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Dee Snider Surprises March of Dimes with Celebrity Apprentice Donation
Snider presented a check to the charity during a visit to Stony Brook Children's that aired Sunday on national TV.
On Sunday, fans of the TV show "Celebrity Apprentice" got to see rock star Dee Snider visit a children's hospital – , to be exact – to surprise the March of Dimes charity with a check for $325,000.
For Snider, a Three Village resident, it's a cause near to his own heart, as two of his four children were born prematurely. He has also led the 70-mile-long Bikers for Babies ride on Long Island for about a decade to benefit March of Dimes.
The donation came as a result of Dee Snider's win as project manager on Sunday's episode of "Celebrity Apprentice." This season, the contestants are fighting not for a chance at a job with the Trump Organization, but rather for the goal of raising money for their charities of choice.
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“It’s people like Dee, who know too well the fear and uncertainty of having a baby in the newborn intensive care unit, who can do the most to help other families have full-term, healthy babies,” Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president of March of Dimes, said in a statement.
To see Snider's visit to the hospital, scroll to the one-hour mark.
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