A Very Special Event

[Guest guest]

I am very pleased to announce a very special event coming up next

month. I am a paramedic here in south Texas, and have been for many

years. A former coworker of mine, Udele , experienced

severe medical problems after a routine exam and is experiencing

kidney failure. She is on dialysis three times a week, and has been

unable to work as her health is declining. Another coworker of mine,

Eloy Salazar, has agreed and has been approved to donate Udele one of

his kidneys by the end of this year.

This is one of the most selfless, and special acts of kindness and

humanity that anyone could do for their fellow man. This exemplifies

the the true spirit of our noble profession. We help others because

we care, and because we know it is the right thing to do. As friends

and coworkers of both of these wonderful individuals, we have

prepared a fund-raising event to help both families defray some of

the costs of transportation to and from San for the surgery

and to help with lost wages during the recuperation period. I

believe that we have allot to offer the general public and expect a

very large turnout.

We have a chicken Bar-B-Que plate dinner planned from 10:30 until

last plate is sold. We have a raffle taking place at 4:00 until

finished with many fine prizes donated by local merchants. And last,

but not least, we will have five bands performing continuously from

5:00 until 11:00. The bands are all local groups including, Capital

Crimes, Dead Sky, Avenue Rockers, The Booked, and headlining will be

Six7teen now in Austin. All of these events are set to take place on

December 13th at The Texan, 3625 S. Staples in Corpus Christi.

We would be very pleased to have more of our collegues, departments,

and organizations involved in this event. As you are well aware, the

more people that are involved the better the response will be. We

would like to promote and educate the general public on the organ

donation process as well. I thank you in advance for your support

and would ask you to contact me directly at , by email at

summedic@... , or to contact the Eloy's wife Salazar, the

promoter of this event at if you have any questions or

suggestions.

Live for today, tomorrow is not here yet and laugh at yourself often

before someone else does.

McGee, EMT-Paramedic