For more information, please contact Darlene Chivinsky (810) 569-6001.
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All March of Dimes Signature Chefs events will be held virtually this year. While we may not be together in person, we rely on your continued support to provide innovative programs and services for moms, moms-to-be and babies who may be at a greater risk of becoming sick and not receiving proper or equitable care.
The chefs, volunteers and guests who make up our Signature Chefs Events community are coming together in new, innovative ways to suport moms and babies this year.
We are following state mandated guidelines in response to COVID-19 and will not have an in-person event this year. So, we are preparing an exciting, new Virtual Gala for your 2020 March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction experience!
We need your help now more than ever. Your support funds:
Every year, 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide, and 1 million will die before their first birthday. Your gift helps the March of Dimes fund research, education, advocacy and programs that help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.
The March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction will take place Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre in Flint, Michigan. The Signature Chefs Auction combines great food, raffles, a silent auction and an exciting live auction all to fund our mission of improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Call 810-344-6324 for more information or visit the March of Dimes-Flint, MI Fan Page on Facebook. This Year's Restaurants include: The Jewel of Grand Blanc J. Porters Steakhouse Tasty Layers Custom Cakes... Brick Street of Grand Blanc Applewood Café 501 Bar and Grill CopperWood Grille Redwood Steakhouse Bubba O’s Cranberries Café
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Director of the Pediatric Residency program at Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Hanna-Attisha received her Bachelor’s and Master of Public Health degrees from the University of Michigan and her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. She completed her Residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, where she was chief of pediatric residency. Dr. Hanna-Attisha was recently heralded internationally for her study that exposed elevated lead blood levels in Flint children. Dr. Hanna-Attisha now directs the Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative, an innovative and model public health program to research, monitor and mitigate the impact of lead in Flint’s drinking water.
About 4 million babies were born in the United States last year, and the March of Dimes helped each and every one through research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs. Here in Michigan in 2013, the March of Dimes helped to secure insurance for about 247,000 uninsured women and funded six different ground-breaking research grants at the University of Michigan that include identifying genetic precursors of premature birth. We also advocated and secured a newborn screening test for a congenital heart birth defect. Michigan has gone from screening for 8 disorders to 54 in less than 10 years, thanks to March of Dimes advocacy efforts. Your support of the March of Dimes helps all moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. If you would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 810-344-6324 or visit our website at www.marchofdimes.org. With your help, the March of Dimes will continue to champion the needs of newborns.
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