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1. 1. www.herald-mail.com

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   Published on: 4/29/2007   Last Visited: 4/29/2007

   Melissa Clark, division director of the March of Dimes' Western Maryland Division, said about 600 local volunteers raised about $111,000 on Saturday morning during the 37th annual March of Dimes WalkAmerica 2007.
   
   Clark said the walkers generated money by soliciting sponsors. The five-mile course started and finished at Long Meadow Shopping Center, wrapping through Hagerstown along the way.
   
   "The leading cause of death in the first year of life is a baby being born premature," Clark said. "One out of eight (babies) is born premature."
   
   Clark said she was thrilled at this year's result. In 2006, about 500 walkers raised roughly $96,000, she said.
   
   "More babies will be helped and saved through this process today," Clark said.

2. 2. www.times-news.com

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   Published on: 3/29/2007   Last Visited: 3/29/2007

   Melissa Clark, division director for the March of Dimes - Western Maryland, said the organization does pay particular attention to stillbirths because it affects so many people. Data shows that stillbirths occur anywhere from 1 in 150 to 200 pregnancies.
   
   The state's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene lists that Allegany County had four stillbirths in 2004, she said.

3. 3. The Herald-Mail ONLINE - Walk America for

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   Published on: 4/25/2002   Last Visited: 4/25/2002

   Melissa Clark, community director at March of Dimes for Washington and Frederick Counties, anticipates that the approximately 800 walkers who gather at Long Meadow Shopping Center Saturday morning will collect $50,000.
   
   "It's important simply because it affects every single child born in the United States, every single child born in Washington County," Clark says. "It's across the board. It's to make sure you have a healthy baby, and if you don't, it helps you solve the problem or adapt to the problem. It gives every baby a healthy start to life."
   
   She knows first-hand the role March of Dimes fills. Clark's son was born seven and a half weeks premature and benefited from the organization's programs. At 5 1/2, he is a healthy young boy.