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Officials pick location for new hospital

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, 11:09pm
Officials pick location for new hospital

(WMC-TV) - Officials have finally decided on a location for Oxford's new Baptist Memorial Hospital, according to The Daily Mississippian.

Here's more information on the exact locale, from The DM:

The new location was chosen from 15 potential sites. The site that was ultimately chosen will be located South of Highway 6, west of South Lamar Boulevard and east of Old Taylor Road. Baptist officials said that the main reason for the relocation is for the expansion of the hospital and its staff.

Construction should be finished within two to three years, according to the paper.

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Runners, Get Set to Register Early and Secure your Spot for the 2012 St. Jude Memphis Marathon Week

Submitted by St. Jude on Tuesday, April 17th, 1:54 pm
Runners, Get Set to Register Early and Secure your Spot for the 2012 St. Jude Memphis Marathon Week

 

Commit to raising $2,500 and receive exclusive weekend package; Discount pricing ends April 30

Early registration is now open for the 2012 St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend to from Nov. 29-Dec. 1.  More than 17,000 participants are expected for the annually sold out event that benefits St. Jude, where the world’s sickest children receive the best care at no cost to their family.

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6th annual Linking Hands for Life event to be held April 15

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012, 10:19am
6th annual Linking Hands for Life event to be held April 15

Information provided by Mid-South Transplant Foundation

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – March 15, 2012 - Mid-South Transplant Foundation (MSTF) celebrates April as National Donate Life Month (NDLM). The month-long celebration honors the generosity of organ, eye and tissue donors and their families and commemorates all transplant recipients in the United States. Activities this month will focus on supporting Donate Life America’s new campaign, 20 Million in 2012, which looks to add 20 million new organ, eye, and tissue donors to state donor registries in 2012. As part of this new donor registration campaign, MSTF will be hosting their 6th Annual Linking Hands for Life event on Sunday April 15, 2012 at 2pm to 5pm.

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JDRF's 2012 Promise Ball: “Voyage to a Cure” to benefit diabetes research

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012, 3:56pm
JDRF's 2012 Promise Ball: “Voyage to a Cure” to benefit diabetes research

Information provided by West Tennessee Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

The West Tennessee Chapter of JDRF is proud to announce that Evergreen Packaging will present the 12th Annual Promise Ball, "Voyage to a Cure," on March 31, 2012.  The Promise Ball is being chaired by Summer and Cecil Godman along with Honorary Chairman John Rooney, President and CEO of Evergreen Packaging.  The black tie optional event will take place at the Hilton Memphis, and is expected to raise more than $300,000 for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.  The event features a cocktail reception, seated dinner, silent and live auctions, a unique Fund A Cure appeal and fabulous entertainment by Kallen Esperian and The Distraxshuns.

This year Milton Allen and Dr.

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January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Submitted by Joan Carr, Community Blogger
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 2:11pm
January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

As part of National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Planned Parenthood Greater memphis Region is urging women in the Mid-South to put preventive checkups, including cervical cancer screenings, at the top of their lists.

Every year, approximately 13,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 4,000 American women die of the disease.

Now is a perfect time to see if you're due for a checkup, said Leah Smith, WHNP, Planned Parenthood Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. "Regular screenings and preventive care, including the HPV vaccine, are the keys to combating cervical cancer."

Planned Parenthood's health center at 2430 Poplar Avenue in Midtown Memphis offers routine cervical cancer screenings, HPV virus screenings, and the HPV vaccine, which protects against the types of the HPV virus that most often cause cancer.

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Eco Expo!

Submitted by Kym Clark on Friday, January 6th, 12:50 pm

The hugely successful Eco Expo is back with even more exhibitors showing us how to treat our earth more gently with green products, materials, services, and organizations.

Exhibitors will be offering ideas and information, and some will be selling their products and services.

The Expo is Sunday February 5th, 2012 from 11am until 3pm at Temple Israel--1376 East Massey Road...Memphis, TN.

For kids and adults of all ages, there’s something for everyone!

Learn, eat, explore, or just visit with some really nice people.

Remember the proverb, “Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents; it was loaned to you by your children.”

We are working together with our fellow community leaders and congregations of all faiths to help save the planet.

E-mail TIMemphisEcoExpo@msn.com or call Linda Kaplan 482-6473 for more information.

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Suicide prevention walk set for Nov. 5

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, 10:25am

It is estimated that one American dies by suicide every 15 minutes, which means that 34,000 lives are lost each year. In an effort to promote awareness for suicide prevention, the Out of Darkness Community Walk is set for November 5, beginning in the Lyceum Circle.

Students, faculty and staff of the University of Mississippi, along with Oxford residents, are encouraged to attend the second annual event. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the walk starting at 9 a.m. Events include a remembrance wall, a silent auction, a kid’s corner, guest speakers and live music from the Silverback Band.The Out of the Darkness Community Walks are 3- to 5-mile walks taking place in more than 250 communities across the country this year, with the proceeds benefitting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. By walking in the Out of the Darkness Community Walks, thousands of walkers nationwide will raise money for AFSP’s research and education programs to help prevent suicide... Read More

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