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Celebrity Mom, Hilary Duff, Featured in March for Babies Campaign

-- Hilary Duff, new mother of 22 month-old son Luca, is volunteering her time to help March of Dimes raise funds and awareness to help give babies a healthy start in life.

As a mother myself, I am proud to support this organization in their mission of helping these babies and their mothers have full term pregnancies and healthy births, says Duff. I will be walking in the Los Angeles March for Babies, but I encourage everyone to look into their local chapter and march for the cause!

Ms. Duff is best known for her role in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire and its accompanying motion picture the Lizzie McGuire movie. She has been featured in numerous films such as Cheaper by the Dozen and A Cinderella story and also has had three platinumselling albums.

Celebrity ambassadors help the March of Dimes to bring awareness and attention to our cause, says Jennifer Howse, Executive Director of March of Dimes. We are so thankful for the support of many celebrities and the incredible amount of love that their fans have shown as well.

Celebrity Mom, Hilary Duff

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Many other celebrities such as Celine Dion, Thalia, Denny Hamlin, Sherri Shepherd, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Tia Mowry have also show support through events and social media. The print magazine advertisement with Hilary Duff has been published in People and will be launching in many other national magazines.

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