Lifeblood celebrates golden year with lofty goal: 1,963 pints

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 9:33am

Lifeblood celebrates golden year with lofty goal: 1,963 pints

Joe Birch is an anchor for Action News 5. This is a special interest article he wrote for WMC-TV's Your Neighborhood.

Summer beckons. School’s out.

The fun factor rises as we plan to enjoy our favorite outdoor activities. But all the action sometimes leads to accidents as I found out the hard way last July 17.

This electronic town crier broke his neck in two places in a freak Union Avenue car wreck. While I didn’t need a blood transfusion after an unfortunate collision, I easily could have found myself facing that scenario. We just never know the day or the hour when we’ll count on the forward thinking people who take time out to donate blood on a regular basis.

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Lionel Hollins out as Grizzlies' head coach

Submitted by Jarvis Greer on Tuesday, June 11th, 12:02 am

Hollins took over a struggling Grizzlies squad in 2009. The team has improved every year since.

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - The Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that the team will not offer head coach Lionel Hollins a new contract when it expires June 30.

"On behalf of the Grizzlies organization I would like to thank Lionel for his service and hard work in helping this organization throughout his years in Vancouver and Memphis," said Memphis Grizzlies CEO and managing partner Jason Levien in a press release. "Lionel, the coaching staff, the players and the organization achieved new heights this season with our run to the Western Conference Finals and for that, we are grateful. The entire Grizzlies family wishes Lionel all the best and great success as he moves forward in his career."

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More than 1,000 songs include 'Memphis' in the lyrics

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Monday, June 10th, 2013, 11:28pm

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Music, dancing, and guitar auction at Gibson 5K post-race party

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Friday, June 7th, 2013, 8:29pm

Music, dancing, and guitar auction at Gibson 5K post-race party

If you're in the market for a world class guitar, you have the opportunity to make bids on factory fresh Gibson Guitars and help a worthy charity at the same time.

Gibson Foundation, the charitable arm of Tennessee based Gibson Guitar Corporation, donated a Gibson ES-339 and a Gibson ES-335 to the Super 17th annual Gibson Guitar 5K Run-Walk for St. Patrick Community Outreach, Inc.

If you search the Internet for these amazing instruments, you'll find prices in the thousands of dollars.

You can e-mail a confidential minimum bid of at least $1,000 to Gibson 5K race director Joe Birch at jbirch@wmctv.com.

Your bid may be the starting point for the live auction atop Memphis' Gibson factory at the post-race party on Saturday night, June 15. If you're unable to be present at the live auction, include your phone number in your confidential e-mail so you can bid via phone on June 15 at about 8:30pm Central Time.

This Gibson ES-335 will be auctioned for charity at about 8:30pm on Saturday night, June 15th at the post race party for the 17th annual Gibson Guitar 5K atop the Gibson Factory rooftop in Downtown Memphis.

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Project Green Fork fundraiser to showcase Scorecard winners

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Friday, June 7th, 2013, 1:09pm

There's only one place where you can eat appetizers, courses and desserts from five of the Mid-South's best restaurants, including two former Chefs of the Week and a former PGF Restaurant of the Month on the Restaurant Scorecard.

It's Project Green Fork's fifth annual Spring Supper fundraiser: Monday, June 10, 6 p.m., at Felicia Suzanne's, 80 Monroe Ave.

Guests will enjoy food prepared by Felicia Suzanne's (former Chef of the Week), The Elegant Farmer (Chef/Owner Mac Edwards, former Chef of the Week), Sweet Grass/Next Door, Fratelli's (former PGF Restaurant of the Month) and Lady Bugg Bakery of Hernando, MS.

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Splash Mid-South offers free CPR training

Submitted by Samantha Davidson on Friday, June 7th, 12:15 pm

Mid-Southerners have the chance to learn CPR for free and possibly save a life.

Le Bonheur Children's hospital treats about 40 children who drown or almost drown every year.

Now Splash Mid-South, Le Bonheur and Safe Kids Mid-South will help caregivers become first responders.

There will be three free CPR training sessions Saturday, June 8.

They will be held at the Medical Education and Research Institute on 4 South Cleveland in Memphis.

The one hour sessions will be held at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.

You can register in advance by emailing CPR@splashmidsouth.org or calling 901-287-5992.

Walk-ins are welcome.

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Ride for Life rolls from East Memphis to Midtown

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Friday, June 7th, 2013, 8:55am

Ride for Life rolls from East Memphis to Midtown

A place where thousands of Memphis families visit to remember loved ones will serve as the start and finish line on Sunday, June 9th for the 2013 "Ride for Life".

Memorial Park Cemetery and Funeral Home located on Poplar Avenue at Yates will welcome all riders in the 25 mile benefit bicycle ride for the Mid-South Transplant Foundation.

The event starts at 2 p.m. You can learn more, watch a video of last year's inaugural event and register here: http://midsouthtransplantrfl.racesonline.com/

Riders will find refreshments, some fun for children, live music as well as information about the importance of signing materials that would allow your organs to be donated in the event of your untimely departure from this life.

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