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citizenscreen · 4 months

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FDR's personal secretary Missy LeHand with 30,000 letters containing ten-cent contributions to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis that arrived at the White House the morning of January 28, 1938 #OnThisDay

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todays-xkcd · 1 year

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My bracket has 76 trombones led by John Philip Sousa facing off against thousands of emperor penguins led by Morgan Freeman.

March Madness [Explained]

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gatabella · 2 years

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Marilyn Monroe at the annual March of Dimes fashion show in the Waldorf-Astoria. Miss Monroe wore a long champagne toned silk satin dinner costume of a form fitted jacket designed by John Moore for Talmack. The show featured fashions by members of the couture group of the New York Dress Institute and other designers of New York, California and Italy. New York, 1958

#marilyn monroe #march of dimes #fashion

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oldshowbiz · 2 months

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newyorkthegoldenage · 1 year

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Finally able to walk, 3-year-old polio patient Joseph Maldonado leaves NYU's Institute of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, where he received polio treatment paid for by the March of Dimes, 1959.

Photo: NY Daily News

#New York #NYC #vintage New York #1950s #polio #nurse #Joseph Maldonado #NYU #New York Univ.#March of Dimes #Institute of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine #children with polio

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beyondspock · 1 year

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March of Dimes Telethon in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1968. (Source)

#Leonard Nimoy #march of dimes

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todaysdocument · 1 year

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“My heart goes out in gratitude to the whole American people tonight -- for we have found common cause in presenting a solid front against an insidious but deadly enemy, the scourge of Infantile Paralysis.”

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 29, 1938.

Collection FDR-PPF: Papers as President, President's Personal File

Series: Speeches of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

File Unit: First Carbon Files

Transcription:

HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE

January 29, 1938

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CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL RELEASED

CAUTION: This address of the President, to be delivered in connection with the celebration of his birthday anniversary, is for release in editions of all newspapers appearing on the streets NOT EARLIER than 11:30 P. M., E.S.T.

Care must be exercised to prevent premature publication.

STEPHEN EARLY

Secretary to the President

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MY FRIENDS:

My heart goes out in gratitude to the whole American people tonight -- for we have found common cause in presenting a solid front against an insidious but deadly enemy, the scourge of Infantile Paralysis.

It is a very glorious thing for us to think of what has been accomplished in our own lifetime to cure epidemic diseases, to relieve human suffering and to save lives. It was by united effort on a national scale that Tuberculosis has been brought under control; it was by united effort on a national scale that smallpox and diphtheria have been almost eliminated as dread diseases.

Today the major fight of medicine and science is being directed against two other scourges, the toll of which is unthinkably great -- Cancer and Infantile Paralysis. In both fields the fight is again being conducted with national unity -- and we believe with growing success.

Tonight, because of your splendid help, we are making it possible to unite all the forces against one of these plagues by starting the work of the new National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The dollars and dimes contributed tonight and in the continuing campaign will be turned over to this new Foundation, which will marshal its forces for the amelioration of suffering and crippling among infantile paralysis victims wherever they are found. The whole country remains the field of work. We expect through scientific research, through epidemic first aid, through dissemination of knowledge of care and treatment, through the provision of funds to centers where the disease may be combated through the most enlightened method and practice to help men and women and especially children in every part of the land.

Since the first birthday celebrations in 1934, many splendid results have been accomplished so that in literally hundreds of localities facilities for combating the disease have been created where none existed before.

We have learned much during these years and when, therefore, I was told by the doctors and scientists that much could be gained by the establishment of this new National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, I was happy, indeed, to lend my birthday to this united effort.

During the past few days bags of mail have been coming, literally by the truck load, to the White House. Yesterday between forty and fifty thousand letters came to the mail room of the White House. Today an even greater number -- how many I cannot tell you -- for we can only estimate the actual count by counting the mail bags.

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In all the envelopes are dimes and quarters and even dollar bills -- gifts from grown-ups and children -- mostly from children who want to help other children to get well.

Literally, by the countless thousands, they are pouring in, and I have figured that if the White House Staff and I were to work on nothing else for two or three months to come we could not possibly thank the donors. Therefore, because it is a physical impossibility to do it, I must take this opportunity of thanking all of those who have given, to thank them for the messages that have come with their gifts, and to thank all who have aided and cooperated in the splendid work we are doing. Especially am I grateful to those good people who have spread the news of these birthday parties throughout the land in every part of all the big cities and the smaller cities and towns and villages and farms.

It is glorious to have one's birthday associated with a work like this. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. And that kinship, which human suffering evokes, is perhaps the closest of all, for we know that those who work to help the suffering find true spiritual fellowship in that labor of love.

So, although no word of mine can add to the happiness we share in this great service in which we are all engaged, I do want to tell you all how deeply I appreciate everything you have done. Thank you all and God bless you all.

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ceofjohnlennon · 2 years

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John Lennon at the "March of Dimes", 1974. "March of Dimes" is a benefit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies, especially those with few opportunities. ㅡ From May Pang's new documentary "The Lost Weekend: A Love History", 2022.

NOTE: Link (c) to @tothelongwindingroad and @javelinbk. Thank you!

#john lennon #70s #1974 #march of dimes #the lost weekend: a love story #my:gifs #♡#john lennon gifs

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cffabioblog · 5 months

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Sketch Especial Sorteo Polla Chilena De Beneficencia 03

Viajando al pasado, en referencia a campañas sanitarias de hace casi mas de 80 años atrás.

"Para Recordar un poco de Historia..."

Desde El Estudio 1 de Prado Del Rey, se realizo, un sketch especial de la serie de Cartoon Network y Joe Murray "Camp Lazlo" (en español, El Campamento De Lazlo), donde el (Lazlo), explica tanto a Lumpus, como al publico sobre el Sorteo De "La Polla Chilena De Beneficencia" a beneficio de las campañas de prevención y de Los Operativos De Vacunación y Prevención de la Polio. Organizadas conjuntamente por las animadas March Of Dimes (The National Foundation For For Infantile Paralysis, NFIP), La Asociación Para La Lucha Contra La Parálisis Infantil (ALPI) Y "La Fundación Nacional Del Lisiado-National Foundation Of Clippled"(Animated's Telethon).

Durante ese sketch (grabado, en técnica de Animación 2D (en Video Tape), junto con las autoridades relacionados, se realiza en directo el sorteo.

Grabado con cámaras RCA TK-60

Para mas información...

(Según Las CDC De E.E.U.U.)

La poliomielitis, o polio, es una enfermedad discapacitante y potencialmente mortal causada por el virus de la poliomielitis o poliovirus.

El virus se transmite de una persona a otra y puede infectar la médula espinal, lo cual causa parálisis (no se pueden mover partes del cuerpo).

Unos Links De Interes:

www.cdc.gov/polio/es/que-es-po…

medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/a…

www.paho.org/es/temas/poliomie…

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PD:

Referencia afiches de sorteos (© Polla Chilena De Beneficencia)

- https://www.flickr.com/photos/uc_temuco/45536594641

- https://www.flickr.com/photos/eldiariodiseno/6023017617

y ejemplo, un boleto de sorteo, de la época (© Polla Chilena De Beneficencia)

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xkcdbracket · 1 year

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Literal March Madness

March of Dimes. Charity program advocating for the health of moms and babies

March of the Toy Soldiers. Musical piece from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite

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gracie-bird · 4 months

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"MARCH DIMES QUEEN MEETS PRINCESS-TO-BE"

Chicago, Ill., January 8, 1956: Margaret Mary Sombera, of Skokie, Ill., presents Grace Kelly, princess to be, with a pink nosecay in welcome to her arrival in Chicago on Sunday morning. Miss Kelly is returning to the coast to complete one picture, and Prince Rainier III is to go fishing in Florida. Margaret the Cook County March of Dimes Queen had a crown made of dollars sills and dimes and wore a scarlet cape, her robe of royalty.

Photo by Frank Berger.

#grace kelly #princess grace #margaret mary sombera #january 8 #march of dimes #cook county #illinois #chicago #1956

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drewbadger68 · 2 years

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Elvis posing with Joanne Wilson, a polio child for March of Dimes. 1950s.