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Article: Stand for Healthy Children Campaign co-chairs named
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- New York Amsterdam News
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- May 24, 1997
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New York Amsterdam News
05-24-1997
Stand for Healthy Children Campaign co-chairs named
Rosa Parks, the mother of America's modern Civil Rights Movement, and talk show host Rosie O'Donnell will serve as co-chairs for a massive national "Stand for Healthy Children" campaign to be launched June 1. It is sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund, headed by Marian Wright-Edelman.
The campaign falls on the heels of the historic "Stand for Children" rally held last June at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. This year's campaign, according to Edelman, will include hundreds of local efforts.
She said the goal is to ensure that every child gets a healthy start in life with the necessary health ...