PICC invites supporters to Walk for the Babies

The Pediatric Interim Care Center's benefit Walk for the Babies returns Oct. 4 at Kent Station.

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  • Tuesday, September 30, 2014 3:50pm
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Pediatric Interim Care Center's benefit Walk for the Babies returns Oct. 4. The PICC is the only 24-hour care center serving drug-exposed infants throughout the state.

Pediatric Interim Care Center's benefit Walk for the Babies returns Oct. 4. The PICC is the only 24-hour care center serving drug-exposed infants throughout the state.

The Pediatric Interim Care Center’s benefit Walk for the Babies returns Oct. 4 at Kent Station.

The 10 a.m. walk-a-thon raises critically needed funds for the Kent-based PICC, the only facility in the state providing 24-hour specialized nursing care for drug-affected and medically fragile infants.

Prizes include rally car instruction at DirtFish Rally School, an Xbox 360, iPad Mini, gift cards and more.

Event sponsors include Bank of America, Walmart, DirtFish Rally School, Kent Station, and Duke’s Chowder House.

Registration is $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, and kids 10 and under are free. Registration deadline is Sept. 29 to be eligible for prizes.

To register, donate or see a complete prize list, go to picc.net or call 253-852-5253.


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