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Heart for the homeless.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Dr. Randy Christensen)(Brief article)
For the past eight years, Dr. Randy Christensen of Phoenix, Arizona, has spent over 60 hours a week serving a population that is normally unwanted or forgotten--runaway teens living on the streets.
One of the Arizona Republic's 10 Most Intriguing Arizonans for 2008, Christensen runs the Crews'n Healthmobile, started by Phoenix Children's Hospital. The mobile clinic travels throughout the worst parts of town where homeless and at-risk children, adolescents, and young adults are known to gather--parks, underpasses, alleys--offering free services ranging from immunizations to minor surgery. The clinic has also coordinated with other Phoenix organizations and businesses to provide dental work and glasses, and provides much-needed supplies such as basic hygiene items, food, water, socks, shoes, clothes, blankets, and sleeping bags.
"One of the biggest fallacies about homeless adolescents is, 'Oh, what lazy bums,' "Christensen told People magazine. "But these kids have survived so much that most of us couldn't." The clinic's patients often arrive at the van with a ...
- Christensen never sought to be UNO chancellor.
- Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE) April 17, 2007 700+ words
...Byline: Matthew Hansen Apr. 17--John Christensen never meant to be here -- one of four...a way to the top, never even put "Christensen" and "chancellor" together in his...high-profile resignations elevated Christensen from the head of a small UNO department...
- Christensen breaks from the Force in `Glass' act.(Arts and Lifestyle)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Schaefer, Stephen November 10, 2003 700+ words
...Stephen Schaefer Until now, Hayden Christensen has been defined by his role as the...should change that dramatically. Here Christensen plays real-life reporter and fantasist...the script's loosely based on," Christensen said. "I was intrigued by the story...
- Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro Launches First Las Vegas...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 7, 2008 700+ words
...Work for Expanding Client Base LAS VEGAS -- Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro...in Las Vegas for many years," said Terry Christensen, managing partner of Christensen Glaser, "but were hesitant to do so until...
- Christensen farms to buy Heartland Pork.(Heartland Pork Enterprises)
- Magazine article from: Feedstuffs Howie, Michael April 12, 2004 700+ words
Christensen Farms, Sleepy Eye, Minn., announced...agreement. The purchase will bring Christensen Farms' total sow herd to 145,000...Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska, said Bob Christensen, president and chief executive officer...
- Christensen is up and at 'em on all fronts at UNO.
- Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE) May 18, 2007 700+ words
...colleagues repeatedly describe John Christensen in old-fashioned terms -- sturdy...Randy Ferlic of Omaha, who watched Christensen agonize over the athletic department...special Board of Regents meeting. What Christensen, 58, already has done, professors...
- Hayden Christensen sizes up Darth Vader's helmet.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 13, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Bruce Newman Hayden Christensen does not yet know if fame, which...may not be such a bad thing. Christensen is slender and pale _ almost gaunt...role again in "Episode III," Christensen has been unable to extract a promise...
- Milton's Christensen has a touch for gaining yards.
- Newspaper article from: Janesville Gazette (Janesville, WI) October 21, 2006 700+ words
...Bachinski wants senior wide receiver Andrew Christensen to keep in touch with the football...times a game," said Bachinski, noting Christensen's speed and athleticism. "He really...league record and 8-1 overall mark. Christensen, a primary offensive threat for Milton...
- Hayden Christensen sizes up Darth Vader's helmet.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Newman, Bruce May 13, 2002 700+ words
Hayden Christensen does not yet know if fame, which will...out, may not be such a bad thing. Christensen is slender and pale _ almost gaunt...the role again in "Episode III," Christensen has been unable to extract a promise...
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