Lansing area raises $140000 in March of Dimes walkathon

...It causes her to have trouble walking - and the pain increases the longer she walks - though it hasn't stopped her yet.Andrea Clarkson, of Bath, said Zimmerlee inspired her to take part in the March of Dimes walk."She's pretty unbelievable," Clarkson said.Zimmerlee raised $2,500 this year for the March of Dimes, most of it in small increments from friends and family."I've got a lot of really great friends, really supportive people in my life," Zimmerlee said."I can't change my life," Zimmerlee added, "I just want to stop (premature birth) from happening to anyone else."Contact Derek Wallbank at 267-1301 or dwallbank@lsj.com.

This article does not have any comments associated with it Post a Comment Enlarge photo Buy this photo (Photo by MATTHEW MITCHELL/For the Lansing State Journal) Ready to roll: Cousins Lamiya Nixon (left) and Taianae Burtley receive balloons from the Flagstar Bank tent before the start of Saturday's Greater Lansing March of Dimes Walk.

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