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SUMMARY:Stuff the Bus!
DESCRIPTION:United Way Serving San Benito County presents……..\nGet on Board!\n4 Ways You Can Help\n\nSponsor A Filled Backpack for $25  ($60 Value)\nDrop off new backpacks and supplies at Kmart\, Staples\, Target\, Round Table\, YMCA and Rabobank\nChoose supplies from a list provided at the above drop off locations\n\nYour gift promotes learning\,encourages self esteem and keeps kids in school \nFor more info contact Diane Barr at dibarr@charter.net or visit us at 350 Fifth Street\, Hollister
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SUMMARY:Rally For LIfe
DESCRIPTION:Opening Ceremony: 11:00am  \n  \nThe Opening Ceremony brings everyone together for a high-energy event kickoff to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer\, to inspire hope by sharing recent accomplishments and progress\, and to remind everyone that while we are winning this battle\, fighting cancer is a year-round priority. \n  \nSurvivors Lap: 11:30am \nDuring the Survivors Lap\, upbeat music plays as all cancer survivors at the event take the first lap around the track cheered on by the other participants who line the track\, celebrating their victory over cancer. \n  \nLuminaria Ceremony: 9:00pm  \nThe Luminaria Ceremony is a time to remember people we have lost to cancer\, to support people who currently have cancer\, and to honor people who have fought cancer in the past. The power of this ceremony lies in providing an opportunity for people to work through grief and find hope. \n  \nFight Back: 10:00am  \nThe Fight Back Ceremony symbolizes the emotional commitment we each make to the fight against cancer. The action we take represents what we are willing to do for ourselves\, for our loved ones\, and for our community to fight cancer year-round and to commit to saving lives. \n  \nClosing Ceremony: 11:00am  \nThe Closing Ceremony is a time to remember the lives of those lost and to celebrate that each of us has committed\, through our participation in a Relay event\, to fight back against this disease over the next year. \n  \nNo matter who you are\, there's a place for you at a Relay For Life event. Each dollar you raise will help save lives. How far will you go to make a difference in the fight against cancer? \nYour reason for participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life event is as unique and special as the story that motivates you. If you've been affected by cancer in any way\, being part of the Relay event empowers you to make a difference and fight back. This is your opportunity to honor cancer survivors\, remember those we have lost to this disease\, and raise funds and awareness to help end cancer forever. \nThe American Cancer Society Relay For Life event is a celebration of survivorship an occasion to express hope and our shared goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people we love. \nClick this link for more information
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SUMMARY:Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive
DESCRIPTION:Be a match and save a life today! Stop by the Asian-American Donor Program booth at the Hollister Farmer’s Market on Wednesday\, May 8th from 3-7 pm to see what bone marrow donation is all about. We are doing this drive to help two very special people — Nalini Ambady\, a psychology professor at Stanford and Eduardo\, a first-grade boy from San Jose. They both desperately need help and time is running out! Please help spread the word and we will see you and your friends at Farmer’s market on May 8th!
URL:https://benitolink.com/event/bone-marrow-donor-registration-drive/
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SUMMARY:Only SMACK a child with a kiss!
DESCRIPTION:Child Abuse Prevention Month April 2013 \nWhat is the Blue Ribbon Campaign for Child Abuse Prevention Month?  \nApril is recognized nationwide as Child Abuse Prevention Month.  The Blue Ribbon Campaign is a comprehensive community wide effort led by the Child Abuse Prevention Council of San Benito County. This campaign will not only encourage the region to understand the problems of child abuse\, but will also guide efforts in what we can do to help.  \nWhy is Child Abuse Prevention Council of San Benito County leading the charge?\nThe Child Abuse Prevention Council of San Benito County is a non-profit social service agency dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse by promoting individual well-being and healthy relationships.  For more than 25 years\, we have envisioned a world of safe children\, thriving families and nurturing communities. \nWhat can you do to help?\nSchools have a number of ways to help!\n•	Help make posters for walkers to carry to bring awareness about why they are walking.\n•	Wear a blue ribbon pin during the entire month of April.\n•	Ask us for information or training\, recognizing and reporting child abuse.\n•	Volunteer to help with the event. We need cross walk guards and people to put blue ribbons on trees downtown prior to the event.  \nChild Abuse Prevention Month community-wide activities\nBlue Ribbon Family Fun Walk – Join the Child Abuse Prevention Council and the YMCA’s Healthy Families Day scheduled for April 27\, 2013 and walk to make a statement in our community. \nBlue Ribbon Awareness Campaign – The blue ribbon is the international sign of child abuse prevention.  Started by a grandmother in Virginia who lost her grandson to the tragedy of child abuse\, the blue ribbon signifies the color of the bruises on her young grandson\, and is a call to action.  Community members are encouraged to wear a blue ribbon pin during the month of April. \nBlue Ribbon Award for Outstanding Volunteer Work By an INDIVIDUAL or ORGANIZATION benefiting the health/safety/well being of children in San Benito County will also be awarded. \nPast Recipients\n2012 – Hollister Hills Off-Road Association\n2011 – Celebration Station\n2010 – Diane Ortiz\n2009 – Kris Armstrong  \nThe Story of the Blue Ribbon\nThe Blue Ribbon Child Abuse Prevention Campaign had its early beginnings following the death of a very young child.  In 1989\, a Virginia grandmother received the devastating news that her grandson had died of injuries inflicted by his parents.  In an expression of grief and outrage\, this grandmother did something that has given us a symbol.  She tied a blue ribbon to the antenna of her van as a way to remember “the bruised and battered body of her grandson” and to alert her community to the tragedy of child abuse.  Her simple idea\, to wear or display a blue ribbon for child abuse prevention was picked up by grassroots organizations across the county.  In her own words:\n “NO! It isn’t true! It simply cannot be true! They are telling me that my grandson is dead … they are wrong! There must be some mistake … Michael is fine … but deep in my heart\, I knew it was true for I have not seen him in weeks. It’s been so long since I sat by his side in the hospital. Of course I knew something was wrong as I sat there. I saw fear on his face\, the bruises on his body\, and the healing cigarette burns on his hands. His doctor did not believe my daughter’s story … “he fell in slippery water in the bathtub” … I felt sick … I didn’t understand … Are my granddaughters all right\, was all I thought. Where are they?\nI only had one child. She was a beautiful little girl. She was the light of our eyes. We knew she had entered into a stormy marriage\, for we brought her home several times in the five years the marriage lasted. We suspected heavy use of drugs … BUT … in those five years\, three beautiful\, healthy children had been born. I loved them dearly\, and they loved me. The children were 16 months\, 3 years and 4 years old.\nAfter the ordeal at the hospital\, my grandson was placed in foster care for three weeks. He cried when they came to take him back to his mother. He told his foster mother\, “my momma doesn’t love me\,” and he begged to stay. I ached for his dilemma. I was not physically able to care for him. The courts seemed to believe that home was the best place for him … but I knew better and I told … no\, begged them not to return him to his mother. But I was overruled. My instinct as a grandmother did not count.\nI never saw Michael again. My 16 month old granddaughter was hospitalized after being beaten severely her leg was broken in four places\, and her hand burned from the tip of her little fingers to her wrist. It was only then that the “search was on” for Michael. We learned that he had been killed\, wrapped in a sheet\, stuffed in a tool box and dumped in to a dismal swamp three months earlier.\nMy grandchildren had suffered and battled so much throughout their young lives that it sickened me. My life was turned into physical and mental chaos. My efforts to understand became a plea to stop abusing children. I tied a blue ribbon on my van antenna to make people wonder. It caught on locally with restaurants\, businesses\, the police department and radio and television stations. They all started supporting me in my efforts to make a real awareness campaign. Why the color blue? I never intend to forget the battered\, bruised bodies of my grandchildren. Bruises are black\, then eventually blue. Therefore\, blue serves as a constant reminder to me to fight for our children. Join with me. We must protect our most precious gift of all … our children. Please wear a blue ribbon. Put one on your car. Give one to your friends. Tell them what it means. You may be saving a child’s life! If you suspect anything is happening to your children … your grandchildren … the child next door … PLEASE ACT!”\nBonnie Finney\, Norfolk\, VA.  \nFor more information on the Blue Ribbon Campaign for Child Abuse Prevention Month\, contact:\nAna Cabrera\, Social Worker Supervisor\nSan Benito County Health & Human Services Agency\n1111 San Felipe Road\, Suite 208\, Hollister\, CA 95023\nPhone: 831-634-0686 * e-mail: acabrera@cosb.us\nThank you for your support\, \nAndi Anderson\nChild Abuse Prevention Council Chair
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