Monday, Jan. 31, 2011
SOROPTIMIST SEND "SWEET" THANK YOU
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ReprintSoroptimist International of Los Banos would like to thank the community of Los Banos and Dos Palos for, once again, making our 15th annual See’s holiday candy fundraiser another huge success. A special thank you to our local businesses who so generously participated in our fund-raising efforts: Deluxe Cleaners, Cloud Nine (Dos Palos), Impressions Hair Salon, Los Banos Drug, Lou’s Beauty Salon, Los Banos Flower Shop, Mary Jane’s Klassy Kuts, Olin’s Floor Covering, One Hour Photo, Fleur de Lis, Pearson’s Jewelers, Rabobank, Santos Chevron, Sorensen’s True Value, Sue & Co., Toscano RV, Trendy Salon, Los Banos Memorial Hospital and The Paper.
Again, thank you for helping us to achieve our goal of “Improving the Lives of Women and Girls in our Community and Throughout the World.”
For further information regarding Soroptimist or membership, please go online to www.soroptimist.org or www.lbsoroptimist.org, or contact any Soroptimist member.
Tina Bohr See’s Holiday Candy Committee Chairman
Become an organ donor
If more people were as generous as Rose Anna Friguglietti, we wouldn’t have over 50 percent of Americans waiting for organ transplants dying each year. Most of these deaths are needless. Americans bury or cremate 20,000 transplantable organs every year. There are now over 110,000 people on the National Transplant Waiting List.
There is a simple way to put a big dent in the organ shortage — give donated organs first to people who have agreed to donate their own organs when they die.
Giving organs first to organ donors will convince more people to register as organ donors. It will also make the organ allocation system fairer. People who aren’t willing to share the gift of life should go to the back of the waiting list as long as there is a shortage of organs.
Anyone who wants to donate their organs to others who have agreed to donate theirs can join LifeSharers. LifeSharers is a nonprofit network of organ donors who agree to offer their organs first to other organ donors when they die. Membership is free at www.lifesharers.org or by calling 1-888-ORGAN88. There is no age limit, parents can enroll their minor children, and no one is excluded due to any pre-existing medical condition. LifeSharers has over 14,350 members, including 1,740 members in California. David J. Undis Nashville, Tenn. Support means so much I would like to thank the following: Whitehurst Funeral Chapel, Allied Waste Service, Home Depot, Country Duck, St. Joseph’s Thrift Store, Salvation Army and my friends.
With the help of these organizations and friends, it has helped me to get through my time of grief.
Franklin Pricolo Los Banos