ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The March of Dimes Georgia Chapter has named Deloitte Tax LLP executive Susan Boltacz as Downtown Atlanta WalkAmerica Chair. The annual event raises funds to support the March of Dimes efforts to save babies from premature birth. Downtown Atlanta's WalkAmerica will be held Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Centennial Olympic Park.
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As chair, Boltacz will oversee revenue development, sponsorship, team recruitment, promotion and logistics for the event, which is expected to attract nearly 8,000 walkers throughout metro Atlanta.
"I'm honored to be the chair for the March of Dimes Downtown WalkAmerica efforts, and I look forward to working with the team captains and the volunteers to help the Downtown March of Dimes reach our goal of raising $1.2 million for Georgia's premature babies," said Boltacz.
Boltacz is Southeast Tax Controversy Services Practice Leader at Deloitte Tax LLP. Boltacz joined the firm with more than 20 years experience as a tax professional in both private industry and public accounting. A March of Dimes volunteer since 2004, Boltacz also leads Deloitte as a corporate sponsor for WalkAmerica.
The 2005 WalkAmerica Presenting Sponsor is Kaiser Permanente. Local sponsors are Delta Air Lines and Publix Super Markets, Simon Malls, Equity One, Northside Hospital, MAADA, Inhibitex, Coca-Cola and BellSouth, ASA Delta Connection, Citigroup, Equifax, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, Grady Health System, Kilpatrick Stockton, and 360 Media. Media Sponsors are Atlanta Business Chronicle, Radio One, and Star 94.
The country's oldest walking event, and the March of Dimes' largest fund-raiser, WalkAmerica supports research and programs that help fight threats to the health of the 470,000 babies in the U.S. who are born too soon every year. Since its beginning 35 years ago, WalkAmerica has raised more than $1 billion to help give babies a fighting chance and takes place on the last weekend in April in nearly 1,500 locations across the nation.
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies, and in 2003 launched a five-year campaign to address the increasing rate of premature birth. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site at marchofdimes.com or its Spanish Web site at nacersano.org.
