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At this time, the follow
ing organs can be donated:
kidneys, heart, lungs, liver,
pancreas and intestines.
Sometimes, combined trans
plants of more than one
organ are also performed.
Tissues that clin be donated
include: Corneas, the middle
ear, skin, heart valves, bone,
veins, cartilage, tendons,
and ligaments. Although
most organs are from
deceased individuals, parts
of the kidney, liver, lung,
pancreas and intestine can
also be donated. Stem cells,
bone marrow, blood 'and
platelets can also be donated
from living donors.
How do I become a donor?
The decision to become
an organ and tissue donor is
a very personal one, but one
that can save lives. The steps
you can take to ensure your
wishes to be a donor are car
ried out are:
- Register with your state
donor registry. In North
Carolina, you can go to the
registry web site,
https://www.donatelifenc.or
g/becomeadonor/ or register
at your local Department of
Motor Vehicles office. You
DO NOT have to have a dri
ver's license to be a donor;
you can have an identifica
tion card issued to you that
specifies you are an
organ/tissue donor.
- For bone marrow and
stem cell donation (live
donors), register with the
National Marrow Donor
Program,
https://www.donatelifenc.or
g/becomeadonor/ or 1 (800)
507-5427.
- For blood and platelet
donation, contact your local
American Red Cross.
1 - Make sure your loved
ones or whomever you have
entrusted to make healthcare
decisions in the event you
are incapable or deceased
are aware of your wishes to
be an organ donor. The best
way to do this is with a
Living Will and Health Care
Power of Attorney, legal
documents that state your
health care wishes. Having
these documents also assures
your loved ones do not have
to make these decisions for
you in such a difficult time.
For more information,
see the Donate Life America
web site at
www.donatelife.net or the
US Government Organ and
Tissue Donation web site at
http://organddnor.gov/.
Do you need further
information or have ques
tions or comments about this
article? Please call toll-free
1-877-530-1824. Or. for
more information about the
Maya Angelou Center for
Health Equity, please visit
our website:
http://www.wakehealth.edu/
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Symphony
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Award nomination for the
Best Acffress in a Musical.
Gamflatese made her
Broadway debut in
"Footloose," where she
played Urleen and under
studied the female lead,
Ariel. Gambatese returned to
Broadway as Brenda in the
ensemble of "Hairspray."
i Cavenaugh has appeared
ob Broadway in shows like
^"West Side Story," "Grey
Gardens," "A Catered
Affair," "Urban Cowboy"
and "Thoroughly Modern
Millie." He recently collabo
rated with his wife, Jenny
Powers, on their debut
Cavenaugh
album, "Gonna Make You
Love Me."
The concert is being
made possible by sponsors
like Wells Fargo, Womble
Carlyle and Forsyth Medical
Center, the Arts Council of
Winston-Salem and Forsyth
Gambatese
County and the North
Carolina Arts Council.
Tickets range from $15?
$60 and are available in
advance by calling the
Symphony Box Office at
336-464-0145 or online at
www.wssymphony.org.
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Bennett to welcome high
profile graduation speakers
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Rev. A1 Sharpton will give Bennett
College's annual Baccalaureate Service
address on Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m. in the
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel. The next
morning at 10 a.m. on the school's quadran
gle, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis
Herman will give the commencement
address.
Both services are free and open to the
public.
More man tuu
young women will
graduate from Bennett.
This will also be a spe
cial commencement
because it will be the
last for Bennett
President Julianne
Malveuax, who is leav
ing the school after five
years to pursue other
interests.
Herman
nerman was sworn in on May i, l yy/ as
America's 23rd Secretary of Labor and the
first African American ever to lead the depart
ment. She also served as a valued member of
the National Economic Council. Currently,
Herman serves as chair and chief executive
officer of New Ventures, LLC. She has con
tinued to lend her expertise and talent to a
vast array of corporate enterprises and non
profit organizations. A recipient of more than
20 honorary doctorate degrees, Herman is a
trustee of the National Labor College George
Meany Center and chairs the Toyota Diversity
Advisory Board and the Sodexho Business
Advisory Board.
Sharpton is one of the nation's most
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Rev. Al Sharpton will speak at Bennett next
month.
renowned civil rights leaders and has been
praised by President Barack Obama as "the
voice of the voiceless and a charhpion for the
downtrodden." Sharpton is currently the only
African-American host of an evening talk
show, "PoliticsNation," which airs on
MSNBC. The show analyzes the top political
and social news of the day featuring the coun
try's leading newsmakers. He also hosts a
nationally syndicated radio show "Keepin it
Real" that is heard daily all over the country.
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