Pentagon Survivor Martha Gilchrist to Speak

Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 6:00pm

Newport, TN

"The plane literally came through my window," says Pentagon survivor Martha Gilchrist, who will tell her September 11th story on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 6:00pm at the next Cocke County Republican Women Club meeting in the the Newport Utilities Community Room. The public is invited to attend.

Gilchrist is a Tennessee native and a thirty-five year veteran of the Department of the Army.

Newport Utilities Community Room
170 Cope Boulevard
Newport, TN

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Help Wanted for September 11th Flag Display

 

Friday, August 19, 2011 - Sunday, August 21, 2011, 8:00am-5:00pm

Salem, OR

Volunteers will be needed on the weekend of August 19-21, 2011 to assemble flags that will be displayed in the September 11th commemoration, the Field of Flags.

Flags will be assembled each day from 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem. Volunteers may work for any amount of time, but all volunteers must register at www.doodle.com/3mxrseh3p48992ms.

The Field of Flags will be on display in Salem’s Riverfront Park from Tuesday, September 7, 2011—Sunday, September 11, 2011 in tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

To learn more about the Field of Flags, please visit http://patriotsdaymemorial.com.

Anderson Readiness Center
3225 State Street
Salem, OR

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Ken Waldie Memorial Golf Outing

Saturday, August 20, 2011, registration 8:15am; tee time 9:00am

Finleyville, PA

The Ken Waldie Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the Scenic Valley Golf Course in Finleyville, PA.

Registration starts at 8:15am and tee time is at 9:00am.

The cost to golf $110.00 per person, which includes: golf, cart, prizes, dinner and bar.

This tournament is limited to the first 64 players.

For more information, please contact Mac at forukenny@aol.com.

Ken Waldie was a veteran of the US Navy and a passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. The Ken Waldie Memorial Fund provides scholarships in his honour to deserving students.

Ken Waldie Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 162
Bethel Park, PA 15102
www.forukenny.com

Scenic Valley Golf Course
681 Churchill Road
Finleyville, PA 15332

 

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Update on Lymphoma Treatment from the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 1:30pm–2:30pm

Via telephone

To register for this free phone workshop, please visit www.cancercare.org/connect_workshops?register=225.

 

• Overview of Lymphoma
• Current Treatment Options
• New Research Presented at ASCO
• Disease-Specific Treatment Updates
• Clinical Trials
• The Importance of Communicating with your Health Care Team
• Questions for the Panel of Experts

Susan M. O'Brien, MD - Professor of Medicine, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Stephanie A. Gregory, MD - The Elodia Kehm Chair of Hematology, Professor of Medicine, Director, Section of Hematology, Rush University Medical Center
Brian Tomlinson, MPA, BSW - Chief Program Officer, Lymphoma Research Foundation
Richard Dickens, MSW - Clinical Supervisor, CancerCare
 

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Telephone Workshop:
Progress in the Treatment of Oral Head and Neck Cancers

Thursday, August 25, 2011, 1:30pm–2:30pm

Via telephone

To register for this free phone workshop, please visit www.cancercare.org/connect_workshops?register=225.

Topics Covered

• Staging and Diagnosing
• Surgical Interventions, including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• New Chemotherapy Options
• Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy
• Clinical Trials
• Guidelines for Dental Care
• Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation
• Pain and Symptom Management
• Communicating with your Health Care Team
• The Importance of Early Detection and Screening
• Nutritional Concerns and Tips

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Bill Sugra Memorial Golf Outing

Friday, August 27, 2011, 10:00am: registration; noon: shotgun start

 

Bethlehem, PA

This year’s Bill Sugra Memorial Golf Outing will take place at the Green Pond Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 27, 2011.

 

Registration begins at 10:00am, lunch will be at 11:00am, and the shotgun start is promptly at 12:00pm noon.

 

This year’s outing is already sold out. There are some sponsorships still available, however. Please call Bill at 610-776-4039 for further information.

 

Bill Sugra was a network administrator in Cantor Fitzgerald’s eSpeed division. He was on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center’s Tower 1 on September 11, 2001. Bill had just celebrated his 30th birthday.

 

Please register by August 12, 2011.  To register, call Bill at 610-776-4039.

The Bill Sugra Memorial Fund

c/o St. Thomas More Church

1040 Flexer Avenue

Allentown, PA 18103

www.billsugramemorialfund.org

 

Green Pond Country Club

3604 Farmersville Road

Bethlehem, PA 18017

www.greenpondcc.com

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With Eddie’s Help Summer's Last Call Party

Friday, August 26, 2011, 8:00pm-midnight

Rain or shine

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

With Eddie’s Help, Inc. will be raising funds with their annual Summer’s Last Call barbeque on Friday, August 26, 2011 at 8:00pm. There will be a barbeque buffet, a live DJ and frozen and specialty drinks at the open bar.

The cost will be $75.00 for each person in advance, $80.00 at the door. Please call Jay Strauss at 732-742-8888; Justin Strauss at 908-208-9179 or Theresa Wood at 732-283-0449 for more information.

All proceeds will benefit “With Eddie’s Help, Inc.” which honours Edward (Eddie) Strauss, who was the Chief of World Trade Center Operations with the Port Authority. Eddie was murdered on September 11, 2001. With Eddie’s Help supports a number of causes Eddie was interested in, including support for those with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) and scholarships.

With Eddie's Help
36 Aberdeen Avenue
Iselin, NJ 08830-2149
732-283-2747
www.witheddieshelp.org

Martell’s Tiki Bar
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
732-892-0131
www.tikibar.com  

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10th Annual Joseph Hasson III Memorial Golf Outing

Monday, August 29, 2011, 12:00pm noon; 1:15pm shotgun start

Brooklyn, NY

The tenth annual Joseph Hasson III Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Monday, August 29, 2011 at Dyker Beach Golf Course. Registration begins at 12:00pm noon and there will be a 1:15pm shotgun start.

The minimum donation is $200.00 per player. The fee includes the day’s golf, lunch and cocktails before golf, beverages during golf and the post-golf cocktails and barbeque.

Please send your check by August 15, 2011 to Mike Favale at 18 Dewey Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Make your check out to Joseph Hasson IV. All proceeds benefit Joseph John Hasson IV.

For more information, please contact Mike Favale at 917-415-6965 or mikefavale@gmail.com.

Dyker Beach Golf Course
7th Avenue & 86th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11228

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Performing Tribute

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 7:00pm

New York, NY

The Endurance Theatre will present Performing Tribute 9/11: Ordinary People, Remarkable Stories at various locations in New York and New Jersey to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

On Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 7:00pm, the performance will take place at
Mount Olive Public Library in Flanders, NJ.

Performing Tribute presents stories of individuals who were directly impacted by the World Trade Center attack – survivors from the Towers; family members of victims; an evacuated area resident; a retired FDNY firefighter who responded to the site, and volunteers who helped in the rescue and recovery. The individual experiences are told first-hand by the people involved in readers’ theatre style, as images from the day are shown.

Tickets are free and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Doors open twenty minutes prior to the start of the presentation.

For more information, and for other performance dates, please visit www.performingtribute.com.

Mount Olive Public Library
202 Flanders-Drakestown Road
Flanders, NJ 07836
973-691-8686
www.mopl.org