This was the first nationwide grassroots fund raising campaign on behalf of medical research.

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The March of Dimes was established in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, with the primary goal of combating polio. However, in 1958, the organization shifted its focus to birth defects and infant mortality. The March of Dimes pioneered the first nationwide grassroots fundraising campaign in which people all over the country could donate a dime to support medical research. This campaign eventually developed into the successful March of Dimes organization that is still active today.

This Was the First Nationwide Grassroots Fund Raising Campaign on Behalf