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September 23, 2005
Hurricane Katrina Relief Benefit raises
$150,000 to aid victims |
By Bea Baechle
Editor
Most organizations spend months, even a year, to organize a major fund-raiser with food, entertainment, a fashion show and a silent auction.
Yet Debbie Nghiem, co-founder and volunteer vice president for the United Vietnamese Americans organization, knew that she only had seven days.
Her boss at Network PCB, well aware of her volunteer activities, prodded her to organize a fund-raiser by offering the first $1,000 donation. That got the ball rolling.
Despite her 5,000-person e-mail arsenal in hand, Nghiem knew the value of team work, so she called her friend Dana Contey to help find a location for the event that could Read
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There’s no
place like home Evergreen couple converts home into residential care facility
By Mai Hong
Times Intern
On a warm Wednesday afternoon, Edward and Lourdes Walker stroll through their garden, enjoying the array of exotic plants and lush shrubbery that thrive around their beautiful home in the East foothills near Ruby and Story roads.
Yet they’re reveling in more than just their home’s beauty and the peaceful surroundings of the neighborhood. They finally feel confident that they can keep the Evergreen home they love despite a series of Read
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