Saturday, April

26, will be a good day for a walk.

That is when

the March of Dimes will host its annual WalkAmerica event. There will

be walks all around the nation, including several in Georgia. Walkers

in the metro Atlanta area have a number or walks to choose from including

one around Centennial Olympic Park, and one around Shakerag Knoll in Peachtree

City.

WalkAmerica

is a festive event with fabulous food, live music, and fun activities

for both children and adults. It takes place in over 1,500 locations around

the country each year on the same day, rain or shine.

This is WalkAmerica's

33 year of existence. Last year's walk around downtown Atlanta raised

one million dollars and hopes to top that number this year. Georgia is

one of the top March of Dimes chapters in the country raising $6.1 million

last year and the most amazing part is that in Georgia, 88 cents of every

dollar raised goes toward its mission of saving babies.

For more information

on registering a team or yourself for the walk, visit www.walkamerica.org

or phone the Metro Atlanta division at 404-350-9800.