Edgemont Tribune; Jan. 28, 1948; March of Dimes dance will be held Jan. 30. Entries for March of Dimes queen: Miss Rita Alspach representing the Concessionaires; Donna Harbaugh for the High School; Virginia Parks for Administrative Division; Frances Vetersneck for the Personnel and Fiscal Divisions; Mrs. Dessie Lee for the Operational Service Division; Loretta Mueller for Surveillance and Cml. C.; Mrs. Verna Batchelder for the Repairs and Utilities Division; Mrs. Eileen Bingham for the Medical Division; Faith Husaboe for Stock Control; and Cordelia Torkelson for the Maintenance Division.
Edgemont Tribune; Feb. 11, 1948; Igloo Tops County in March of Dimes; Mrs. Dessie Lee, an employee of the Operational service Division was named "March of Dimes Queen". $3,382.09 raised, average of $5.75 per employee for the 588 workers on the Post.
(Bonnie Martin photo of March of Dimes queens)
Edgemont Tribune; Feb. 2, 1949; March of Dimes dance on Jan. 28, 1949. Mrs. Cordelia Torkelson for Maintenance, was selected queen. Other participants include; Betty Birdsall representing Stock Control; Margaret Collins for Personnel - Fiscal Divisions; Virginia Harrison for Renovation, Demilitarization and Surveillance Divisions; Virginia Kimblom for the Concessionaires; Margaret Kirby for the Ammunition and Supply Division; Claudia Marsh for the Medical Division; Bonnie Martin for the High School; Mary Parmenter for the Repairs and Utilities Division; and Nadine Veren for the Administrative Division. $3500 was raised during this campaign.
| Vol. 1 No. 4 | page 1 | Jan. 18, 1952 |
The 1952 March of Dimes - now in its third week - must supply the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with funds to carry on the fight against polio in the professional training classroom - as well as in the hospital ward and research laboratory.
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| Vol. 2 No. 8 | page 1 | Feb. 20, 1953 |
Today a happy child is is full of energy and a zest for living - tomorrow the same child, smitten with polio and fearing the possibility of being crippled for life. It is not a pleasant thought, but one only too true. The dread disease is no respector of persons. It strikes quickly and unexpectedly. The only way it can be squelched is with dimes and dollars to be used for scientific research and for care of the stricken.
When one's favorite playmate or best buddy is hospitalized for weeks or perhaps months, and returns with braces and crutches, then one recognizes the horror of the disease. Thus it is with the children of the Provo School. To each of them polio has become a personal enemy and they have "dug down deep" to conquer it. They have contributed the sum of $347.00 to the March of Dimes. This amount didn't come out of Father's pocket. Father's contribution had been made previously - rather it meant baby sitting, washing cars, shoveling snow and dozens of other duties. It also meant giving up movies, malts and ice cream sodas. It was a great effort and sacrifice, but these pupils of the Provo School can feel they have done their part "that others may walk."
| Vol. 5 No. 8 | page 1 | Feb. 21, 1957 |
The Provo Schools March of Dimes Drive is over. The entire student body contributed a total of $172,00.
We always terminate our drive with a special "Valentine Day" contribution. The students mount these contributions on a large red heart placed in their room by Miss Christina M. Hajek, elementary prinicipal. These are collected on February 14 and placed on the thermometer in the high school auditorium.
This year the thermometer was designed by Jerry Worthley, eighth grade student. It featured a playground with children on crutches watching boys and girls at play with the caption - "Help them into the game." Each time the fund came up with $10.00 another healthy child was placed onto the playground.
Our contribution goes directly to the West River Crippled Childrens Hospital for the purchase of some definite piece of equipment the hospital can use.
In previous years we have contributed toward the purchase of the rocking bed, a child's respirator, bedside stands for the childrens rooms and equipment for the dining room.
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