| Helping Out Guide 02/03
Volunteers needed. Community Care Clinic needs volunteers. Computer skills a plus, but not a must. Call 384-4733 and speak with Cheryl Russell or Iris Bundy. Cosmopolitan Club. The 50-year-old Cosmopolitan Club's free loan fleet has over 650 wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, bedside commodes extensions, shower curtains, benches, etc. For loan items or for donations of items, contact any Cosmopolitan Monday or Tuesday evenings at the club or call 335-1700. SPCA. The SPCA of Northeastern NC is looking for volunteers. Please stop by the shelter at 100 Wilson St. for an application or call the shelter at 338-5222 for the many ways in which you may help. Hours are Monday thru Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
"Stuperbowl XIV" in Washington Park
It's Stuperbowl XIV in Albany's Washington Park. A group of local guys tackled the cold to get in a game of flag football at noon on Sunday. It's a tradition that's been going strong since the early 90s. Original member John Blowers said, "We try to model ourselves after the Super Bowl in almost every way, except for talent." Another founding member Dan Coffey said, "It feels pretty good. I mean, the older I get the harder it is and come Monday morning, it's hard to get up." Nathan Courtny is new to the game. He said, "It's a challenge to keep up with the tradition with the Super Bowl, but we feel good to be out here. We're not going to feel as good tomorrow." .
District Changes Policy After Bus Assault Allegations
School officials in Roseville have announced several new safety policies following accusations that a teenage boy sexually abused two special-needs girls Monday on a school bus. Roseville Joint Union High School District officials said the assaults happened when the bus driver stepped out to help a student in a wheelchair get on. Now, all students in wheelchairs will be helped first, while other children will wait outside with a supervisor. .
Brothers die within hours of each other
DOUBLE TRAGEDY struck in the Larnaca village of Liopetri, when two brothers suffering from muscular dystrophy died within hours of each other. Soteris Papamichael, aged 22, passed away on Tuesday night due to complications from his condition. His older sibling Charalambos, 26, collapsed yesterday afternoon during his brothers funeral, due to what is believed to be stress that took its toll on his illness. He died a little while later at Famagusta General Hospital. The boys parents, former Liopetri mukhtar Christos and his wife Androulla, were inconsolable after losing their only sons, relatives and friends were in shock over the devastating family tragedy. Both boys were confined to wheelchairs from an early age: Soteris while he was in primary school and Charalambos since he attended the gymnasium.
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