KAM Banquet guests, from left: Yoonju Park, director of Korean Service Center; Channel 5 Eyewitness News Reporter Susanna Song, Master of Ceremony; Hyun Sook Han, Korean adoption pioneer; Kim Jackson, photographer and author of the “HERE” book on Minnesota Korean adoptees; Angela Copeland, an adoptee who spoke on how a spiritual journey to Korea changed her life; and Pastor Sung Chul Park, director of KAM. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)

By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer

MINNEAPOLIS (August 21, 2010) – Korean Adoptees Ministry celebrated a “Decade of Making Deep Connections” with a gala fundraising event last weekend at Ramada Plaza. KAM, a nonprofit organization is based in Roseville and has served as a resource for adoptees and their families.

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Dr. Baruch Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO (August 30, 2010) –Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch Blumberg who discovered the Hepatitis B Virus and developed the Hepatitis Vaccine will be honored by the Chinese Hospital and San Francisco’s Hepatitis B community. The honor will take place at the Hep B Free Coast to Coast dinner on September 16 at the Regency Grand Ballroom.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (August 25, 2010) – Blood donations through the local American Red Cross Blood Services Region declined during the summer months, resulting in an urgent need of all blood types, especially type O negative, right now and in the weeks ahead. The Red Cross closely monitors local and national blood supplies to ensure donations are keeping pace with hospital need for blood products in order to meet ongoing and emergency patient care.

Type O negative donors can make the difference between an adequate blood supply and a shortage. That’s because type O negative blood can be transfused to patients with any blood type, and is often transfused into patients in emergency and trauma situations.

Every day, more than 39,000 pints of blood are needed for patients in the United States. Blood is used for the treatment of cancer patients, people with blood disorders, premature babies, transplant recipients, trauma victims and more.

Upcoming Blood Donation Opportunities

ANOKA COUNTY

9/10/10

1:00 pm -  6:00 pm

Emmanuel Christian Center

7777 University Ave NE

Spring Lake Park

9/11/10

8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Blaine Medical Center

11855 Ulysses St NE

Blaine

9/11/10

9:00 am -  2:00 pm

Lowe’s

2700 Main St

Coon Rapids

9/16/10

2:00 pm -  7:00 pm

Club West

11211 Club West Pkwy

Blaine

HENNEPIN COUNTY

9/7/10

11:30 am -  5:30 pm

Veterans Affairs Medical Center

One Veterans Dr

Minneapolis

9/9/10

11:00 am -  4:00 pm

Saint Therese Home

8000 Bass Lake Rd

New Hope

9/10/10

9:00 am -  2:00 pm

Veterans  Affairs Medical Center

One Veterans Dr

Minneapolis

9/10/10

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Health Partner Riverside

2220 Riverside Ave

Minneapolis

9/13/10

2:00 pm -  7:00 pm

Elks Lodge 44

2875 Brookdale Dr

Brooklyn Park

9/14/10

11:30 am -  5:30 pm

Veterans Affairs Medical Center

One Veterans Dr

Minneapolis

9/15/10

10:00am – 3:00 pm

Fifth Street Towers

100 S 5th St

Minneapolis

9/16/10

1:00 pm -  6:00 pm

Rasmussen College

7905 Golden Triangle

Eden Prairie

9/17/10

9:00 am -  2:00 pm

Veterans  Affairs Medical Center

One Veterans Dr

Minneapolis

RAMSEY COUNTY

9/5/10

9:00 am -  8:00 pm

Minnesota State Fair

1265 N Snelling Ave

St Paul

9/7/10

1:00 pm -  6:00 pm

Keller Williams

3555 Willow Lake Blvd

Vadnais Heights

9/7/10

1:30 pm -  6:30 pm

Public Safety Center

785 Old Hwy 8 NW

New Brighton

9/7/10

2:00 pm -  7:00 pm

St Anthony Park Lutheran Church

2323 Como Ave

St Paul

9/7/10

2:00 pm -  7:00 pm

Gold’s Gym

905 E Cty Rd E

Vadnais Heights

9/7/10

9:00 am – 2:00pm

Boston Health

1865 Old Hudson Rd

St Paul

9/13/10

1:00 pm -  6:00 pm

Grace Lutheran Church

1730 Old Hudson Rd

St Paul

9/13/10

2:00 pm -  7:00 pm

Maternity of Mary Catholic Church

1414 N Dale

St Paul

9/13/10

11:00 am -  4:00 pm

TIES

1667 Snelling Ave N

Falcon Heights

9/15/10

12:30 pm -  4:30 pm

Graebner Memorial Chapel Building

1259 Carrol Ave

Saint Paul

9/16/10

2:00 pm -  7:00 pm

Roseville Lutheran Church

1215 W Roselawn Ave

Roseville

9/16/10

9:00 am -  2:00 pm

Church of the Assumption

51 W 7th St

Saint Paul

9/16/10

11:00 am -  4:00 pm

Rauenhorst Hall

2004 Randolph Ave

Saint Paul

WASHINGTON COUNTY

9/8/10

2:00 pm -  7:00 pm

Curves

1650 Market Dr

Stillwater

9/10/10

1:00 pm -  7:00 pm

Christ Lutheran Church

150 5th St

Marine on St Croix

9/14/10

8:00 am -  7 :00 pm

Our Savior Lutheran Church

1616 W Olive

Stillwater

9/17/10

2:30 pm -  6:30 pm

Newport Lutheran Church

900 15th St

Newport

How to Donate Blood

Simply call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required at check-in.  Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Governed by volunteers and supported by giving individuals and communities, the American Red Cross is the single largest supplier of blood products to hospitals throughout the United States. While local hospital needs are always met first, the Red Cross also helps ensure no patient goes without blood no matter where or when they need it. In addition to providing nearly half of the nation’s blood supply, the Red Cross provides relief to victims of disaster, trains millions in lifesaving skills, serves as a communication link between U.S. military members and their families, and assists victims of international disasters or conflicts.

For those who understand the sacredness of humanity as one universal and united family, or even of just basic human rights, it is not a burden to be aware of the numerous injustices and atrocities abounding in the world today but it is rather an opportunity to pray and speak out for peace and justice throughout the world for all people no matter what their ethnic or national origin, no matter what their cultural, racial or religious background.

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Silver Spring, MD (August 22, 2010) – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community counsels patience, prayer and promotion of knowledge of the Holy Quran and its true teachings. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA strongly condemns a Florida church’s effort to desecrate the Holy Quran on “International Burn a Quran Day” on Sept. 11. In response, it is launching a nationwide campaign to educate fellow Americans about the Holy Quran.

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With new stories in the media almost weekly and with over 3,000 types of tea, TeaSource is offering 2-hour tea workshops throughout September to November, where the general public can get answers to tea related questions about 250 prize-winning loose-leaf teas – some of them new.

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This issue of ‘Mosque near ground zero’ has sharply divided America and is being hotly debated in media. The protagonist of ‘Mosque near ground zero’ say that it is the constitutional right of ‘freedom of religion’ and ‘right to property‘, hence any body who opposes mosque near ground zero is (as per these protagonist) a bigot and anti-constitution.

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The first Asian “Feastival” will be held September 6, 2010, from noon to 5:00 p.m. at the Sheraton LaGuardia East, 135-20 – 39th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354. The event is designed to showcase the best of authentic Asian cuisines in the borough of Queens. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Food Bank For New York City and City Harvest.

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NEW YORK (August 16, 2010) – The United Nations opened a four-day pandemic preparedness exercise today in South-East Asia with the aim of boosting the region’s capacity to handle such an event. The organizers say that the exercise, taking place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, marks the first time that multiple nations have united to simulate the effects of a pandemic on different sectors of an entire region’s essential services.

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New York, NY (August 16, 2010) – In the aftermath of a disaster that arrives as suddenly as the flooding in Pakistan did, the immediate impact – the deaths and the injuries – is usually followed by additional health risks caused by the difficult living conditions, the lack of hygiene, and the restricted access to clean water and basic health care services the disaster leaves in its wake.

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