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MARCH OF DIMES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF MARCH FOR BABIES RAFFLE
15-Jun-09
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Julie Stark, Associate State Director  513-769-3588 x.22
     Email: jstark@marchofdimes.com 
  
MARCH OF DIMES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF MARCH FOR BABIES RAFFLE
Cincinnati, Ohio—March of Dimes Ohio Chapter is pleased to announce the winners of their 2009 March for Babies Raffle.  The winning tickets were drawn on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.

Lucia Martuccio of Girard, OH is the grand prize winner of a pair of roundtrip airline tickets good in the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico and Central America courtesy of Continental Airlines.

Pat O’Donnell of Brunswick, OH will be shopping in style. He won the $1,000 Gift Card courtesy of Macy’s.

Deb Kizer of Lima, OH won the Pampers Baby Care Essentials Package courtesy of Pampers.  This package includes a year supply of diapers along with a basket full of sample products following the baby through the various stages.

Heath Halstead of New Concord, OH will enjoy a Columbus romance package courtesy of Hilton Columbus at Easton, Stile Salon & Spa and Martini Park Restaurant.

Alana O’Koon of Cincinnati, OH and Lee Oma Alston of Canton, Ohio will be driving with a full tank of gas with each winning a $500 Gas Card courtesy of Marathon Oil.

Karen Hempy of Vandalia, OH will enjoy the Cincinnati get-away package courtesy of Budget Rent-A-Car, Huntington Bank and Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront.

Donna Doolittle of Cuyahoga Falls, OH won the Coca-Cola Classic package courtesy of Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Devan Odom of Piketon, OH will enjoy the family getaway courtesy of Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky.

The Deer Creek Resort Package courtesy of Ohio Magazine was won by an anonymous donor. 

Raffle tickets were available for purchase through March of Dimes volunteers from offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo and were a part of March for Babies, our largest fundraising event to raise money to give all babies a healthy start in live.  The raffle raised over $30,000 to help moms have a healthy full term pregnancy and to fund research.

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health.  With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, call (513) 769-3588 or visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org.