Audra Kahr recalls having always been connected to the March of Dimes, and specifically remembers fundraising efforts like the dime boxes and penny wars that were part of her school’s community service outreach. “March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We believe that every baby deserves the best possible start,” Kahr explains. “Unfortunately, not all babies get one. March of Dimes is changing that.”
She became more deeply involved with March of Dimes when close friends of hers experienced premature birth and infant loss, and asked her to walk with their team at the March for Babies walk in 2014. “At that moment, everyone was part of a much bigger family—the March of Dimes family,” Kahr says. Kahr currently sits on the March for Babies/Run for Babies executive leadership team, which is a subset of the overall Lehigh Valley March of Dimes division. “In 2017, it was my honor and privilege to serve as the Chair of the March for Babies/Run for Babies event,” she says. “Our role is to support the fundraising efforts for the walk/run and to encourage awareness, participation and philanthropy of the event.”
Getting involved with March of Dimes is easy, and Kahr encourages readers to take a moment and log onto their website and read a story or two. “I promise your life will be impacted because of it,” she says. “When it comes to moms and babies, every dime matters.”
Additionally, Kahr serves as the CFO and COO of Cedar Crest College. “Our mission is to make education possible so that students can see the impact it can have on their life as well as their families. This work takes a team effort and I am proud to be part of a team who is willing to be creative and innovative, [that puts] students’ needs above their own and ensures that women’s education will be relevant for the next 150 years,” she says.
