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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Memphis nominates "Youth of the Year"

Memphis area teens in the Boys and Girls Clubs competing for "Youth of the Year."

The competition showcases five exemplary students from each branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.

The winner will represent Memphis at the state competition.

The Memphis area competition will be held at the Peabody Hotel

This year's Memphis contestants are listed below.

Valentine's Day competition calls hospitals to sign up organ donors

Valentine's Day competition calls hospitals to sign up organ donors

Hospitals across the Memphis area are competing in the second annual 'Show Me Your Heart' Competition on Valentine's Day.

The Mid-South Transplant Foundation is sponsoring the competition where 14 hospitals compete to sign up people to the organ donor registry, and see how many hospital staff members and visitors are currently registered donors. 

The hospital with the most registered donors and the hospital who registers the most new donors that day will each receive trophies from Mid-South Transplant Foundation.

A booth will be set up in each hospital in the lobby or cafeteria. MSTF staff members and volunteers will be at the booth to answer any questions.  They will also offer a heart shaped candy to all who show their heart or organ donor on their driver’s license or register as an organ and tissue donor during the event that day.

Here's this list of participating hospitals:

Running program geared toward kids to kick off

Running program geared toward kids to kick off

Saturday marks the beginning of something big for kids all over Memphis.

The Memphis Runners and Track Program kicks off for children ages five to 13.

It's called the MRTC Kids Run Program, and it focuses on children in the community and teaches them the sport of running.

February 7th-14th Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

February 7th-14th Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

 

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed a proclamation here: http://tnsos.net/publications/proclamations/files/260.pdf

Congenital Heart Disease is considered to be the most common birth defect, and is a leading cause of birth-defect related deaths worldwide.

Despite the fact that CHD affects approximately 1.8 millions families in the U.S., a relatively small amount of funding is currently available for parent/patient educational services, research, and support.