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Tennis Practice and Drill Sessions Available
Interested in
being part of a *tennis lesson & practice session* with other Golden
Racquets members? Sessions are fun, great exercise, and
help keep your game sharp.
We have set up practice session courts at Fairfax Racquet Club. The
sessions will be on Mondays from 3:00pm to 4:30pm and on Tuesday
mornings from 9:00am to 10:30am. Each session will consist of one
hour of doubles drills with stroke and positioning instruction and a
half hour of play again with stroke and positioning instruction.
There are eight (8) slots available, each slot will play four times
over an eight week period from Sept 22 thru Nov 10. Cost is per
player is $112.50.
Players signing up will be scheduled on a rotating basis.
If you are interested or have questions please contact Fred Hart at:
703 569 1514 or
fred.l.hart@verizon.net
Two sessions are being offered at Four Season Tennis Club with
tennis pro, Khamp
Friday
Time: 1P to 2:30PM
Four Seasons Tennis Club
Six Weeks
September 19 through October 24
Cost: $200 per player
Friday
Time: 1P to 2:30PM
Four Seasons Tennis Club
Six Weeks
October 31 through December 5
Cost: $200 per player
If interested in one or both sessions, contact
Charles Russo,
cmr3@cox.net immediately
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Fairfax Co. Tennis Courts
Click
here for a comprehensive list of
Fairfax Co. tennis courts.
[Make sure to check out
the bird's eye view of courts under the individual popups. They are
interesting.]
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How can we
help?
Most of our lives have been touched by Cancer or other major medical
emergencies. Can we make a difference? Yes,we can make a
difference if we really want to! Several months ago I began
donating Platelets, Plasma, and
Red Blood Cells at Inova Blood Donor Services in Northern Virginia.
Platelets can help keep a Leukemia sufferer alive. Platelets
however only
have a 5 day lifespan so a continuous supply is needed to help save
leukemia victims.
For instance if you are O- Blood Type you are a 100% donor and O+
you are an 85% donor. Anyone can give platelets as often as every
two weeks and whole blood every 56 days if you choose to. Less
often is fine too.
Not everyone can be a donor but if you can and you choose to look
into doing so call me at 703-425-5557 or please email at
bobatbmw@cox.net and I will either answer your questions or I
will get the answer for you.
Bob Westall
50 Interesting Facts About Blood
1. Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body's weight.
2. An adult of average weight has about 10 to 12 pints of blood
3. A newborn baby has approximately one cup of blood in his/her
body.
4. Sixty percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate
blood, however, only five percent do.
5. Blood fights against infection and helps heal wounds, keeping
you healthy.
6. There are four main blood types: A, B, AB and O.
7. More than 10 tests, nine of which are for infectious diseases,
are performed on each unit of donated blood.
8. Just one pint of donated blood can help save the lives of
several people.
9. One pint of blood can be separated into several components (red
blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, platelets and
cryoprecipitate).
10. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's organs and tissues.
11. Platelets help blood to clot and give those with leukemia and
other cancers a chance to live.
12. There are about one billion red blood cells in two to three
drops of blood.
13. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are made in
the body's bone marrow.
14. Red blood cells live about 120 days in the circulatory system.
15. Red blood cells must be used within 42 days.
16. Platelets must be used within five days.
17. Plasma can be frozen and used for up to one year.
18. Healthy bone marrow makes a constant supply of red blood cells,
plasma, and platelets.
19. Some anemic patients require blood transfusions to increase
their iron levels
20. People who have been in car accidents and have suffered massive
blood loss may require transfusions of 50 pints or more of red blood
cells
21. Plasma is a pale yellow mixture of water, proteins, and salts.
22. Plasma, which is 90 percent water, constitutes 55 percent of
blood volume.
23. Plasma helps maintain blood pressure, carries blood cells,
nutrients, enzymes and hormones, and supplies critical proteins for
blood clotting and immunity.
24. Platelets are small blood cells that help control bleeding.
25. Cancer, transplant, trauma, and open-heart surgery patients
require platelet transfusions to survive.
26. White blood cells are the body's primary defense against
infection.
27. There is no substitute for human blood.
28. Much of today's medical care depends on a steady supply of blood
from healthy donors.
29.Volunteers provide nearly all of the nation's blood supply for
transfusion.
30. Every three seconds someone needs blood.
31. Approximately 32,000 pints of blood are used each day in the
United States
32. Blood centers often run short of type O and B blood.
33. Shortages of all types of blood often occur during the summer
and winter holidays.
34. If all blood donors gave at least twice a year, it would greatly
strengthen the nation's blood supply.
35. Anyone who is in good health, is at least 17 years old, and
weighs at least 110 pounds may donate blood every 56 days.
36. Blood donation takes four steps: medical history, quick
physical, donation and snacks.
37. The actual blood collection takes approximately 10-20 minutes.
The entire process, from when you sign in to the time you leave,
takes about 45 minutes to one hour.
38. Giving blood will not decrease your strength.
39. Any company, community organization, place of worship, or
individual may contact their local blood centers to host blood .
40.Apheresis is a special kind of blood donation that allows a donor
to give specific blood components, such as Platelets.
41.You cannot get AIDS or any other blood disease by donating blood.
42. A heart surgery uses an average of six pints of red blood cells
and six units of platelets.
43. The average liver transplant patient needs 40 pints of red blood
cells, 30 units of platelets, 20 bags of cryoprecipitate, and 25
units of fresh frozen plasma.
44. The average bone marrow transplant requires 120 units of
platelets and about 20 pints of red blood cells.
45. Severe burn victims can need 20 units of platelets during their
treatment.
46. Children being treated for cancer, premature infants, and
children having heart surgery need blood and platelets from donors
of all types.
47. If you began donating blood at age 17 and donated every 56 days
until you reached 76, you would have donated 48 gallons of blood.
48. One out of every 10 people entering a hospital needs blood.
49. The average red blood cell transfusion is 3.4 pints.
50. Females receive 53 percent of blood transfused; males receive 47
percent.
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