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Re: Gift of Life
By Dave Kiffer
December 03, 2005
Saturday
Thanks to Marie Monyak for a marvelous story of friendship and
giving that is a marvelous antidote to all the bad news that
bombards us each day.
Sara Schroeder was our neighbor
and my son's first babysitter. She is a wonderful young woman
with a very bright future ahead of her. Please help out Sara
and her family in any way that you can.
Dave Kiffer
Ketchikan, AK - USA
Note: Dave Kiffer is a fourth
generation Ketchikan resident and the Executive Director of Historic
Ketchikan Inc. He is a freelance writer, musician and music teacher.
Kiffer is also a member of the Ketchikan Borough Assembly.
Related Story:
A Gift of Life By MARIE L. MONYAK - What would you give to
save a life? Would you sacrifice your own life for someone
else? What about donating an organ? And what if the
person in need wasn't even a family member, but just a friend?
What if it happened, not just in theory, but in reality?
How willing would you be to "go under the knife"
to donate an organ for a friend? That's just what Kim Kirby
did for Sara Schroeder. And that's just the beginning of
a long journey that these two exceptional women embarked upon
back in the spring of 2004. - More...
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