Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 2, 2012

Today, the challenge Million Mothers, in collaboration with ABC News, the United Nations Foundation, and Anne Geddes Baby Disney announced the winner of Imagine Me & You a photography competition to celebrate and connect moms in the world.

Dearstyne from Dunkirk, Maryland. Dearstyne, a ninth grade history teacher, her husband, Richard and his 2-month-old girl in Santa Clara won the opportunity to travel to Sydney, Australia for an exclusive photo shoot with world famous photographer Anne Geddes.

moved by how many mothers have united through this contest, said Geddes. Challenge The Million Mothers created this contest to celebrate the dream of mothers around for healthy babies and happy to grow to reach their full potential. I am willing to know the family Dearstyne and remain part of this great community of moms helping moms.

Geddes chose the winner, 12 finalists among hundreds of participants from moms around the U.S. who submitted photos of their baby along with a message hit original, creative writing on their bellies capturing their wishes and dreams to life with her little one. The entry you’re reading Dearstynes ​​forever young, a letter from a Bob Dylan song you loved as a child.

work and especially love this cause, said Dearstyne. It was exciting to see my friends knowing that each vote as the Million Moms Challenge Facebook raise money for mothers who need it. I am honored to be part of a project so amazing – what a perfect place for our family vacation in the first place!

realize that a healthier future for our world begins with healthy babies and mothers today, the Million Challenge mothers engaged millions of Americans with million mothers in developing countries around issues concerning pregnancy, childbirth and child health.

three finalists, won a couple of years worth of Huggies brand diapers, and each of the 12 semi-finalists will receive a gift basket Baby Disney, a brand new Disney Consumer Products, that provides parents with the essentials they need to bond with your baby at each stage, worth $ 500. Baby Disney has also pledged the support of mothers Million Challenge by donating $ 50,000 to several of the largest non-governmental organizations to help mothers and babies worldwide.

participate in the conversation on healthy mothers and babies worldwide, follow @ AMillionMoms to Twitter and use hash tag # AMillionMoms.

mothers Million Challenge

mothers Million Challenge is a joint effort of ABC News and the UN Foundation, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson companies and partners Babycenter. The Million Moms Challenge partners include some of the worlds most respected NGOs, including African Medical and Research Foundation, CARE, the Global Alliance to Improve Nutrition, the GAVI Alliance, mothers2mothers, ONE, Partners in Health, Riders for Health, Save the Children, UN Foundations campaign Shot @ Life, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, White Ribbon Alliance, and World Vision, the Agency for Refugees United Nations, of Americans for UNFPA, Helen Keller International, International Medical Corps, Mercy Corps, and each tells the mother.

Million Challenge to http://www.millionmomschallenge.com mothers. Challenge The Million Moms is part of the series overall health of a yearlong Be the Change:. Save a life, which is sponsored in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

On ABC News

ABC News is responsible for all programming from ABC News television networks in a variety of platforms: television, radio and Internet. Its flagship program is World News with Diane Sawyer with other programs such as Good Morning America, Nightline, primetime, 20/20, and the program of the Sunday morning political affairs of the week with Christiane Amanpour. With an average audience of radio and television than 180 million people in a given month, ABC News surpasses the competition. More than 2,400 stations affiliated with ABC News broadcast radii of global news coverage. In addition, ABC News Now is a 24-hour news and information network currently available to 44 million users across cable, broadband and mobile platforms. NewsOne, the affiliate news service of ABC News, provides live and packaged news, sports and weather reports, news and images, 200 of ABC affiliates and over 30 national and international clients. Visit http://www.abcnews.com.

About the UN Foundation

The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner’s historic $ 1 billion gift to support UN causes and their activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public partnerships / private partnerships to address the most urgent problems of the worlds, and works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and outreach to the public. Through campaigns and partnerships, the organization connects people, ideas and resources to help the UN solve global problems. Campaigns to reduce child mortality, empowering women and girls, create a new energy future, ensure peace and human rights, and promote technological innovation to improve health outcomes. These solutions are helping to advance the United Nations of the eight global targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information, visit http://www.unfoundation.org.

Anne Geddes

One of the worlds most respected photographers, Anne Geddes creates images that are iconic, award winning, internationally recognized and loved. Like no photographer before, their images uniquely capture the beauty, purity, vulnerability, and preciousness of children, adding to his deep belief that every child should be protected, fed, and we loved it.

throughout his career has followed Anne Geddes giving back. In 1992, Anne, with her husband, Kel, began Geddes Foundation philanthropic fundraising worldwide and of raising awareness for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. In 2011, Anna is proud to announce its partnership with the United Nations for every woman, every child initiative, expected to continue to assist the health and welfare of pregnant women and newborn children, a global priority. Annes work has been published in 83 countries and his books have sold over 18 million copies worldwide. Visit http://www.AnneGeddes.com.

About Disney Baby

DisneyBaby provides parents with the essentials they need to create magical moments right from the start. Through parents inspired designs, developed by our own team Momgineers Disney Disney Baby provides everything parents need to bond with the baby today at every stage. Disney Baby line includes essentials for apparel, kids room, on the fly, bath time, feeding, Discovery and Celebration. The baby of Disney theme collections of patent pending debut of Disney Plush Body, made with Disney Huggable soft 100% cotton with snaps that grow with your baby longer. For more information, visit http://www.disneybaby.com or join us as we http://www.YouTube.com/DisneyBaby in http://www.Facebook.com/DisneyBaby and resume us at http:/ / www.Twitter.com / DisneyBaby. You can find Disney Plush Body on sale in http://www.Amazon.com/disneybaby.

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