Marty Mimmack, M.Ed.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation educational and fundraising video featuring Marty Mimmack, a congenital amputee and national poster boy. Narrated by a "stand-in" for his mother Gloria Mimmack of Santa Clara California, this movie shows Marty demonstrating various activities of daily living. He is also shown having fun engaged in several recreational activities with his family and neighborhood friends. The movie illustrates the tragedy of birth defects while simultaneously showing the triumph of the human spirit when the community, the educators, and the medical professionals provide expert wrap-around services.

Arnold Palmer the 1971 honorary national campaign chairman for the march of dimes birth defects foundation and Marty Mimmack the 1971 national poster boy compare golfing notes in Latrobe Pennsylvania. Filmed on location at the country club Arnold Palmer originally designed, Arnold Palmer shares his thoughts and feelings about the tragedy of birth defects and triumph of the human spirit. Marty Mimmack is an example of confidence, acceptance, respect, responsibility, perseverance and understanding as he strives to raise awareness about the need to fund research into the causes and ways to prevent birth defects.

Marty Mimmack's best known March of Dimes documentary short-film with international exposure. Marty narrates and demonstrates his prosthesis, activities of daily living and other independent living skills. This historical chronology uses footage from his previous march of dimes documentaries film in 1964, 1970, 1971.

1970, 1971 and 1973 March of Dimes birth defects foundation national poster boy Marty Mimmack now 19 years old is attending Santa Clara University after graduating from Cupertino high school in 1980. As a college sophomore the march of dimes furthered its chronology Marty and his independent living journey. He is heard sharing some of his challenges and privileges as he navigates college life and mentors 8 year old Marco Cordova a quadruple amputee from Watsonville, California. The purpose of the movie is to stir emotion around donations for the fight against birth defects.