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| News briefs 06/03/2001
Blood donors sought
Free movie tickets and T-shirts will be given away as part of the Start
of Summer Blood Drive from noon to 7 p.m. June 10 at Plano Tinseltown
USA, at Parker Road and the Dallas North Tollway. Everyone who registers
to give blood will receive a colorful T-shirt, and the first 80 who
register will receive a free IMAX Cinemark Theatre movie pass. In
addition, all those who sign up to give blood through June 10 at any
Carter BloodCare Neighborhood Donor Center will receive a T-shirt.
Blood donations benefit people throughout a 22-county service area.
Potential donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110
pounds and be in good general health. There is no upper age limit for
donating, and most medications do not interfere with eligibility.
Health talk set
Dr. Leonard Lopez will discuss the relationship between stress and
weight loss from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Whole Foods Market, 2201 Preston
Road. Dr. Lopez of the Natural Wellness Center is a regular guest on
Good Morning Texas. He will discuss how to balance hormones and
trigger the body to burn stored fat. Class size is limited; sign up at
customer service in the store.
Newcomers to meet
The High Voltage Quartet will perform at the next meeting of the Plano
Newcomer Women's Club at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Resurrection Lutheran
Church, 1919 Independence Parkway. The club is open to newcomers and
older residents from Plano, Allen, Frisco and Parker. Max Jaffe, a
certified public accountant, will present "How to Live Well and Keep
Money in Your Pocket" after a brief coffee social and business meeting.
Kids' author to appear
Deanna Luke, author of the Marky series, will read and discuss her books
at 3 p.m. June 13 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 801 W. 15th St. The
Marky books are popular with readers ages 8 to 12.
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