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Show f letters to y the editor J Thanks for donations Editor: On behalf of literally thousands of unborn children, the March of Dimes thanks the residents of Pleasant Grove for their generous donations to fight birth defects. The figures from the annual Mothers March have just been totaled. Residents of Pleasant Grove gave more than $3700 to the March of Dimes during the week of Jan. 12-19. Total donations for Utah County amounted to more than $38,000. The donations will be used to fund research and hundreds of programs throughout Utah and the nation to help prevent birth defects. Each yar more than 250,000 children are born with birth defects in the U.S. More children die from birth defects than any other cause. Thank you, Pleasant Grove, for your kind, generous support. -Jean Hatch Director, Southern Utah Div. March of Dimes |