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FedEx Racing Team Revs Up March for Babies



PHOENIX, APRIL 12, 2008 --
Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes (right), meets Denny Hamlin, driver of FedEx Racing Team's car #11, at the start of the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway here.  At left is Janice Decker, state director of the Arizona March of Dimes.  Denny is wearing his special March of Dimes fire suit that matches the March of Dimes logo painted on the car for this race.  Join Denny and the FedEx Racing Team in supporting the March of Dimes premier fundraiser, March for BabiesSM , this month by going to marchforbabies.org or fedexracing.com.




DALLAS, APRIL 2, 2008 –
This month, millions of Americans will come together to participate in March for Babies, the oldest and best-loved walking event in the nation, to help give every baby a healthy start in life.  Today FedEx Kinkos, a national sponsor of the March for Babies SM for the past four years, unveils a new version of the #11 FedEx Racing team car that will be driven by Denny Hamlin in the April 12 NASCAR event.  Denny's fans and all NASCAR fans have the opportunity to join him and the FedEx Racing team in helping babies be born healthy by visiting marchforbabies.org or fedexracing.com.  You can also go to any FedEx Kinko's for more information about how you can help babies.  Thanks to everyone in the FedEx family who supports the March of Dimes for your commitment to our mission to improve the health of babies!




DALLAS, APRIL 2, 2008 – Tiffany Nunez, age 5, presents the helmet she decorated to Denny Hamlin, driver of FedEx Racing Team's car #11.  She also helped Denny unveil the re-painted car featuring March for Babies, the fundraising event for the March of Dimes, which he will drive April 12.  Tiffany is a friend of the March of Dimes for two reasons:  she's the daughter of FedEx Kinko's employee Vicki Bell, and she was born prematurely.  Denny's fans and all NASCAR fans have the opportunity to join him and the FedEx Racing Team in helping babies be born healthy by visiting marchforbabies.org, or fedexracing.com.  You can also go to any FedEx Kinko's for more information about March for Babies, which takes place nationwide this month.

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health.  With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

(PHOTO CREDIT:  Rick Yeatts)




 
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