Sunday, September 10, 2006
Planning commissioner's birthday plan: Repaying blood bank
Diana Lambert, who covers Elk Grove issues for the Sacramento Bee, gave the Murphy 400 Fund a great write-up in today's paper --
Diana Lambert: Planning commissioner's birthday plan: Repaying blood bank
By Diana Lambert - Bee Columnist
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, September 10, 2006
Story appeared in ELK GROVE LAGUNA section, Page N1
Give him a birthday pint: Elk Grove Planning Commissioner Tim Murphy has big plans for his 40th birthday. He wants to help BloodSource collect 400 pints of blood before his birthday next May. He figures he owes them. After all, it was BloodSource, a doctor and an anonymous donor that saved the lives of his sons. The boys were born with a blood condition that required transfusions. Declan, now 9, had a transfusion after birth, while Jack, now 7, had two transfusions in utero and one after his birth. The donor was the same person -- a regular BloodSource donor. "When I turned 39, (my wife) Kathleen asked me what I wanted to do for my 40th birthday," says Tim. He decided to start the Murphy 400 Fund. So, on Father's Day, he sent an e-mail to friends and colleagues asking for their help.
He also set up a Web site -- murphy400fund.blogspot.com. Since then, the fund has collected 40 pints of blood, with numerous promises of blood drives and individual donations. "I think I'm going to blow past this 400-pint mark by May, when the deadline rolls around," said Tim, who donates blood every eight weeks. To help, go to any BloodSource and tell them you want to donate to the Murphy 400 Fund. ...
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Diana Lambert: Planning commissioner's birthday plan: Repaying blood bank
By Diana Lambert - Bee Columnist
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, September 10, 2006
Story appeared in ELK GROVE LAGUNA section, Page N1
Give him a birthday pint: Elk Grove Planning Commissioner Tim Murphy has big plans for his 40th birthday. He wants to help BloodSource collect 400 pints of blood before his birthday next May. He figures he owes them. After all, it was BloodSource, a doctor and an anonymous donor that saved the lives of his sons. The boys were born with a blood condition that required transfusions. Declan, now 9, had a transfusion after birth, while Jack, now 7, had two transfusions in utero and one after his birth. The donor was the same person -- a regular BloodSource donor. "When I turned 39, (my wife) Kathleen asked me what I wanted to do for my 40th birthday," says Tim. He decided to start the Murphy 400 Fund. So, on Father's Day, he sent an e-mail to friends and colleagues asking for their help.
He also set up a Web site -- murphy400fund.blogspot.com. Since then, the fund has collected 40 pints of blood, with numerous promises of blood drives and individual donations. "I think I'm going to blow past this 400-pint mark by May, when the deadline rolls around," said Tim, who donates blood every eight weeks. To help, go to any BloodSource and tell them you want to donate to the Murphy 400 Fund. ...
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