Ann yesterday was at a rally in Denver and a woman came up to her with a baby in her arms and said, Ann, my husband has had four jobs in three years, part-time jobs.

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His mother Mary Ann, 79 years old, a leap-day baby who will celebrate her 20th birthday next Wednesday, suggested the idea in 1988.

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The founder of Baby Basics (which is now nationwide), Jean Ann Lynch, started the organization in 2004.

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