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Mother Benefits From Contributions to March of Dimes Campaign, August 1959 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Mother Benefits From Contributions to March of Dimes Campaign, August 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 22, 1959
Caption:
Polio Victim: Mrs. Kenneth Bailey (center), 36, of 2129 Victoria Circle, contracted paralytic polio last summer. She wears braces on both legs and must use crutches. She is shown with her two children, Richard, 12 (left), and Margaret, 8. Care and equipment for local polio patients is paid for by contributions to the March of Dimes. A special mothers' march is planned in the county next Wednesday by the Washtenaw County Chapter of the National Foundation.

Meet to Plan March of Dimes Coffee Hour at Home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, January 1959 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Meet to Plan March of Dimes Coffee Hour at Home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, January 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 12, 1959
Caption:
Plan March Of Dimes Benefit: Mrs. Oliver Edel, Mrs. Harlan Hatcher and Mrs. Robert Cross (left to right) make plans for a benefit coffee hour for the March of Dimes to be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the home of U-M President and Mrs. Hatcher on S. University Ave. Mrs. Edel is chairman of the coffee hours, and Mrs. Cross is chairman of special activities for the March of Dimes campaign. All interested persons may attend the event, the first in a series planned by the group.

"Today" Show Broadcasts from University of Michigan to Launch March of Dimes Campaign, January 1959 Photographer: Duane Scheel

"Today" Show Broadcasts from University of Michigan to Launch March of Dimes Campaign, January 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 5, 1959
Caption:
Show Telecast: Basil O'Connor (left, center), chairman of the National Foundation, is interviewed by Announcer Dick McCutcheon of the "Today" television program, part of which was telecast nationally from the University's Intramural Sports Building this morning. In front are (from left) Jerry Van Liew, an arthritis victim, and Pam Henry and Jeffrey Reil, national polio "poster children." The U-M Glee Club is in the background. The program helped launch the nation-wide 1959 March of Dimes campaign.

Teenagers Discuss Plans for March of Dimes Campaign, January 1960 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Teenagers Discuss Plans for March of Dimes Campaign, January 1960 image
Year:
1960
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 8, 1960
Caption:
Plan 'Dimes' Programs: Local youths participating in the teen-age program for this year's March of Dimes campaign discuss plans. Shown here are (left to right) Judy Freeman and Sally Kazda(seated on floor), Greg Smith, Pat Fannon of Detroit, national teen-age program chairman; John Peters, Carol Farwig, Dave Palmer (standing), Ann Arbor teen-age program chairman, and Nancy Tobias and Sue Orr, both seated on floor.

Greeting Friends at the March of Dimes Fundraiser at Home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, January 1960 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Greeting Friends at the March of Dimes Fundraiser at Home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, January 1960 image
Year:
1960
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 14, 1960
Caption:
Talking With Hostess: A benefit coffee hour is not only a chance to raise money -- it's also an excellent opportunity to visit with old friends and meet new ones. Pausing for a chat with their hostess, Mrs. Hatcher, yesterday were (left to right) Mrs. Robert Stimpson and Mrs. Dean Coston, both coffee hour chairmen.

Serving Coffee at the March of Dimes Fundraiser at Home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, January 1960 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Serving Coffee at the March of Dimes Fundraiser at Home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, January 1960 image
Year:
1960
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 14, 1960
Caption:
Serves Coffee For Dimes March: Mrs. David Dickinson (seated) served coffee for the March of Dimes yesterday at the home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher. The event was the first in a series of benefit coffee hours to be held this month for the March of Dimes. Waiting for their coffee are (left to right) Miss Elaine Appel, a coffee hours chairman, and Mrs. Gayle Flannery, special events chairman for the March of Dimes.

Guests Arrive For March of Dimes Fundraiser at Home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, January 1960 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Guests Arrive For March of Dimes Fundraiser at Home of Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, January 1960 image
Year:
1960
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 14, 1960
Caption:
Contribute At Coffee Hour: Mrs. Russell O'Neal (seated) was at the door yesterday to collect contributions for the March of Dimes as the guests came in. Making their contributions are (left to right) Mrs. Wesley Honeycutt, city chairman, and Mrs. Carl Rehberg, state advisor for women's activities.

20,000 March of Dimes Fundraiser Letters Delivered To Ann Arbor Post Office, December 1961 Photographer: Duane Scheel

20,000 March of Dimes Fundraiser Letters Delivered To Ann Arbor Post Office, December 1961 image
Year:
1961
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 31, 1969
Caption:
Dimes March Letters: About 20,000 letters asking support for the 1962 March of Dimes campaign for the National Foundation were delivered yesterday to the Ann Arbor Post Office. Making a last-minute check is Nancy McArtor of 1138 Lincoln Ave., Tappan Junior High School Student Council secretary. About 150 students at Tappan, Slauson and Forsythe Junior High Schools, plus firemen at the E. Stadium Blvd. station, addressed envelopes. The campaign mail is in a category handled on a volume basis, and Washtenaw County Hospital patients aided in counting envelopes.

Washtenaw County Hospital Patients Fill Envelopes for March of Dimes Fundraiser, December 1962 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Washtenaw County Hospital Patients Fill Envelopes for March of Dimes Fundraiser, December 1962 image
Year:
1962
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 26, 1962
Caption:
Dimes March Letters: Letters asking for support for the 1963 March of Dimes campaign for the National Foundation will be mailed to area residents the early part of next month. Above, Mrs. Mildred Perry, program coordinator at Washtenaw County Hospital (standing), supervises the filling of envelopes by hospital patients (from left), Clayton Van Cleaf, Mrs. Hattie Holter, Martin Noll, Wendall Derbyshire, Tom Wheeler and Herman Pieper. Patients of the hospital performed the same volunteer service last year for the campaign.