OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
targeting a transplant
Thursday, June 14, 2012 • 3
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Save the Date Birmingham
Relax by the Tracks June 14, 5 p.m. Railroad Park Bring a picnic or buy food and drinks at George’s Boxcar Café at this event sponsored by the Railroad Park Foundation Junior Board and the Five Points Neighborhood Association. Free music will be provided by Sanyasi and Step Pepper Records’ DJ Omari. For more information, visit www.railroadpark. org. Shelby County
Bryan Carr, right, with parents Jay and Christine and siblings CJ, Joy and Photo special to the Journal Laurelin, is awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Alpine
COTA Sporting Clays Fundraiser Shoot June 15, 9 a.m. Selwood Farms A Children’s Organ Transplant Association Sporting Clays Fundraiser Shoot will be held in honor of Bryan Carr, a Shelby County child who needs a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Four-year-old Bryan is listed for a bone marrow transplant at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. Funds are being raised to assist with his transplant-related expenses. Bryan was diagnosed with a rare Immunodeficiency Disease called Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase deficiency (PNP). The Carr family needs an estimated $100,000 beyond the $600,000 their medical insurance will cover to pay their transplant-related expenses. The Sporting Clays Fundraiser Shoot is presented by Birmingham-based Technical & Scientific Application, Inc. The day will be filled with shooting, a rib and chicken luncheon and prizes. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. For more information about the COTA Sporting Clays Fundraiser Shoot, or other fundraising and volunteer opportunities, contact Michael Kelly at mikehosana@bellsouth.net or 332-5549. ❖
Story Time with the Arc of Shelby June 15, 10 a.m. The Arc Story Time with The Arc of Shelby will be at The Arc’s new office at 203 Amphitheater Road, Pelham. Join The Arc for a reading of “Goodnight Moon”, fun crafts, a small snack and family fun. The event is open to all children birth to age 4. Space is limited, so make sure to reserve your child’s seat. Bring a donation of wipes, glue, stickers or paper towels as your admission. For more info call 664-9313 or visit www. thearcofshelby.org. Birmingham
Harry Potter at The Alabama Theatre June 15, 6 p.m. The Alabama Theatre The Alabama Theatre will be showing each of the Harry Potter Films this summer starting June 15 with “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” There will be a costume contest before each movie, as well as themed concession items and Harry Potter Series T-shirts.
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