Mothers march raises more funds Local area residents helping with the Mothers March against birth defects for the March of Dimes held in January raised rais-ed $4,783.77. Candy Hall, county chairman chair-man of the Mothers March, said they ' earned $533.25 more than last year. District leaders Taunia Wheeler, Becky Jackson and Gayle Young contacted con-tacted neighborhood leaders and went from door to door asking if residents were interested in supporting the March of Dimes. Contributions will support continuing services, education, and research into the prevention of birth defects. Birth defects are the nation's major child health problem. Connie Hersman, Mothers March coordinator, coor-dinator, said birth defects can strike any family, anywhere in the , family is immune by ethL " or cultural backgroun many different caring peo'