ATWT Cast Supports March of Dimes!

(from l-r) Jessica Dunphy (Alison), Jon Hensley (Holden), Michael Park (Jack), Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily) holding daughter, Sophie May, and football legend (and one-time Brady Bunch guest-star!) Joe Namath.

Celebrity Spokesperson Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily) led her ATWT cast-mates on a Walk-A-Thon Sunday, April 27, for her favorite charity, The March of Dimes.

As Martha Byrne (Lily/Rose) remembers it, "Kelley Hensley said, "You're getting up on Sunday morning and you're going to go for a walk with me." And I said, "Absolutely." I would never say no to Kelley. It was really great. A nice, beautiful day. I walked with Joe Namath for a couple of miles. We talked football. My dad is a football coach so I know what to talk about."

Jon Hensley with Sophie May

"Kelley talked to a lot of people and she asked if I was interested and of course I was interested," bubbled Jessica Dunphy (Alison). "I came from Pennsylvania. I left my house at 4:30 in the morning and came to New York. I went up (to Lincoln Center), and I realized, "How am I going to find Kelley with all these people around?" But I did! It was a lot of fun. We walked as a group. And then I walked home! My calves were hurting the next day. Back in Pennsylvania, I do the Race for the Cure, so this is similar. It's important to be supportive and support your co-stars.

Martha Byrne with NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.

Martha Byrne also used the opportunity to get to know her co-stars a little better. "I got to talk to Jessica Dunphy for a long time, which is nice. I've never gotten to have a conversation with her. And I met the police commissioner, Ray Kelly. It was good all around. It's so great to be walking and have people literally cheering for you on the sidelines."

Not only did the ATWT actors do their part and walk the required 6.6 miles, they also got up on stage outside of Lincoln Center to warm up the crowd of 15,000 fellow walkers.

"The statistics are amazing when you hear how, when something is mentioned in the press, the attention it gets," said Martha Byrne. "So, our appearances definitely help."

To read more about Kelley's long-time involvement with March of Dimes, click here!

And to watch Martha Byrne and Kelley Hensley battle another evil disease -- Barbara Ryan, download the May 19 episode of ATWT!

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