Million Moms Challenge

A Tale of Two "Million Moms"

Chrysula Winegar | Posted 04.10.2012

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Chrysula Winegar

What's in a name? Well, a lot of confusion. Over the past week, a group named "One Million Moms" has campaigned against Ellen Degeneres and JC Penney for appointing her as its spokesperson.

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Drum Roll Please! Our "Imagine Me & You" Photo Contest Winner Is...

Chrysula Winegar | Posted 04.03.2012

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Chrysula Winegar

Today, the Million Moms Challenge, in collaboration with ABC News, the United Nations Foundation, Disney Baby and Anne Geddes, announced the winner of our Imagine Me & You -- a photo contest to connect and celebrate mothers around the world.

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The Million Moms Challenge: Helping Moms Around the World, One Story at a Time

Teri Whitcraft | Posted 03.20.2012

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Teri Whitcraft

Our goal: to create a vibrant community around the shared dream of a healthy pregnancy, a safe birth, and a baby who will survive and thrive -- basic human rights that all too often are simply out of reach for women in the developing world.

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A Grandmother, Granddaughter And The Fight Against Neonatal Tetanus

Posted 02.24.2012

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By Chrysula Winegar For The Million Moms Challenge Late last year, Linda Christiano, a mother of two and grandmother of three, visited Sierra Leone...

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Be the Change: Save a Mom (PHOTOS)

Teri Whitcraft | Posted 02.11.2012

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Teri Whitcraft

Last week, Good Morning America unveiled the dozen semi-finalists on our Million Moms Challenge Facebook contest page. Now we're asking America to decide who advances in the contest.

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Spur the Global Economy -- Stay Home and Make a Difference This Thanksgiving

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 01.23.2012

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Homa Sabet Tavangar

My family has found a way to support the global economy by staying home and acquiring nothing -- with a game that's become a tradition.

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For World Food Day And Beyond -- 5 Steps For Raising An Adventurous Eater

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 12.18.2011

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Homa Sabet Tavangar

Sunday was World Food Day and for many parents, our daily food challenge might be more on the order of getting our little ones to eat broccoli. I've found some simple strategies that help raise awareness about the world and also can nurture more adventurous eaters.

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