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Alabama chapter receives record donation. (Leukemia Society of America)
Thomas Ford, a computer programmer for Alabama A&M University, had mixed feelings about accepting the money. "I've always worked for what I got," he said. But his insurance company had refused to pay for a bone marrow transplant he urgently needed to relieve his chronic myeloid leukemia. So his Huntsville friends and relatives--even people he didn't know--all raised the money, because they wanted to help him.
After Ford's death, from complications, his wife, Linda, and daughter, Merisha, decided that they wanted to help ensure that other leukemia patients in Alabama wouldn't have to go through what they did. So they established the Thomas H. Ford Memorial Fund and donated $71,000--the ...
- The collapse of the Alabama chapter of the Christian Coalition.(PEOPLE &...
- Magazine article from: Church & State July 1, 2007 700+ words
* The collapse of the Alabama chapter of the Christian Coalition last year has sparked a battle...Alabama. The Christian Coalition responded by forming a new Alabama chapter. Its leader, Randy Brinson, contends that Giles absconded...
- PEG grant-funded conference held at University of West Alabama.(Chapter...
- Newspaper article from: Phi Kappa Phi Forum January 1, 2006 700+ words
On October 27 and 28, 2005, the University of West Alabama (Chapter 276) hosted the Strategies to Promote Academic Excellence in Alabama's College Students Conference. Support for the conference...
- Golden & Associates Construction Receives Contractor Of The Year Award From...
- Magazine article from: Dixie Contractor January 21, 2008 700+ words
...amp; Associates Construction, LLC received the Contractor of the Year Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors Alabama Chapter at the annual ABC Excellence in Construction Awards Banquet. The Contractor of the Year award was the final award given...
- Will your chapter be next? Two chapters win 2005 Professional Development...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation November 1, 2006 700+ words
...activities among chapters. Two chapters are this year's recipients of the Chapter Professional Development Award. The Alabama Chapter was one of two recipients of this award last year and has continued to offer outstanding opportunities for SWCS members...
- Alabama netters gear up for another net ban fight: CCA chapter taking aim at...
- Magazine article from: National Fisherman Fritchey, Robert May 1, 2007 700+ words
...coastal commercial fishermen are bracing for a legislative dogfight. Members of the Coastal Conservation Association's Alabama chapter failed to ban nets in the mid-1990s sweep, although other CCA chapters succeeded in neighboring Florida, Mississippi...
- Nancy R. Strachan (Alabama Chapter).(People)(Thomas Hospital promotions)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Healthcare Financial Management February 1, 2004 700+ words
Ms. Strachan has been named director, charge master/APC coordinator, Thomas Hospital, Fairhope, Ala. Previously, she was director, patient financial services, Thomas Hospital.
- Christian coalition loses Alabama chapter, as decline continues.
- Magazine article from: Church & State October 1, 2006 700+ words
In yet another setback for the Christian Coalition (CC), the struggling Religious Right group lost one of its most active chapters in August. Alabama Christian Coalition leader John Giles announced that his chapter is jumping ship. Giles said his group would rename itself and end all connection
- Steven Lee Boles, CHFP (Alabama Chapter).(certified human factors professional...
- Magazine article from: Healthcare Financial Management November 1, 2005 700+ words
Mr. Boles has been named CFO, Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Alabaster, Ala. He had been CFO, Halifax Regional Medical Center, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.