4/15/13 - A walk designed to help give Livingston County babies a healthy start in life will be held at Kensington Metropark early next month. The March for Babies will be held Sunday, May 5th. This year marks the 75th anniversary for The March of Dimes and the walk at Kensington has a birthday theme, with activities designed to engage families and children. March of Dimes helps fund research and educational programs aimed at improving the health of babies. Grants are applied for and awarded through the organization, which also has a long history with the University of Michigan. March of Dimes Community Director Kim Schafer says some of the current research being done by this yearâs grant recipients is related to cerebral palsy, hearing loss, birth defects involving the kidneys, understanding how environmental factors may cause birth defects, pre-natal fungal infections and neo-natal diabetes. The March for Babies features a 3.5 mile walk along Kent Lake with interactive checkpoints. Strollers and pets on leashes are welcome. Registration begins at 9am, with the walk getting underway at 10am. Details can be found through the link below. (JM)
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