In late August, the American Red Cross faced an urgent need for blood donors. With less than a day's supply of type O negative blood on hand and the Labor Day weekend approaching, Life West Chiropractic College staff and student volunteers teamed with Red Cross workers and the California Highway Patrol to host a blood drive on the LWCC campus.
The Aug. 19, 2005 blood drive proved successful, to say the least, exceeding the Red Cross goal of 30 whole blood units by nine units. "The drive came in at 130% of goal for whole blood and 100% of goal for double red cells," commented Sara O'Brien, of the American Red Cross Blood Services.
With the success of this drive and the continuing need for blood donations, Life West plans on hosting another blood drive in early 2006. For more information on donating blood to the American Red Cross, including blood drive locations in your area, visit www.givelife.org.
| Note: In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Red Cross continues to solicit donations to help provide assistance to the thousands of displaced men, women and children in affected areas. To make a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund (Hurricane 2005 Relief), please call 1-800 HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669). |
Logan College Announces Plans for Expansion
Dr. George A. Goodman, president of Logan College of Chiropractic, and Dr. Mark Malon, chairman of the board of trustees, recently announced plans to build a 47,000 square-foot multipurpose facility - the Dr. William D. Purser Center - that will feature state-of-the-art educational technologies.
The Purser Center, the largest capital improvement project ever undertaken at Logan (and the first since 1972), will feature a 1,500-person main hall that can be divided into smaller classrooms for lectures and continuing education seminars. The building lobby will serve as a student lounge and accommodate homecomings and college-related banquets, other student, postgraduate and alumni events, and various community activities. A naturally sloped, outdoor grass amphitheatre is also part of the project's design.
"We are very proud of what is happening on the Logan College campus," said Dr. Goodman. "Looking ahead a few years, with the completion of the new [center], we envision large-scale college and community events taking place on our campus, and nationally known speakers addressing major professional gatherings here."
The project will be funded via a grant from the Logan College Foundation and a private fundraising campaign, titled "Creating Community Connections." Dr. Purser, a 1953 Logan graduate, pledged $2 million toward development of the $20.7 million facility. The Purser Center will complete an on-campus quadrangle with three other prominent structures: the William N. Coggins, DC Administration Center; the Dale C. Montgomery, DC Health Center; and the Science, Research and Ergonomics Center.
Dr. Goodman was joined at an Aug. 19 groundbreaking for the new center by St. Louis County Executive, Charlie Dooley; Missouri State Representatives, Jane Cunningham and Dr. Charles Portwood (a Logan graduate); and Chesterfield Mayor John Nations, along with a number of major financial contributors to the development, several members of the Logan board of trustees, and local business and community leaders. In addition to Dr. Purser, other major donors who attended the groundbreaking included Drs. Maurice and Laurel Pisciottano, Mrs. T. Joyce Walters, Dr. Mark Eavenson, and Dr. Karen M. Dishauzi, president of the Logan College Alumni Association.
Another Arizona DC Hits the Airwaves
Many readers are familiar with Dr. Bob Martin, the host of an interactive, call-in radio program based in Phoenix. "The Dr. Bob Martin Show" airs throughout Arizona on Saturdays and nationally on Sundays. We interviewed Dr. Martin in the July 16, 2005 issue (www.chiroweb.com/archives/23/15/16.html).
Now, another Arizona chiropractor has decided to share his experience and professional knowledge via a radio broadcast. Dr. Daniel Secrest, a practitioner in Scottsdale, will open his mike for the first time in September, encouraging listeners to call in with health questions covering a broad range of topics.
Dr. Secrest plans on using the one-hour radio show (broadcast on Sundays) as a platform to interview weekly guests from various holistic health industries and help answer callers' questions. In addition, respected local practitioners will be afforded the opportunity to address health topics such as nutrition, diet and exercise.
"Listeners will be able to call in with their health questions," he said. "If somehow has an ache or pain from head to toe ... I will provide answers from my personal experience and knowledge database, and hopefully direct them to their nearest practitioner."
Source
- Doctor to Take "House Calls" on 9/11. PRWeb, Aug. 24, 2005.
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