King of Prussia, June 13 – The Eastern Pennsylvania Division of the March of Dimes is proud to announce that Jami Appenzeller, Owner and Publisher of PhillyFIT Magazine, has been selected as one of two March of Dimes Excellence in the Community Award
winners for 2005. Appenzeller was selected as a March of Dimes
2005 Honoree because of her commitment to the health of the greater
Philadelphia community. As a member of the Mayor’s Council on
Health and Fitness, Appenzeller is working to take Philadelphia from
“fat” to “fit” through PhillyFIT Magazine, the free monthly magazine she publishes and distributes throughout the five-county area. PhillyFIT,
with a circulation of 75,000 each month, reaches thousands of
Philadelphia-area residents with stories about exercise, good eating
habits and the mental and spiritual components to health.
The Award Ceremony is part of
the March of Dimes Ninth Annual Signature Chefs Auction of Philadelphia,
scheduled for Monday, December 5, 2005. The Signature Chefs
Auction of Philadelphia is a March of Dimes fundraiser, supporting the
foundation’s mission of improving the health of babies by preventing
birth defects and infant mortality.
The Signature Chefs event will
also feature 20 of Philadelphia’s finest chefs and restaurants serving
up their signature menu items. This festive event draws over 400
and will include fine wines and local microbrews as well as live and
silent auctions offering creative dining, travel and entertainment
packages.
To address the problem of
premature birth, the March of Dimes has committed to a multi-year
national prematurity research, awareness and educational campaign.
The campaign is funded by events like the Signature Chefs Auction of
Philadelphia.
“One if eight babies is born
prematurely,” said Dr. Jay Greenspan, Director of Neonatology at Thomas
Jefferson Hospital and A.I. duPont Hospital for Children and member of
the March of Dimes Eastern Pennsylvania Board of Directors.
“Premature birth is now the nation’s number one obstetric problem and
the leading cause of newborn death and in many cases the causes of
prematurity are unknown.” For more information contact the
Preganancy & Newborn Health Education Center at askus@marchofdimes.com or visit www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity.
To learn more about the
Signature Chefs Auction of Philadelphia, and how you can support the
March of Dimes, contact Kelley Malcolm at 610-945-6050. The
March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to
improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature
birth and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes
funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy
to save babies and in 2003 launched a campaign to address the increasing
rate of premature birth. For more information, visit the March of
Dimes Web site at marchofdimes.com or its Spanish Web site at
nacersano.org.
