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This intimate fundraiser provided attendees an opportunity to learn
more about this unprecedented youth-outreach program and the launch
of an innovative pilot approach to mentoring children at the Seagull
and Whiddon - Rogers Schools in South Florida.
Thank you to our South Florida Link Sisters. Your presence and generous
donations helped to kick off the South Florida CARES Circle effort.
As your chapter begins to think about your programming initiatives,
you are encouraged to consider supporting our national partnership
with the National CARES Mentoring Movement. Chapters interested
in adopting this program are asked to create a CARES Circle and
serve as a voice for mentoring in local communities. The role of
chapters will be to recruit volunteers to become mentors, form on-going
relationships with vetted local mentoring organizations, share best
practices, and work with community leaders, including educators,
to strengthen public education and turn underserved schools into
successful, safe learning environments. Our commitment to mentoring
will communicate to our young people in crisis that the community
loves and values them and is committed to helping them.
The National CARES Mentoring Movement toolkit sponsored by FedEx
and created expressly for the use of our chapters, is available
online in Members Only. You may also visit
www.caresmentoring.org.
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HEARTLINKS: DIET COKE®
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On February 14, 2011, Diet Coke® and The Heart Truth® hosted a “Capture
the Flag” tournament to raise much needed awareness and funds for
heart health programs in Washington, D.C. This event helped kick
off Diet Coke’s 2011 program activities with The Heart Truth campaign.
Teams comprising of various representatives from Capital Hill, D.C.
media outlets, and Washington Area sports teams competed to win
$20,000 in donations for four local heart health organizations.
Out of appreciation for our continued support of The Heart Truth
campaign, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute nominated
The Links Foundation, Incorporated to be one of the organizations.
CQ Roll Call, the leading media company providing congressional
news, was randomly selected to play for The Links Foundation, Incorporated.
Victorious in their efforts, Diet Coke presented a $10,000 check
to The Links Foundation, Incorporated for the HeartLinks Signature
Program.
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"CQ Roll Call was proud to take a victory lap at the Heart Truth
capture the flag game. This was more than just beating the National
Journal and the House of Representatives team - this was standing
up for a worthwhile cause that promotes better heart health for
all women. We're honored to bring home the winning trophy to The
Links, Incorporated, and we're proud to stand behind them for the
upstanding work that they do." - Rebecca Gale, Director of Promotions
for CQ Roll Call.
Link Mary E. Clark, Chair, HeartLinks Signature Program, pictured
here with Washington Redskins Lorenzo Alexander and Chris Cooley,
and team CQ Roll Call, accepted the check on behalf of The Links
Foundation, Incorporated.
Click here to read the official press release.
Click here to view the Washington Redskins blog about the event.
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WEBSITE UPDATE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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We are pleased to announce the addition of the Health and Human
Services facet page to our national web site,
www.linksinc.org. The committee is excited about the opportunity
to promote health and provide education to eliminate health disparities
facing our communities. This new web page will help you stay connected
and informed about our newest facet.
Keep an eye on the website over the coming weeks for additional
updates to all the facet pages. The website serves as a valuable
tool in representing the scope and depth of the incredible work
of The Links, Incorporated. To ensure that we continue to display
our organization in the brightest light, we will be working hard
to keep the site’s content up to date.
Do not forget to log in to Members Only for additional documents
to support your programming efforts. If you don’t have your username
and password, you may contact
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NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH!
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April is National Donate Life Month and provides a special opportunity
for our community to honor and celebrate organ and tissue donors
and the miracle of transplantation.
Why Minority Donors Are Needed:
People of all
ages, races, and ethnicities can save and enhance lives by donating
their organs, eyes and tissues. Organ and tissue transplants are
needed by people from every area of our nation.
The donation rate of most races and ethnicities in the U.S. is proportionate
to their representation in the population. The need for transplants
in some demographic groups, however, is disproportionately high,
frequently due to a high incidence of conditions such as high blood
pressure or diabetes, both of which can lead to the need for a kidney
transplant.
For example, African-Americans, Asians and Pacific
Islanders, and Hispanics are three times more likely than Whites
to suffer from end-stage renal (kidney) disease, often as the result
of high blood pressure and other conditions that can damage the
kidneys. Almost 35 % of the more than 80,000 people on the national
waiting list for a kidney transplant are African-American.
Although organs are not matched according to race/ethnicity,
and people of different races frequently match one another, all
individuals waiting for an organ transplant will have a better chance
of receiving one if there are large numbers of donors from their
racial/ethnic background. Compatible blood types and tissue markers,
critical qualities for donor/recipient matching, are more likely
to be found among members of the same ethnicity. A greater diversity
of donors may potentially increase access to transplantation for
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To learn more about living donation visit
www.transplantliving.org/livingdonation.
To register
to be an organ, eye and tissue donor visit
www.donatelife.net.
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2009-2011 AREA PROGRAM REPORTS
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Thank you to our 140 Link Sisters who volunteered their time last
month and served as program report peer reviewers. With your assistance,
we were able to assess our chapter’s notable programs and determine
their impact on our communities. We truly appreciate the time you
invested in attending orientation sessions and reviewing the 450+
program reports.
As a reminder to the chapters, please be sure to print and save
a copy of your reports for your records. If you have not already
done so, you may log back in to your program report account and
print a copy. When printing, be sure to select the "Printer Friendly"
link next to the report name. Please note that at the end of this
reporting period, April 30, your reports will no longer be accessible
through your account.
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For more information on Program Reports, please contact:
Jennifer Hudnell
Program Specialist
jennifer.hudnell@linksinc.org
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The
Links, Incorporated is proud of its partnership with the National
CARES Mentoring Movement, and is committed to continuing our focus
on mentoring as part of our strategic programming efforts. The National
CARES Mentoring Movement (NCMM) inspires, galvanizes and recruits
Links and community members to commit an hour a week to local mentoring
and youth-support organizations or institutions in order to provide
role models who play an active role in helping to shape the development
of young people. By mentoring a young person, Links can help redirect
the course of life for our youth.