National Ambassador Visits White House

WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 21, 2008 -- March of Dimes 2008 National Ambassador, 6-year-old Catharine Aboulhouda of Allentown, Pennsylvania, met President George W. Bush in the Oval Office today bringing the message that preventing preterm birth should be a national priority.  The National Ambassador family has taken this message across the country speaking on behalf of the March of Dimes and its efforts to give every baby a healthy start in life.  Also joining the President and Catharine in the Oval Office were her parents, Susan and Mike, and older brother Michael; and Kenneth A. May, chairman of the March of Dimes Board of Trustees.  White House photo by Eric Draper.

PRESIDENT GREETS MARCH OF DIMES VOLUNTEERS IN THE OVAL OFFICE

WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 21, 2008 –- President George W. Bush welcomed March of Dimes volunteers to the Oval Office today.  From left:  Susan Aboulhouda, mother of the March of Dimes 2008 National Ambassador, 6-year-old Catherine; the President; Catherine Aboulhouda; her brother Michael; her father Mike Aboulhouda; and Kenneth A. May, Chairman of the March of Dimes Board of Trustees.  The Aboulhouda and May families brought the President the message that preventing preterm birth should be a national priority. 

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health.  Its mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.  For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org.   White House photo by Eric Draper.


MARCH OF DIMES VOLUNTEERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 21, 2008 –- Chairman of the March of Dimes Board of Trustees Ken May and his family joined six-year-old Catherine Aboulhouda, the 2008 March of Dimes National Ambassador and her family in a photo outside the White House today before meeting President George W. Bush in the Oval Office.  From left:  Ken May, Tosha May, and daughter Alexa May; Michael Aboulhouda, Catherine Aboulhouda, and their parents Susan and Mike Aboulhouda.  The two families brought the President the message that preventing preterm birth should be a national priority.  The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health.  Its mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.  For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org.   March of Dimes photo.