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2017 Mid-Shore March of Dimes

Preston Automotive Group is excited to be hosting the 2017 Mid-Shore March for Babies at our Preston Auto Complex. Back in 2003, the March of Dimes started the Prematurity Campaign in order to fund research, spread awareness, and support legislation that improves the chances that moms will have healthy babies. The campaign was made global in 2008. We are so happy to be part of that cause.

This year’s Mid-Shore March for Babies will have 3 sections to the walk; Celebrate, Hope and Remember. As we walk the Celebrate Mile, we will celebrate all the babies born prematurely who graduated out of the NICU. We will also celebrate the strength of their families. The Hope Mile we will bring hope to all the moms and babies by providing lifesaving research, programs, and breakthroughs. And the final mile is the Remember Mile where we will remember all the little ones that lost their fight. We will remember them as we walk through the Memory Garden.

Across the world, 15 million premature babies are born every year, 380,000 of which are born in the United States. This figure has been decreasing over the last several years, and a lot of it has to do with the March of Dimes raising funds and spreading the word about premature babies, plus their Folic Acid Campaign led to a dramatic reduction in brain and spine birth defects.

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Date: Sunday, May 07, 2016

Time: 1:00PM

Registration Time: 12:00 Noon

Preston Auto Complex

4313 Preston Road

Hurlock, MD 21643

Preston Automotive Group invites you to join us at the March of Dimes walk the first Sunday of May. Families, friends, and all your favorite local companies are coming together for the March of Dimes on May 7th. We are proud to have the Caroline County March of Dimes on the Preston Auto Complex and can’t wait to see you there!

Registration time begins at 12:00 noon and the walk itself begins at 1:00. Preston cares about the community around us, that’s why we are so excited about this event. We hope to see the entire community there, having a great Sunday and spreading awareness for healthy babies!

If you would like to donate to the March of Dimes, please fill out the contact form below or get in touch with a member of the Preston Automotive Group staff at the Autoplex and they will help you. Thank you!

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