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lune 13, 2012 ®*!* sportiani» (Observer_____________ Page 5 Charles Drew Blood Drive Woody and His Grieving Mother” available for purchase at the drive. On Saturday, June 16, the Ameri site to talk with donors about their The event takes place at the Red can Red Cross Portland Donor Cen lifesaving contribution. Sayles’ son Cross Portland Donor Center at 3131 ter will host the fifth anniversary of Woody passed away from leukemia N. Vancouver Ave. and runs from the Charles Drew Blood Drive. Dr. 10 years ago, but before he died, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Charles Drew, an African American former NBA star Brian Grant helped Blood recipients are most likely blood specialist, surgeon, educator host some of the largest, most suc- to find com patible blood for trans fusion from donors of the same ethnic background. This becomes particularly urgent for illnesses Author to help with Saturday event where m ultiple transfusions can same ethnicity. cause difficult cross-m atching, The Charles Drew Blood Drive is such as sickle-cell disease, a blood sponsored by Colas Construction disorder carried by 1 in 12 African Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha, Urban Americans. League of Portland Young Profes Additionally, of the more than sionals, Coalition of Black Trade 112,560 people currently awaiting Unionists, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega an organ transplant, 55 percent rep Psi Phi, SEI, Electrical Workers Mi resent ethnic minorities. Organ re nority Caucus, Zeta Phi Beta, Phi cipients are also most likely to be Beta Sigma, Delta Sigma Theta and compatible with donors from the The Links Inc. "/ am honored to be the first recipient o f this award.” Portland author Denise Sayles will speak with Red Cross donors during the Charles Drew Blood Drive on Saturday. and scientist, was the first medical cessful drives ever experienced by director of the first American Red the local Red Cross. Cross blood bank. Sayles has offered to have her Local author and blood donation book “LeukemiaTook My Son: The advocate Denise Sayles will be on Journey of a Brave Teen Named Whooping Cough Epidemic Kaiser offers free shots in Vancouver Kaiser Permanente will open whooping cough (pertussis) vacci nation clinics for uninsured and u n d erin su red p eople in C lark County to help make sure everyone is vaccinated, including those with out health insurance. The clinics will take place at the Kaiser Cascade Park Medical Office in Vancouver, 12607 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., each Thursday and Friday in June foom6:30p.m. to8:30p.m. There also will be a clinic on Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Clark County is experiencing an alarm ing increase in whooping cough infection, with 153 confirmed cases reported since the first of the year. Only 25 cases were reported at this time last year. TheWashington Department of Health has declared a statewide whooping cough epi demic, with more than 2,000 reported cases. Whooping cough spreads eas ily through coughing and can cause life-threatening illness in infants under 6 months old. Until vaccina tions became widespread in the 1940s, whooping cough caused thousands of deaths each year in the United States. The vaccination clinics are an important collaboration between Clark County Public Health and Kaiser Permanente Northwest aimed at containing the spread of whoop ing cough in the community. Gold Master Operator Willie Jack stands for safe driving, great customer service and giving back to the community TriMet just created a new award—the Gold Master Operator—to recognize Willie Jack’s record breaking accomplishments. Willie is the first operator to earn 30 Superior Performance Awards. That’s the equivalent of driving full time for 30 years without a preventable accident. Thank you, Willie—and congratulations! TR l© M E T W HAT MAKES THIS PLACE GREAT
