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September25. 2002_________________________________ ®J}Í Jlortlaub (ObserUer___________________________ Denny’s Supports Civil Rights ‘Preemie’ Reunion Draws Crowd D enny's restaurants has pre sented a check for $ 1 million to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. The donation was m ade last week on Tom Joyner M orning Show. The audience o f three th o u s a n d c h e e r e d a n d a p plauded enthusiastically when H ood-Phillips o f D enny’s an nounced that Tom Joyner, as well as o th e rs ac ro ss the n atio n . A reunion celebra tion for families with children born prematurely and cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit at Provi dence St. Vincent Hospital draws Barbara Stone and her daughter, Amber (from left), along with Barb Ratio. Almost 700 people attended a ‘preem ie’ reunion for all ba bies who were cared for in the Providence St. Vincent Neona tal Intensive Care Unit. The recent event enabled par ents to meet other parents and share advice and stories about raising these special babies. It also allowed hospital staff to re unite with some of the children they have cared for and see their development. T he them e o f th is y e a r’s event w as a “W estern hoe- dow n” and activities included stick horse racing, stick cow roping, face painting, a fishing Page AS project, which adds 12,800 square feet to the existing facility. The event is free and open to the public. The National Civil Rights M u seum , rated by USA W eekend m agazine as “one o f the T op 10 N ational A m erican T reasu res,” is located in M em phis at the site o f the L orraine M otel, w here Dr. M artin L uther K ing, Jr. w as a s sassinated A pril 4, 1968. helped D enny’s raise funds for the m useum 's expansion. "T his effort has received tre m endous support from many in dividuals and organizations who jo in ed us to help re-ignite Dr. M artin L uther K ing, J r.’s dream o f equality and ju stice for every one,” P hillips said. The N ational Civil Rights M u seum will host a D edication Day on Sept. 28 for the expansion booth, bow ling and a clow n, “Jolly M olly.” Providence St. V incent’s NICU is a state-of-the-art com prehensive facility that pro vides advanced respiratory support and surgical services to more than 700 newborns each year. W h a t Part-tim e jo b w ill p a y you up to $ 7 0 0 . 0 0 p e r m o n th fo r Wellness Village Promotes Healthcare i ‘ African American wellness is the emphasis for the 2002 Wellness Village scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Oregon Association of Minority EntrepreneursPlaza,2800N. Vancouver, Suite 100. The event is expected to draw more than one thousand people. Participants can take advantage o f free health screenings, free workshops, and free health exhibits. The health fair is an all out effort to close the health gap on a variety o f diseases that plague the African American community. African Americans are 30 percent more likely to die o f heart disease and 40 percent more likely to die o f stroke than whites. African American babies are dying at twice the rate of non-African American babies and African Americans are 30 percent more likely to die from cancer than whites. o n ly tw o days w o rth o f w ork? 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