"Every Baby Has a Story" Tour Stops in Phoenix, Arizona.PHOENIX -- Farmers Insurance Group Inc.[R] is proud to be the national sponsor of the March of Dimes' latest and most innovative awareness effort: a national bus tour called "Every Baby Has a Story." The tour stops in Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. The bus will at the Super Kmart, located at 12025 N. 32nd St., from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. The bus will travel across the country collecting baby stories in 16 cities including Atlanta, Nashville, Houston, Phoenix and Los Angeles, before ending in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on November 13, 2007. On the bus, families will be able to write about or share their baby's story on camera for a video storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. . For every story shared on the bus, Farmers will donate $20 to the March of Dimes
"In Arizona we are committed to the March of Dimes," said Frank Soldano, State Executive Director of Farmers in Arizona. "What better way to share our dedication, than to share the stories that shaped our dedication and commitment to this fine cause." "Each 'story' reminds us how important the work of the March of Dimes is to families all across this country," said Paul N. Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer of Farmers Group Inc. "Sharing these stories raises money and more importantly raises hope for those families struggling with premature babies." Farmers Insurance agents, district managers and employees raised more than $4.5 million for the March of Dimes in 2007. During the March of Dimes WalkAmerica, team Farmers 8,767 walkers raised $1.68 million, followed by the record-breaking success of Farmers' Be A Hero for Babies Day. On that day, June 7, 2007, Farmers agents, district managers and employees raised $2.8 million in a single day--the largest single donation in March of Dimes History. The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. , premature birth premature birth Birth less than 37 weeks after conception. Infants born as early as 23–24 weeks may survive but many face lifelong disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness). , and infant mortality (hardware) infant mortality - It is common lore among hackers (and in the electronics industry at large) that the chances of sudden hardware failure drop off exponentially with a machine's time since first use (that is, until the relatively distant time at which enough mechanical . 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 language Web site at nacersano.org. Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Zurich Financial Services Zurich Financial Services Group is a major financial services group based in Zurich, Switzerland. Global operations North America The US consumer market is served primarily by Farmers Insurance Group the third largest personal lines property & casualty insurance , an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers[R] is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, the insurers comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at www.farmers.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion