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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Triathlon Training, Susan G. Komen & Northern Uganda: A Weekend Planner

There are a lot of fun events scheduled this weekend and many of them support worthwhile causes

1. TA-TA PALOOZA Where/When: Quaker Steak & Lube, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday Why Go: If you love good food and music and hate breast cancer, then I have the event for you. Quaker Steak will be holding Ta-Ta Palooza -- the all-day concert -- Saturday. And its proceeds go to breast cancer treatment and research via the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. In addition to food and music, there will also be beer trailers, outdoor grilling, silent auctions, a  dunk tank, family-friendly activities, Ta-Ta Palooza T-shirts, a 50/50 raffle and much more. For more information about Ta-Ta Palooza and how you can donate please visit http://tatapalooza.org/. Pricing: The event itself is free though you may feel inclined to spend some money when you …

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Lake Catholic Employee Spends Free Time Volunteering In Uganda

Debbie Jarosz has spent the last seven years working in Masindi and Gulu

Debbie Jarosz didn't spend a lot of time thinking about global problems while growing up. "I was a Cleveland girl," she said. "We did our vacations in Myrtle Beach and that's as cosmopolitan as we got." But that changed in 2005 when Jarosz -- the community service director at Lake Catholic High School -- joined a women's building group for Habitat for Humanity in Uganda. She and the other women in the group were struck by the vast difference between Uganda's poverty and poverty in the United States. The average Ugandan lives on $1,190 a year. Average life expectancy is 54. The country is recovering from a civil war between a rebel group -- the Lord's Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony -- and the Ugandan government. The war lasted more …

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