"I've been doing it ever since," says Byron.

WalkAmerica is held in communities all over the country and helps raise funds to support research and programs that fight threats to the health of babies born too soon every year. Murfreesboro's WalkAmerica will be held April 24.

Byron never dreamed he'd benefit personally from his work with March of Dimes — not until his son, Chase Byron White, was born prematurely Oct. 5, 2001. Chase is Rutherford County's 2005 WalkAmerica Ambassador.   more >>