AIKEN NEWS NETWORK, NOVEMBER 21

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GOOD MORNING...

FROM THE BAF

I hope this note finds you well. Just a few things from TBAF:

Employer Information

As we solicit more and more corporate donations, we are finding that many ask if we have a supporter or supporters who are also employees. We then realized that we do not have any kind of that information. If you would be willing, could you send us information on your and/or your spouse's employer? This will help us greatly get "our foot in the door."

5th Grader Pledge Drive

If you have not heard already, Clay Aiken won $300,000 for his appearance on "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" on November 1. The pledge drive has also been a huge success with $90,000+ in pledges and $60,000+ in actual donations. Thank you to all who have sent in their donations already. If not, go ahead and send them in.

Tentative Gala Plans for 2008

Please note: Tentative truly means tentative. Everything that follows is subject to change. We will get concrete details out as soon as we have them.

We are tentatively planning our 2008 Champions of Change Gala for New York, NY in mid to late spring. We are hoping to plan an event where people who want to can come to New York to participate in our gala and to see Clay Aiken in the Broadway production of "Spam-a-lot."

Happy Thanksgiving!

At this time when we all reflect on what we are thankful for, the entire staff and board of TBAF wishes to thank you for your faithful support and generous time and effort that you give in order to help us further our mission of inclusion and to open doors in your own community. We wish you and yours a happy and fruitful Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,
Aron Hall
Director Services
Creating communities where ALL children can learn, live, and play together.
The Bubel/Aiken Foundation
8601 Six Forks Road
Suite 400
Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: 919.882.2152
Fax: 919.882.2155

CLAY'S DAILY DOUBLE

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LISTEN TO CLAY'S RECENT RADIO INTERVIEW.

WASH FM

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A NICE CLAY MENTION...

By Regina Robinson | Tribune staff reporter
November 23, 2007

Talented in their respective arenas, three singers, Clay Aiken, Eddie Levert (of the O'Jays) and Trey Songz, in town this week—on separate bills—could be dangerous to the health of their fans. This trio of musical heartthrobs makes female palms sweat, knees weaken and hearts pulsate. And about that heart thing ...

"That would be Takotsubo cardiomyopathy," said Savitri Fedson, M.D., specialist in heart failure and transplant at the University of Chicago. "People with extreme amounts of either emotional or physical stress have heart dysfunction, which then recovers," she said. "Typically you'll feel just an extra-forceful heartbeat or you'll feel palpitations."

Calm down (if you can), and you can scream for Clay, yell 'sing it Eddie!' or gaze longingly at Trey, as if he's singing "Can't Help But Wait" directly to you,without fear of keeling over.

"Obviously if someone has [the] sort of severe chest pain associated with this they need to go to a hospital," Fedson said. "If it's just the palpitations, I don't know, how do you get your heart to stop beating fast when you see the person you love? That's probably a good thing."

Clay Aiken
Rendezvous: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan; $68-$83; 312-559-1212, ticketmaster.com

Pulse: You know you are the stuff when a whole nation lends its support before you even have a hit. Aiken, the co-"American Idol" winner with Ruben Studdard, has a consortium of young and old voting him to stardom

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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[NCSandhillsDeb]

Thanks for the news Philly!!!!!!!   

The interview was VERY interesting.

Everyone have a wonderful Turkey Day!!!!!!

Debbie