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April is National Donate Life Month! For the 2019 National Donate Life Month theme, Donate Life America was inspired by bicycles and the phrase “Life is a beautiful ride.” Like the donation and transplantation journey, a bicycle serves as a symbol of progress, renewal and the moving circle of life. Nearly 9,500 New Yorkers are currently on waiting lists for donated organs that could save their lives.  If you would consider becoming an organ, eye or tissue donor, visit: https://www.donatelife.net/register/ You can also become a donor by registering with your local DMV when applying for or renewing your driver’s license. Visit:https://www.dmv.org/how-organ-donation-works.php I have been registered for many years on my license (note the heart on the right…

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Did you schedule your Colonscopy?  March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Don’t hesitate--JUST DO IT!  Did you attend the Free Memory Screening Event or the First Step to Starting a Business seminar or the 8th Annual John’s Pasta Party?

Below are some pictures from John’s Pasta Party, a successful fundraiser hosted by the South Shore Rotary in memory of John Dressler to help support students with cancer stay in school.  If you would like to make a donation to the John Dressler Scholarship, you can send a check payable to the South Shore Rotary Foundation to P.O. Box 061068, Staten Island, NY 10306.

 




People ask me, “How can I receive the “Weekend Events” blog.  If you enjoy reading my “Weekend…

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Did you, my gentle readers, shovel snow this weekend?  If you live on Staten Island, you probably had all the tools of the trade ready—snow blower, shovels, salt.  All over the country, there were floods, icing, snow storms and chilly, sub-zero weather; even my Southern friends were chilled. We dodged the snow bullet on the Island but were prepared. I hope you left the house and participated in some activities--maybe the Bird and Nature Walk at the Conference House or Evening Group Hike through the Greenbelt or volunteered with HEALTH for Youths cleaning and beautifying various parks as part of the It’s My Park program.  I attended the Writing Workshop for Adults: Introduction to Memoir Writing on Saturday led by award-winning author Marianna Randazzo at…

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