The March of Dimes “Celebration of Babies” event was held on September 27th, 2008 at the famous Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA was a fabulous event! The charity luncheon recognized some of the most prominent individuals who are celebrating the birth of their children and who are role models for the March of Dimes.

Mamarazzi caught up with various celebrity moms and dads in attendance who were not only excited to celebrate the mission of the March of Dimes, which works on improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality, but to talk about their role as parents.

This 3rd annual Celebration of Babies luncheon included a luxury boutique, silent and live auction, and an awards ceremony honoring Dr. Lisa Masterson of the television series “The Doctors” and Dr. Peter S. Waldstein, one of Hollywood’s most sought-after pediatricians. George Pennacchio, longtime entertainment reporter for ABC7 Eyewitness News, known throughout California, served as Master of Ceremonies.

Special thanks goes to Diana Bianchini, from Di Moda Public Relations, this years Event Chair, for not only the opportunity to support this heartwarming charity first-hand, but to meet with a great group of celebrity parents making a difference for hundreds of thousands of babies nationally.

Continue to check our blog for photos and highlights of interviews from this gala luncheon, obtained exclusively by celebritybabies.info!

Let’s start with the host of this year’s event, actress Jennie Garth. The picture you see is of Jennie and her good friend Patrice at the event.

Jennie Garth skyrocketed to stardom with her role as Kelly Taylor on Beverly Hills, 90210 and has reprised her role as Kelly in the new 90210 series which deputed this September. She has starred in various television roles and made-for-television movies, and most recently was a crowd and fan favorite as she competed on ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars. Jennie and husband, actor Peter Facinelli have three daughters.

Interview Highlights – Jennie Garth

Question: “What is the best advice you can give to new moms?”
Jennie’s response: “Sleep when the baby is sleeping! Otherwise you get too exhausted and you are no good to anyone.”

Question: “How are you doing with everything – having three beautiful girls, juggling full-time motherhood and full-time career – what do you do to take a break and relax when you get overwhelmed, (which by-the-way we all get overwhelmed)?”
Jennie’s response: “When I’m overwhelmed, I really don’t think about the “taking a break” part, that’s the problem. I used to bake, but that’s too much work now. What I like to do when the kids are all asleep is watch T.V. for about 30 minutes or I read a book, I’m really into reading novels right now. Just to have some quiet me time, because at the end of the day, my head is just buzzing with the chaos and noise and activity all the time – there never seems to be enough quiet, and everybody just needs some “quiet time”.

Question: “And what about your advice for Dads”?
Jennie’s response: “Who? No, just kidding. I tell my husband ‘Go out - get away’. Sometimes I have to remind my husband just walk away because it’s a lot to handle, and if I see my husband getting frustrated I tell him to go watch T.V. or play pool or cards.”

Interview Highlights – Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Hart is an actress and director, best known for her role as Sabrina, in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She has had a career in show business since she was just three years old. She is married to musician, Mark Wilkerson. They have two sons, Mason, 2 1/2 and Braydon, 6 months old.

Question: “Tell us a little bit about your involvement with the March of Dimes.”
Melissa’s response: “Well this specific event, Celebration of Babies - I was honored two years ago as a Stork Club Member, which honors celebrities that had healthy babies that year and I recently had Mason. My friend, Kellie Martin’s (actress known for her roles on Life Goes On, and ER) mom was running the event and I started to get involved and have been on the committee ever since. We meet at least once a month, and talk about babies, and baby’s health and the mission of the March of Dimes. We hear stories of our friends and other moms and you realize how many of your friends have actually benefited from the March of Dimes, when they were in the hospital and gave birth to preemies and its amazing and they (March of Dimes) really makes a difference, and you really see that. Especially at events like this.”

Question: “As a busy mom, and active actress, how do you do juggle it all?”
Melissa’s response: “Well luckily, now that I have two kids, I have a wonderful nanny. I have to give her major credit. She is like my wife. She reminds me to drink my water, and keep healthy. But you know it really takes a village. My husband is such a hands-on daddy, he is there for every naptime, he is the one who wakes up early every morning so I can sleep in, he feeds them breakfast, he is there for every bath and almost every meal. Our nanny really helps us out especially when we have to go on location to shoot, she has become part of our family. And my mom and my sisters and my best friends, Kimmy and Kellie – they are always around with their kids and we can get together and let the kids run around in the backyard – all is good!”