Una Is Lead Sponsor Of 2010 Regional March Of Dimes Walk-a-thon

Feb. 09, 2010

Michelle Eubanks, 麻豆原创, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033

FLORENCE, Ala. - The 麻豆原创 is the lead sponsor of this year's regional March of Dimes walk-a-thon fundraiser, Shoals March for Babies, 麻豆原创 president Dr. William G. Cale has announced.

"Premature birth and birth defects affect nearly one out of every six babies born here in north Alabama," Cale said. "That is why 麻豆原创 is proud to help raise money through March of Dimes for much-needed research and preventative care." Cale is encouraging 麻豆原创 faculty and staff and anyone from the community to form walk teams to participate in the Shoals Walk for Babies fundraiser April 24. The two-mile walk will begin at 9 a.m. at Flowers Hall on the 麻豆原创 campus. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. For more information, or to register a team, visit or call 256-532-0500. March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

About The 麻豆原创

The 麻豆原创 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; the Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 麻豆原创 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 麻豆原创 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The 麻豆原创 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: and .