March of Dimes President Dr. Jennifer Howse recently dined with volunteers from South Florida while she was in town as the keynote speaker at the 33rd Annual International Miami Neonatology Conference at the Fontainebleau Resort on Miami Beach.
Joshua Hoffman of Weston was born so early and with so many underdeveloped organs that doctors could not say whether he would survive — or if he would ever walk, talk, see or hear. Today, the 6-year-old is the March of Dimes 2010 National Ambassador.
Earlier this year, University of Phoenix partnered with the March of Dimes Florida Chapter to offer four full-tuition scholarships to nursing students.