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Circle of Friends awards annual grant
to the Harrington Cancer Center
Lone Star Rising Tour production
will benefit Abraham Memorial Home
The Audie L. Murphy Rural Preservation
Foundation, Inc, will present the "Lone Star Ris-
ing Tour” Sunday, November 18, as a benefit for
the Edward Abraham Memorial Home. A show
produced by the Center for Texas Culture, a
newly formed historic preservation organization,
the show is directed and choreographed by Niel
Hess. It is completely original family-style enter-
tainment full of music, dance, and comedy.
The production is an example of cultural tour-
ism and reflects the impact of the Spanish, Mexi-
can, Cowboy, and Indian influences on early
Texas history. Lovers of the Old West will love
this performance, according to the Rural Preser-
vation Foundation's director, Janie Farnsworth
of Memphis.
The show will be performed Sunday after-
noon at 2:00 at the Canadian Middle School
Auditorium on 404 South 6th Street. The
EAMH Board will provide cookies and punch
for the audience afterwards so they can meet
the cast. “We are thrilled that this production
will provide quality entertainment for the
community while totally benefitting the nurs-
ing home," said Board president Barbara
Northcott.
Tickets cost (10 for adults and (5 for chil-
dren twelve and under and are available from
board members Ronda Bartlett, Beth Briant,
Charles Cole, John Baker. John Hughes,
Gaydean Bucher, Therese Abraham, and Bob
Lusk. For more information call Northcott at
323-6857 or Farnsworth at 806-250-3068.
The Circle of Friends cele-
brates 18 years as a non-profit
volunteer organization affiliated
with The Don and Sybil Harring-
ton Cancer Center founded to as-
sist cancer patients and their
families in times of need. Funds
raised through membership par-
ties held in Panhandle communi-
ties help with everyday patient
expenses, pros theses, prescrip-
tions and other medical costs, in
addition to providing support and
educational programs directed
toward improving quality of life.
Between 10 and 13 membership
parties are held each year where
approximately $80,000 is raised.
The board member for the lo-
cal chapter is Jane Arrington,
who reports that the Canadian
Circle of Friends raised an amaz-
ing total of $9,800 Other area
board members for 2001 are:
Lauresa Chesley, Jenny Davis,
Amy Done Ison, Suzanne East,
Lisa Wilson and Pam Wolek, Am-
arillo: Liz Haning and Lauris
Zeni, Borger, Annie Roach, Clar-
endon: Kim Wright, Claude: Su-
san Clay, Dalhart; Christy
Sanders, Dumas, Pat Irwin,
Gruver; Margaret Formby, Her-
eford; Beverly Odom, McLean;
Bethel Robinson, Panhandle;
Peggy David and Jennifer
Hampton, Pampa; Paula Cooper
and Glenna Pool, Perryton; and
Pat Johnson, Stratford. The Can-
cer Center staff support includes
Cinda Courtney, Tracy
Dougerty. Debbie Powell and
Michelle Sandifer.
The greatest contribution of
funds is made through annual
special grant requests from the
Center’s staff, which in 2001
amounted to a distribution of
$24,310 to the Center. Ten de-
partments benefited from the
money, which included continua-
tion of the first floor renovation;
three extra-wide wheelchairs; a
new television set, 10
mammogram view boxes; a spe-
cialized exam chair, funding for
HLA typing and blood marrow
donor drives; magazine subscrip-
tions; nutritional snacks, baseball
cape and electric lap blankets for
patients; two club chairs for the
patient library; exercise mats;
CDS and CD players; support
group refreshments and funds for
MGA scans for clinical trials.
The organization also keeps
two apartments close to the Can-
cer Center for patients who re-
ceive daily treatments and live at
least 60 miles outside of Amarillo.
The apartments are leased on a
sliding scale according to pa-
tient's ability to pay.
Camp Alphie, a camp for chil-
dren with cancer, benefits from
Friends’ camper scholarships.
Alphie, the camp mascot, enjoys a
Fnends-hoeted birthday party
with the children each summer
The campers' parents are treated
to lunch and programs ftinded by
the organization.
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The Friends membership
money is also utilized for outings
for pediatric oncology patients
and their families. An afternoon
at Wonderland Park, Rattler’s
hockey games. Dilla's baseball
games and bowling parties are
annual events that always prove
to be fun gatherings.
In the fall, the Friends and the
Cancer Center co-sponsor the
Komen Amarillo Race for the
Cure* and the In the Pink Lun-
cheon*. Funds raised from these
events also benefit Center
programs.
A Christmas art contest is
sponsored by the Friends among
Panhandle students. A reception
is held at the Cancer Center,
where the artwork is displayed
during December, to honor the
winners and their schools. The or-
ganization also decorates both
floors with beautiful holiday
decorations.
With the generous support of
Panhandle residents and the ded-
ication of the board members, the
Circle of Friends prorides the
Harrington Cancer Center with
funds throughout the year to aid
patients and supply their needs
during a difficult time.
HealthBriefs
The Hemphill County Diabetic Support Group will meet Monday,
November 19. at 730 p.m., at the Hemphill County Hospital. Diabetics
are encouraged to attend and learn new information on controlling
their disease. For more information, you can contact Joe Barnett at
323-6642 or Angie Huff at 323-9114. #45
November is National Marrow Awareness Month, a time to learn
nore about what is involved in becoming a volunteer blood marrow do-
lor The Amarillo Marrow Donor Program at The Don and Sybil Har-
rington Cancer Center is urging Panhandle residents to give the gift of
life" and join the Registry. Donating bloou for testing is a simple pro-
cess-all it takes is a small blood test—but becoming a volunteer donor
is a serious commitment. Those who join the Registry are asked to re-
mam committed to donating for any patient, anywhere in the world, re-
gardless of sex, age, race or ethnicity Currently, more than 30,000
people in the United States will be diagnosed with leukemias, anemias,
myelodysplastic disorders and 70 other life-threatening diseases each
year which can only be treated by a blood stem cell transplant To find
out more contact the Amarillo Marrow Donor Program at
1-800-274-4673 or visit online www harringtoncc.org, or the National
Marrow Donor Program at www.marrow.org. #45
The Women’s Center of the Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Cen-
ter will conduct a Breast Cancer Screening Clinic at Hemphill County
Hospital, 1020 S. 4th, in Canadian on Wednesdays, December 5 A 26.
Participants will receive a low-cost screening mammogram. Each
woman screened will receive a breast health risk appraisal and individ-
ual instruction by a registered nurse in breast self-examination
Funding is available through the Texas Department of Health for
Texas residents who qualify for assistance. All exams are done by ap-
pointment only. Cal 800-377-4673 for more information #45
immunization dimes offering vaccines that give protection against
several childhood diseases will be held during November in the follow
mg towns: Canadian at City Hall. Monday, November 26, 11 ajn.-12
noon and 1-4 p.m.. Miami at Miami School, Wednesday, November 28,
10:30 am.-1230 p.m.; Pampa at the Texas Department of Health at 736
S. Cuyter, Wednesday. November 21; 930 a.m.-12 noon and 1-4 p.ra.
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Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 2001, newspaper, November 8, 2001; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth738690/m1/5/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.