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Shepeard notes low blood inventories,
extends Shepeard West hours March 9 and 10
Shepeard Community Blood
Center West, 112 Davisßd. of
Martinez will extend their
hours of operation this week
end on Friday and Saturday,
March 9 and 10 to accommo
date donors who cannot do
nate during regular business
hours. March 9 hours will be
10a.m. t06:30 p.m., March 10
hours willbe 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The CSRA continues to ex
perience critically low blood
inventories. 1999 studiesfrom
the National Blood Data Re
source have indicated that
The American Diabetes Association
announces Kiss A Pig fundraising event
The Augusta/Aiken Dis
trict ofthe American Diabe
tes Association (ADA) an
nounces plans for its first
Kiss A Pig event. This fun,
exciting and very unique
fundraising event will be
launched in Augusta and
Aiken this spring.
A media kick-off in mid-
April will introduce busi
nesses and communitylead
ers who have agreed to par
ticipate in - this zany
fundraiser. The event is
Family Y offers gymnastics session Il
The Family Y’srecreational
gymnastics session Ilis sched
uled March 19-May 25. No
classes are held during Mas
ters Week. The session fea
tures classes for toddlers
through teens and classes are
held once a week -at the
Wheeler Gymnastics Center,
3532 Wheeler Road. There is
avariety of coed class choices
such as Parent and Tot, Pre
school and Kinder-gym. Girls
seven years and older can par
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blopd donations are decreas
ing by one percent per year.
However, the same study in
dicated that demand for blood
would increase by one per
cent peryear. Other explana
tionsfor the nationwide short
age are attributed to the re
cent government ban on
Americans from giving blood
if they traveled a total of six
monthsin Great Britain since
themad cow epidemicin 1980.
Shepeard Community Blood
Center has experienced the
impact ofthe nationwide situ
named Kiss A Pig because
insulin was originally found
inthe pancreas of a pig. Many
diabetics depend on this life
sustaining drug, and who
wouldn’t kiss the pig for sav
ing their lives? Therefore,
the pig is honored by raising
dollars for diabetes and “kiss
ing the pig” in public on the
wrap-up event in May.
This year’s event theme is
“Under the Pig Top” and will
have the perfect backdrop set
ting at the wrap-up event to
complement the theme. A
ticipate in beginner to ad
vanced level gymnastics and
rhythmic gymnastics classes
are held for girls six to 12
years old.
There are introductory and
entry-level gymnastics classes
forboysfive to eight yearsold.
Inaddition, coed tumbling and
trampoline classes are avail
able for cheerleaders and as
piring cheerleaders. For fur
ther information, call (706)
738-6678.
ation. In addition, the flu
virus has arrived in our re
gion and has kept donations
low. Shepeard is the sole
supplier of blood and blood
components to 11 area hospi
tals. Itis Shepeard’s respon
sibility to see that these pa
tients’ blood needs are met.
The publicis strongly urged
not to wait until an emer
gency situation arises to do
nate. Even if donors give
today, it takes 48 hourstotest
and process the blood to in
sure that it is safe for transfu
committee of community vol
unteers are in the planning
stages for the Kiss A Pig cam
paign, while several commu
nity leaders and civic-minded
businesses have already
signed up to be “candidates”
for this new Augusta/Aiken
event.
The candidate who raises
the most dollars will have the
honor of kissing the pig at the
wrap-upevent.
The media kick-off will in
clude skit performances by
thecandidatesand theirteams
University hosts skin care seminar
AUGUSTA
University Health Care Sys
tem will host “Skin Care and
Protection - Staying Your
Best” on Thursday, March 15
from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Uni
versity Hospital cafeteria.
Avis Yount, M.D., University
Hospital dermatologist,isthe
presenter.
Dr. Yount will provide valu
able information on skin care
as it pertains to women and
the warning signs of skin can
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sions. Anyone at least 17
years of age and weighing a
minimum of 110 pounds may
be eligible to donate.
The Shepeard Community
Blood Center at 1533
Wrightsboro Road is open all
weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. Aiken Community Blood
Center is open Mondays from
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on
Thursdays and Fridays from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more
info, call the blood center at
737-4551.
— decked out in their “pig
gish attire” and themes. Ev
eryone will be going “hog
wild” to raise dollars and
bring attention to the dis
easeofdiabetes. Additional
details will be released
closer to the media kick-off
date.
For information on how
you can “Kiss A Pig” or sup
portthistremendous cause,
please contact Margaret
Jewett at 706-828-0420 ore
mail her at
mjewett@diabetes.org.
cer. Admission includes din
ner and door prizes. Tickets
and $8 in advance and $9 at
the door. Reservations are
required by March 12. Call
706-774-2825.
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