Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, December 9, 1993 TAG: 9312110027
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-10 EDITION: METRO
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Paul Hammock has been elected president of the Roanoke Alliance for the Visually Enabled.
Hammock had served as vice president of the support group for blind and seriously impaired adults of the Roanoke Valley.
Other recently elected officers for 1994 include: John Geary, vice president; Dianne Hedrick, secretary; and Carolyn Zimmerman, treasurer.
Roanoke school official gets national award
Lissy K. Runyon, supervisor of community relations for Roanoke schools, has received the Outstanding Staff Development Award from the National Association of Partners in Education.
Runyon received the award for contributing more than 500 hours of training to partnership and volunteer program directors, school administrators and community members across America.
Runyon has been employed with the Roanoke school system for 19 years and has coordinated the volunteer and partnership program for 12 years.
Convenience stores sell trees to help MDA
Stop In Food Stores are selling Frazier fir Christmas trees to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The 5-to 6-foot trees cost $19.99, and all proceeds will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Clothing drive will help little boy with leukemia
A children's clothing drive to raise money for a Blue Ridge boy who needs a bone marrow transplant, will be held Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Crossroads Mall.
One-year-old Willie Richardson is the youngest child of Mark and Keely Richardson's four children. He was diagnosed with a form of leukemia in October. He has since been treated at Lewis-Gale and the University of Virginia hospitals, and his disease in in remission, his father said.
Mark Richardson said two of his three daughters have been tested and are a bone marrow match for Willie, who will turn 2 on Dec. 18. He is scheduled to have his transplant at Duke University Hospital after Christmas.
Proceeds from the clothing sale will be used to help Willie's family with medical expenses. All items not sold will be donated to the Salvation Army or City Rescue Mission.
All clothing should be placed on racks. Sizes requested are: for girls, newborn to size 14; and for boys, newborn to size 20.
Donations also can be made to the family at the Salem Bank and Trust.
For more information, call 977-0538 or 977-6409.
by CNB