Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, December 20, 1994                   TAG: 9412210047
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CHILD'S PLIGHT SPURS DONATION FROM STUDENTS

In a note with the donation, Harrison wrote, "Katie Schweitzer is my student and only a week ago, her 21/2-year-old sister, Kara, was diagnosed with leukemia. All the children wanted to do something special, so this is our way of saying that we care."

"My teen-age daughter also has leukemia," she continued. "Therefore, I know the struggles they will face and my heart goes out to them."

Monday's contributors included:

Mrs. Harrison's fourth-grade class at South Salem Elementary School, in honor of Kara Schweitzer and her family

Carl and Pam Lucas, in honor of unknown organ donor and Mitzi Stafford

Serendipity Ladies Bowling League, in memory of unknown kidney donor to George Bidnanset, husband of league member Rebecka Bidnanset

Kathy H. Vining, in honor of her parents, Jerome S. and Jane S. Howard Jr., on their 51st wedding anniversary

Charles T. and Mary P. Calhoun, in memory of their parents

Ronald and Helen Alderman

Charlie and Louie Nottingham, in honor of their friends

Dora G. Brown, in memory of William Ezra Morris Jr. (Bill)

Willard and Mildred Epperly, in memory of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Verna Huff and Mr. and Mrs. Frazier Epperly

Mrs. J.D. Piedmont

Christian Fellowship Sunday School Class of Summerdean Church of the Brethren, in memory of Esther Staufer

Shirley Lee, in memory of Ray F. Lee

Bunny Goggin, in memory of her husband, Jimmy Goggin

Norman and Louise Flora, in honor of their grandchildren, Michael, Matthew and Megan Flora

Mitchell and Bennie Mendelson, in honor of Gene, Janet and Mary Kessler and T.D. Russell

Sarah Morgan, in memory of Ed Morgan

Josephine Via, in memory of the Rev. James Via

Elizabeth Sherrard, in memory of her husband, Sidney Sherrard

Mary Pasley, in memory of her husband, Melvin Pasley

Stacy Lam

Employees of Virginia Truck Center, in honor of Pete Plunkett

Employees of Virginia Truck Center, in honor of Frank Ellett

Employees of Virginia Truck Center, in honor of Mickey Dowling

Employees of S & W Toms Distributors Inc., in honor of Jimmy Spikes and his wife, Amber

Peggy Ann Hunt, in memory of her husband, Dick Hunt

Ethel Blair, in memory of her husband, Charles M. Blair Jr.

Parkway Physicians, in honor of their patients and staff

Grand Piano and Furniture Co.

Paul and Cora Scott, in memory of their parents

Accounts payable, account services, credit/collections and accounts receivable departments of Bellsouth Communications Systems and its president and CEO, Fred Shaftman, in lieu of gift exchange

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Southwest Virginia Floor Covering Association

Diane Kelly, in honor of the board of directors of the Mental Health Association

Jo and Hal Sweisfort, in memory of loved ones

Bill and Ruth Yagle, in memory of Bill Robertson and in memory of their parents

Etta Chapter No. 185, Order of the Eastern Star

Lee and Sandra Clark, in memory of Anna Caroline Clark

Joanne Foster, in honor of her friend, Nancy Ayling

In honor of Robert Mason and Sharon Greenway

Talmadge and Virginia Graybill, in memory of their beloved son, T.A. Graybill Jr., and all the rest of their departed family members

Ann and Jules Keck, in memory of their son, David

In memory of Virginia Overstreet

Evelyn G. Giles

Roanoke Adolescent Health Partnership

The Joy Luck Mah Jongg Club

Madeline Lam, in loving memory of her husband, Nelson E. Lam

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Loyd, in memory of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Smith and Mrs. Emma Atkins, and brother and sister, Keith and Jean

Willing Workers Sunday School Class of Peters Creek Church of the Brethren

Bobby and Patricia Gilbert, in memory of Viola Buchanan, Emma Hagy, Dosha Smallwood and Naomi Gilbert

Ruth M. Richardson, in memory of loved ones

Robert and Gale Penn, in memory of their fathers, Walter L. Penn Jr. and Allen I. Palmer

L.E. Crowder Construction Inc., in memory of Ethel Crowder, James L. Crowder and David M. Davis

Jimmy Payne, in memory of Evelyn S. Payne

Evelyn and Emmett Willburn

Stella Ann Splitstone

ANONYMOUS DONATIONS$200.00

SUBTOTAL$7,428.38

TOTAL AS OF 12/19/94$58,815.50

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