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M a rtin L u t h e r K ing jR .and R o sa P a r k s 2006 Page B IS J a n u a ry 1 I ,2 0 0 b s p e c i a l e d i t i o n ____ King Blood Drives Held Locally The March On Washington 7 percent o f P ortland’s popu lation, yet less than 2 percent cans donating blood and sign donate to the community blood ing up in the National M arrow supply. Low blood donation rates D onor Program. Also, the RedCross will hold by African Americans have re a m obile blood and bone m ar sulted in shortages o f blood row drive M onday, Jan. 16 at the Jefferson High School caf eteria from 11 a .m .to 4 p .m .to kick o ff the celebration week. O ne Jefferson H igh School student is in need o f a bone- m arrow transplant. Jarraye Hicks, a 15-year-old freshman, w as diagnosed last June with acute myelogenous leukemia, a cancer o f blood-form ing tis sues o f the bone marrow. Hicks supply for illnesses where m ul also requires periodic blood tiple transfusions result in diffi transfusions— bkxxl provided cult cross-m atching, such as by the Red C ross — to help sickle-cel 1 disease, a bkxxl dis order carried by 1 in 12 A fri him live. can Am ericans. African Am ericans make up /n August 1963, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a quarter o f a million people, including Rose Parks, in the March on Washington. It was there that King gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. continued from M 3 While blood compatibility is not based on race, rare blood types often are. While blood compatibility is not based on race, rare bkxxl types often are. Som e rare bkxxl types, such as U -nega- tive and D uffy-negative, are unique to the African American community. To be eligible to give blood you m ust be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good general health. M arrow donors should be be tw een the ages o f 18 and 60. T o schedule a blood dona tion during the event, call 503- 284-4040. For m ore inform a tion about m arrow donation, call Delores R ue-Jonesat 503- 528-5475. Donors during the week will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a $ 100 Safew ay gift card and tw o haircuts from G eneva’s. The Parks Institute: "We work with young people, from the ages of ll to ¡7. Our main program is the Pathways to Freedom. We always encourage them to have a < < a -w e e « ■ 4 > < > t Z / < a a • >- 4 ■ « ■ a x a < s < 1 Be known as one of.'America's Finest.' Become an FBI Special Agent. 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