Health briefs
Advertiser Staff
Surfer gets financial help
Professional surfer Jason Bogle is getting some help this month from friends, other surfers and the public with various fund-raising efforts to assist him in paying medical bills associated with a rare form of bone cancer.
Bogle, 25, was born and raised in Hawai'i and began surfing professionally when he was 17. He did well enough to make a living at the sport, with the help of fees from sponsors and winnings.
He was diagnosed a few months ago with Ewing's Sarcoma. The Kailua resident moved to California in May to be closer to his mother, Joanna Guard.
In4mation, a trendy clothing store at Ward Warehouse, is hosting an evening exhibit and helping with a Nov. 21 fund-raiser to benefit Bogle.
A group of artists — including Angry Woebot, New York City's Futura and Hong Kong's Alyasha Owerka-Moore — have agreed to decorate surfboards for the event.
The artsy boards will be shown at the store and then sold on eBay for $500 and up. Proceeds will go to the Jason Bogle Cancer Foundation, 919 Sunset Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
Group to talk about afterlife
A discussion series on death and dying continues this month at Eldercare Hawaii in Manoa.
Dr. Peter Ko will lead a session on the afterlife at the next meeting of the Death and Dying Discussion Group, scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 19, 2909 Lowrey Ave, Suite E. A $5 donation is requested.
For more information about joining in on this discussion or for directions, call 722-3000.
Health events calendar online
A statewide, online Hawai'i Health Events Calendar is available on the Web featuring a variety of community health events at: www.HawaiiHealthGuide.com/events.
Katherine Fisher, co-founder of HawaiiHealthGuide.com, said the calendar offers visitors and residents an opportunity to plan ahead and learn about upcoming events, workshops and classes, sports competitions, community meetings and cultural events.
The calendar can be searched by key word, date, category and island.
Financing for the calendar was provided in part by several grants.
Money to cover medical visits
The Waikiki Health Center and Hawaii Dental Service have raised more than $16,500 through donations from the community designated for the Back to School campaign sponsored by both organizations.
The money will be used to help cover the cost of more than 1,000 medical visits to school-age children, mostly for immunizations and school physicals.
The donations were placed in 250 canisters at 125 retail stores, supermarkets and restaurants.
Center medical director Elliot Kalauawa said the donations help ensure that needy students don't miss school because they can't afford care.
"While most families can afford the cost of state-required school physicals and immunizations for their children, a surprising number of families can't, which leaves our most vulnerable children at greater risk for serious illness and diminished educational opportunities," he said.
For more information, call the center at 922-4788.
