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GCD plans organ and
tissue donation May Day
ATLANTA
The Georgia Coalition on Dona
tionwillgather representativesfrom
Georgia’s 159 counties to wrap the
state’slargest Maypole aspartofthe
Celebrate Life in the Garden —
Organ and Tissue Donation May
Day Reunion. The May Day cel
ebration will be held on the Great
Lawnofthe Atlanta Botanical Gar
den on Saturday, May 3, 1997.
The May Day celebration marks
the renewal of life that exemplifies
the spring season. The Georgia
Coalition on Donation is celebrat
ing thisrenewal by uniting nearly
1,500 individuals committed toor
gan and tissue donation in an ef
fort toexpand awareress through
out the state. Coinciding with the
May Day Celebration, National
Organ and Tissue Donor Aware
ness Week (NOTDAW), April 20 -
27, kicks off its campaign to urge
individuals to sign organ and tis
sue donor cards and to share their
decisions with family members.
As a highlight of the May Day
celebration, the wrapping of the
state’slargest Maypole will symbol
izethe intertwining ofhuman lives
through organ and tissue donation.
The Maypole will be wrapped by 159
transplant recipients, donor family
membersandotherindividualsrep
resenting Georgia’scountiestoreaf
firmthe state’ssupport oforganand
tissuedonation.
“The Coalition’s goal is to obtain
the support from each of Georgia’s
159 counties to increase aware
nessabout the importance of organ
and tissue donation, and to encour
age people to sign organ donor
cards and share their decisions
with family members,” said Lisa
Tunnell, Coalition chairperson and
kidney transplant recipient.
As part of the May Day celebra
tion, Gov. Zell Miller has proclaimed
Hazelhurst, Ga. resident Tywanda
Moss, a heart transplant recipient,
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as “Georgia’s May Day Queen. As
May Day Queen, she will tour the
state raisingawarenessaboutorgan
and tissuedonation and will partici
pateinthe Maypole wrapping. The
Maypole wrapping will take placeat
the Atlanta Botanical Gardenat 11
a.m.onMay 3 and will be followed by
a picnic lunch in the gardens. The
event is open to the public with
admission tothe Atlanta Botanical
Garden, anevent sponsor.
“Our festive May Day Reunion
will give those who have been
touched by organ and tissue dona
tion an opportunity to celebrate life
with others,” said Tunnell.
The Georgia Coalition on Dona
tionisone 0f49 nonprofitlocal coali
tions and 49 national organizations
dedicated to educating the public
about organ and tissue donation
correcting misconceptions and cre
ating a greater willingness to do
nate. Foundedin 1995, the Georgis
Coalition on Donation is funded by
the Carlos and Marguerite Mason
Trust.
The Georgia Coalition’s members
include: American Heart Associa
tion; American Lung Association of
Georgia; CryoLife, Inc.; Egleston
Children’s Health Care System;
Emory University Hospital, Emory
University System of Health Care;
Georgia Department of Human Re
sources, Division of Public Health;
Georgia Eye Bank, Inc.; Georgia
State Medical Association, Inc.;
Life Link of Georgia; Medical Asso
ciation of Georgia; Medical Collegeof |
Georgia Eye Bank; Medical College
of Georgia Hospitals and Clinics;
Medical College of Georgia Tissue
Bank; Morehouse School of Medi
cine; Musculoskeletal Transplant
Foundation;National Kidney Foun
dation of Georgia; National Tissue
Bank Network/Georgia Tissue
Bank; Organ Donor Foundation;
Piedmont Hospital; and Saint
Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta.
American Cancer Society holds annual Relay For Life
Walkers and runners will go
'round the clock in the battle
against cancer during the Ameri
can Cancer Society’s Relay For
Life. Registration is now under
way for this 20-hour, non-com
petitive relay to benefit the Au
gusta-Richmond County unit of
the American Cancer Society. The
dates has been set for May 9 - 10
at the Augusta Greenjacket Sta
dinm.
Former and current cancer pa
tients, their families, and the pub
lic are invited to take part in this
exciting team relay event. The
For ages, it seems, traditional wisdom
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tion. The appearance of a hardened scab
has usually brought a sigh of relief and
satisfaction—healing is going along as
itshould. That “wisdom” could be chang
ing. Doctors working with premature
babies discovered that applying a petro
leum-based ointment to cuts and burns
helped the injuries heal quicker than
similar wounds left dry, plus were al
most eight times less likely to become
infected. The reason the ointment has
this effect, say the researchers, is that
thebody’s tissue-building cells work best
in a moist environment. Care must be
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teams consist ofindividuals repre
senting corporations, clubs,
churches, organizations, neighbor
hoods and families. Everyone is
invited to participate. Relay For
Life is the American Cancer
Society’s version of a relay, but
with a new twist. It is an annual,
family-oriented team event where
participants can walk or run re
lay-style on a track for 20 hours.
Participants camp out around the
track, and when they aren’t tak
ing their turn, take part in other
fun activities.
“Relay For Life is as much an
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and adults alike may benefit from applying
a dab of ointment to minor abrasions after
bathing. Keeping a wound moist may also
help reduce thescarring that can result from
a thick scab.
If you suffer a more serious cut or wound,
see a doctor immediately to prevent infec
tion. Call SYNERGIC HEALTH CENTRE
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awareness raiser about the
progress against cancer as it is a
fund-raiser,” director Sandra
Johnsonsaid. “Many of the partici
pants will be people who have been
cured of cancer themselves. Their
involvement is proofofthe progress
that has been made not only in
cancer cure rates, but in the qual
ity of life following cancer treat
ment.”
This year’s event features
Augusta’s own singing sensation,
Allison Jones, who will perform, as
well as various bands, including
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scheduled includes a PJ fashion
show, clowns and workshops in
line dancing and folk dancing.
“The funds raised by the Relay
For Life will enable the American
Cancer Society to expand its ser
vices to cancer patients and their
families, to offer more programs
that will teach people to reduce
theirrisk of getting cancer, and to
expand its cancer research pro
grams,” Johnson said.
For more information about Re
lay For Life and team registration,
contact the American Cancer Soci
ety at 731-9900.
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