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Volume XIII, Issue 2
Runners are you ready???
The racers line up and get in some last minute stretching
Race to End Homelessness
media coordinators (Mark Lavallee) (Kim In September of 2010, we had a Goedde,) sponsor coordinators (Lon Kolscrazy idea to organize a 5k run to tad) (Ginny Scott) (Sean Cononie,) race guide benefit the homeless, and more spe(Chad Scanlon,) graphic designer (Sara Tarcifically homeless secretary (Heather UcA strong wind was gett,) families. Our first orcellini,) and then many more coming up from the people once we got closer to der of business was assembling a team. ocean and freezing all our event. Our team consisted Our meetings were reguthe volunteers of people from NJ larly held twice a month in and FL, so phone conferencing was the beginning and then more frequent as we our main way of communicating. We approached February 12th. We had permits to get approved, registration to put together, had a race director (Mark Targett,) Staff Writer
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Homeless connecting with family, friends through social networking
* Cassandra Wilson * Charlene Duarte * Rusty Columbo * Devon Bailey & Family * Maria Dragon * Vemonda Lane & Family * Charlie * Mr. Mike * Tiffany * Dvora * Ed Giampietro * Kristan David Perez * Tommy & Joe * Geralyn * Little Ryan * Earnest Bowens & Family * Ed & Ruth * Rudy * Lisa * John McLean * Darren * Jan Cerrito
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By Andrew Adams They don’t have jobs. They don’t have homes. Yet the homeless are becoming just as adept at social networking — connecting with distant friends and family, even reuniting with lost loved ones. The Road Home in Salt Lake City says homeless people tweeting and updating Facebook statuses is fairly common now. The trend was first highlighted by a homeless New York man that has gained national attention. Daniel Morales, 58, hadn’t seen his daughter, Sarah, in 11 years. In his search, he sent out a tweet and a picture of her at age 16. Ultimately, the post led him to his daughter, Sarah Rivera — now a 27-year-old mother of two. “This is a great moment for myself,” Morales told reporters over the weekend. “I feel rejoiced — getting, touching my daughter again after 11 years.” In Salt Lake City, Facebook hasn’t helped
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My Calling from God Justin Long
Growing up, I was raised in a house hold where God and church were the first priority. However, when I was enrolled in public school in the fifth grade, things slowly began to change for me. Throughout my years in a public middle school I was introduced to many ungodly situations and experiences. As time passed, house parties, fighting, drinking, fowl language, drugs and sex became the norm. When I turned eighteen I told my parents that I was old enough to make my own decisions and refused to go to church with them. Deep down, I knew that my separation from God was not only devastating to my spiritual health, but it was also creating problems within my own family. From eighteen to twenty years old I was as far away from God as ever. Problem after problem came my way. A few weeks after my twenty first birthday, so many trials and tribulations had accumulated in my life; I did not know where to turn. One day it hit me like the force of a semi truck going full speed. I was all alone. No one could get me out of the situations I was in except for God. Immediately, I opened the Bible and began reading the story about the prodigal son, and how he had taken his birth right, left his father’s house and decided to party, drink, and fill his bed with many women. After a while, all of the money that his father had given to him was depleted, and he found himself alone, hungry, and sleeping in a barn with the pigs. He began to think about home and how his father’s servants were even better kept than himself. Eventually, he worked up
Fire Safety FireSafety.gov
More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires and approximately 20,000 are injured. An overwhelming number of fires occur in the home. There are time-tested ways to prevent and survive a fire. It’s not a question of luck. It’s a matter of practicing and planning ahead. Kids and Fire: A Bad Match Children are one of the highest risk groups for deaths in residential fires. At home, children usually play with fire - lighters, matches and other ignitables - in bedrooms, in closets, and under beds. These are “secret” places where there are a lot of things that catch fire easily. * Children of all ages set over 35,000 fires annually. * Every year over 400 children nine years and younger die in home fires. * Keep matches and lighters locked up and away from children. Check under beds and in closets for burnt matches, evidence your child may be playing with matches. * Teach your child that fire is a tool, not a toy. Appliances Need Special Attention Bedrooms are the most common room in the home where electrical fires start. Electrical fires are a special concern during winter months which call for more indoor activities and increases in lighting, heating, and appliance use. * Do not trap electric cords against
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Cancer prevention: 7 tips to reduce your risk
Concerned about cancer prevention? Take charge by making small changes in your daily life, from eating a healthy diet to scheduling regular cancer screenings. By Mayo Clinic staff You’ve probably heard conflicting reports about cancer prevention. Sometimes the specific cancer-prevention tip recommended in one study or news report is advised against in another. If you’re concerned about cancer prevention, take comfort in the fact that small changes in your daily life can make a big difference. Consider seven real-life cancer prevention tips. your diet on fruits, vegetables and 1. Don’t use tobacco other foods from plant sources — Using any type of tobacco puts you on a colsuch as whole grains and beans. lision course with cancer. Smoking has been * Limit fat. Eat lighter and leaner linked to various types of cancer — including by choosing fewer high-fat foods, cancer of the lung, bladder, cervix and kidney particularly those from animal sourc— and chewing tobacco has been linked to es. High-fat diets tend to be higher cancer of the oral cavity and pancreas. Even in calories and if you don’t use tobacco, may increase exposure to secondhand take comfort in the fact that the risk of oversmoke may increase your risk of lung cancer. small changes in your daily life weight or obesi— which can, Avoiding tobacco — or can make a big difference ty in turn, increase deciding to stop using cancer risk. it — is one of the most * If you important health decisions you can make. It’s choose to drink alcohol, do so only also an important part of cancer prevention. in moderation. The risk of various If you need help quitting tobacco, ask your types of cancer — including cancer doctor about stop-smoking products and other of the breast, colon, lung, kidney and strategies for quitting. liver — increases with the amount of 2. Eat a healthy diet alcohol you drink and the length of Although making healthy selections at the time you’ve been drinking regularly. grocery store and at mealtime can’t guarantee 3. Maintain a healthy weight and cancer prevention, it may help reduce your include physical activity in your dairisk. Consider these guidelines: ly routine * Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Base
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