farmers Insurance Agency Point Director; Maria Moats, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chief Diversity Officer and Chair of the March of Dimes North New Jersey Division Board of Directors; and March for Babies Co-Chairs Sarah Fitch and Nicole Berman, both from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Leading the walk was the Buchman Family, the Morris County March for Babies Ambassador Family.
“My family and I are very grateful to have Emily, our angel on earth Kyle, and our angel in heaven Tori in our lives. Our journey is similar to so many of you and my hope is that you (found) March for Babies to be a great way for you to honor and remember your children like we have with ours,” said Jennifer Buchman.
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Walkers enjoyed many activities such as a Bounce House, a KidZone game area, face painting and Home Depot Kids
workshop activities. Students from the Mayo Performing Arts Center performed and then everyone participated in a game show by “It’s Playtyme.”
Money raised by the event funds research, education and local community grants for programs such as Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait and NICU Family Support.
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“Thank you to all of our state-wide sponsors who made the March for Babies event a success and who continue to support the efforts of the March of Dimes and its very important mission,” said Addy Bonet, State Director, March of Dimes, New Jersey chapter.
It is not too late to donate to March for Babies and help New Jersey reach its goal of $3.6 million. Visit marchforbabies.org for more information.
This year, the March of Dimes, the leading non-profit organization for maternal and infant health, celebrates its
75th anniversary and its ongoing work to help all babies get a healthy start in life. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
The 2013 March for Babies state sponsors are PSEG, Actavis, Investors Bank, UnitedHealthcare, Virtua and
Hackensack University Medical Center. The local sponsors are BASF, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Farmers Insurance, Colgate Palmolive, Portfolio Evaluations, Kiwanis Club of
Parsippany, Sovereign Bank and WDHA.
The 2013 March for Babies is sponsored nationally
by the March of Dimes number one corporate supporter Kmart, Farmers Insurance Group, Macy’s, Cigna, Sanofi Pasteur, Famous Footwear, Actavis, Mission Pharmacal, and United Airlines.
