Download or read book Remarks of Governor Thomas H. Kean, March of Dimes Dinner Dance, Parsippany, New Jersey, Saturday, March 10, 1984 written by Thomas H. Kean and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governor Kean graciously accepts his 'golden tomato' award for his achievements in government at the 2nd annual "Positively New Jersey" dinner dance. Other award recipients included opera star, Mr. Jerome Hines, Rocco Marano, then President of of Bell Communications Research, and New Jersey historian and author, John Cunningham. Born on the eve of World War II as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP), the March of Dimes Foundation led to the successful vaccination against polio, while supporting research, education and publicity on how to prevent birth defects. The awards were presented by New Jersey March of Dimes Chairman, Edward D. Knapp. Governor Kean also mentions two March of Dimes poster children, Amy Barclay (1983) and Billy Wineland (1984).