Germ winds up March’s theme of “March to the Beat of Your Own Drum” with a salute to March of Dimes — walking to prevent polio, premature birth, and other birth defects since its creation by President Franklin Roosevelt. Marilyn Monroe was one of many celebrities, including Ella Fitzgerald, Sammie Davis Jr., Dick Van Dyke, Lucille Ball and Captain Kangaroo, to participate in fundraisers and public awareness campaigns in the 1950s to build support for the March of Dimes mission. See all the March of Dimes celebrity videos by visiting the March of Dimes on YouTube.
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