Charity News from Wednesday, May. 28, 2003Helen Darling Receives WNBA Community Assist Award, Names March of Dimes of OH as BeneficiaryMarch of Dimes | During the Cleveland Rockers off-season, Rockers player Helen Darling made a commitment to the community for which she plays by making 35 community appearances in Northeast Ohio from November 2002 to April 2003. PSA Test for Prostate Cancer Shown to Have Normal Fluctuation Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | A PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test is part of routine prostate cancer screening for most men over 50. If the test result shows a moderately elevated PSA level, a referral for a biopsy is usually recommended. Mental Health Association of Essex County, New Jersey, Honored National Mental Health Association | The National Mental Health Association will recognize the Mental Health Association of Essex County, Inc., with the Betty Humphrey Cultural Competency Award for development and implementation of the Haitian-American Mental Health Outreach Program. MHA of Lake County, Indiana, to Receive National Award for "Power Paws" Program National Mental Health Association | The National Mental Health Association will present its Innovation in Programming Award June 4 at its annual conference in Washington, D.C., to the Mental Health Association of Lake County, Indiana, for "Power Paws". FOF Applauds Bush’s Leadership on Global AIDS Bill Focus on the Family | Focus on the Family applauded President Bush for putting people before politics by signing the Global AIDS Bill into law today. Tom Minnery, vice president of Public Policy for Focus on the Family, said it would save the lives of thousands. City of Hope•Samaritan Bone Marrow Transplantation Program Provides Milestone 300th BMT to Scottsdale Woman City of Hope | Scottsdale resident Lynn Mesnik is scheduled on Friday, May 30, to become the 300th bone marrow transplant (BMT) patient at the City of Hope•Samaritan Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, located at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.
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