Beverly Sills for the March of Dimes

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Description: On behalf of the March of Dimes, Miss Sills visited babies in hospital neonatal intensive care units and talked to their parents, doctors, and nurses. She gave benefit performances, addressed national conferences, and spoke at symposia on maternal and infant health. She took on many demanding leadership roles, including national chairman of the March of Dimes annual Mothers March fundraiser; national chairman of the March of Dimes 50th anniversary celebration in 1988; and co-chairman of the annual Gourmet Gala in New York City. In 1989, Miss Sills was elected to the March of Dimes National Board of Trustees, and was named Vice Chairman the following year. In 1991, she became Chairman of the Board and she served in that position until 1994.