September25. 2002_________________________________
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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
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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.
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Wellness Village Promotes Healthcare
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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?
The W ellness Village will include dental
screening and work; blood lead level testing;
anemia testing; foot massage and foot care;
testing for glucose, blood pressure and urine
protein; flu and tetanus shots; HIV and hepatitis
C testing; vision and hearing tests; stroke as
sessment; glaucom a screening; a bloodmobile,
door prizes and music.
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co m m u n ity and to ch a n g e b e h a v io r and
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m in o rity p o p u la tio n .”
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