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Consider 292-BABY for United Way Donation


I would like to invite the MCC community to support the College's 292-BABY project by selecting Donor Designation #2406 in the upcoming United Way Campaign. 292-BABY, which has 15 community partners, is administered and led by Monroe Community College and offers support and information to parents and caregivers of infants and young children.
 
Our focus is on the first three years of life, when, with proper stimulation, an infant's brain undergoes tremendous, unparalleled growth that has lifelong implications.  We know that approximately 25 babies will be born today in Monroe County and we can also predict that seven or eight of them will be MCC students in the year 2025. It is literally true that what happens to those babies in the next six to 12 months, while their brains are being "wired," will determine whether they enter college as honor students or needing remedial help.
 
We have combined the television, the Internet, and the telephone to create a seamless, community-wide communication network. The heart of our network is the telephone number, 292-BABY (292-2229) .  Callers can talk free to a pediatric nurse on any non-emergency issue from 7:00 AM to midnight Monday through Saturday and 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sundays. "292-BABY Television" airs Monday through Friday on Cable Channel 4 from 8:00 to 10:00 PM and parents and caregivers can meet and support each other on our interactive website at https://www.292baby.org.
 
Please join our efforts. Pass the word about the network to anyone you know who is pregnant or has a baby and contribute to the United Way campaign, designating #2406.
 
Thank you for considering


Jim Coffey
292-BABY (Visual and Performing Arts)
03/15/2007