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USF’s Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Chapter Is Spreading The ‘DONATE LIFE’ Message
Encouraging Fellow Students To Register as Organ & Tissue Donors throughout April
April 1st marks federally sanctioned Donate Life Month. Throughout the month, LifeLink of Florida honors the spirit of those in- dividuals who make trans- plants possible — organ, tissue and eye donors.
The USF chapter (Zeta Xi) of Phi Beta Sigma Frater- nity, Inc. will celebrate na- tional Donate Life Month, to highlight the importance of organ and tissue donation for transplantation.
In partnership with Life- Link® of Florida, the non- profit organization responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant throughout south- west Florida, the fraternity is encouraging students, staff and faculty to learn more about donation and register on Florida’s organ and tissue donor registry at www.Do- nateLifeFlorida.org during Bull Market every week throughout the month.
Zeta Xi has led a statewide charge by vowing to work throughout the month of April to educate students about the benefits
Members of ESF’s Zeta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and LifeLink representatives.
of signing up to be an organ and tissue donor.
LifeLink has partnered with several of the frater- nity’s graduate chapters for several years and is thrilled to continue the partnership with collegiate chapters as more than 50 percent of pa- tients listed for an organ transplant are of multicul- tural descent – Black, His- panic, Asian and Native American. Several of these are groups that Phi Beta Sigma works with on a regu- lar basis to educate about health and wellness.
Last year more than 33,000 lives were saved be- cause someone said “yes” to organ donation, yet 22 peo- ple die every day awaiting a much needed organ trans- plant, and hundreds of thou- sands more could benefit annually from tissue dona- tion.
Visit www.LifeLinkFoun- dation.org to learn more and sign up to be an organ donor.
If your organization would like to help, please contact Brandi Ahonsi at Brandi.Ahonsi@LifeLink- Found.org.
School District Plans Boundary Meetings For North Tampa Parents
The Hillsborough County School District has planned two meetings for parents and the New Tampa community. During the meetings, the dis- cussion will focus on pro- posed boundary changes for the area.
The first meeting will be Tuesday, March 28, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the Van Buren Middle School Cafeteria, 8715 North 22nd Street.
The following impacted families should attend this meeting:
Students currently as- signed to MOSI Partnership School, Forest Hills, Mort, Pizzo, Shaw and Witter Ele- mentary Schools. Students attending Van Buren and Greco Middle Schools will also be affected.
Students currently as- signed to the Hunter’s Green Elementary and Clark Ele- mentary boundaries living in the North Tampa area only (does not include New Tampa).
The second meeting will be held on Thursday, March 30, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the Benito Middle
School Cafeteria, 10101 Cross Creek Boulevard, Tampa.
The following impacted families should attend:
Students currently as- signed to Heritage, Hunter’s Green and Pride Elementary Schools (New Tampa area only) will be affected.
The meetings will be an open house format where parents can talk with district staff, provide comments and review the information throughout the meeting. Staff members from Choice, Transportation and the af- fected schools will be in at- tendance.
Proposed boundary changes are not final until School Board approval. The School Board is tentatively scheduled to consider the proposed boundary changes at one of their regular meet- ings in May 2017.
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