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TO D.C. AND BACK EDH dad advocates for bone marrow donors
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his law could save lives — That’s the message El Dorado Hills resident Scott MacGregor took to Washington, D.C., last month when he met with lawmakers and urged them to support House Resolution 3024. The Life Saving Leave Act sponsored by Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, would update the Family and Medical Leave Act, created in 1993, to include bone marrow and blood stem cell donors. It provides up to 40 hours of non-consecutive unpaid time off work, which is basic job security. Such protection is already provided for organ donors; however, at the time FMLA was signed into law bone marrow donations were relatively new and not very common. MacGregor was part of a group of 50 National Marrow Donor Program/ Be The Match volunteers at the U.S. Capitol building. Volunteers met with legislators, shared their personal bone marrow donation stories and touted the benefits of HR 3024. “My daughter Taryn found her life-saving donor hero, Ben, more than eight years ago through the national registry. I want the ■ See ADVOCATE, page A7
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El Dorado Hills resident, Shriner supports kids Kelsey Morgado Shriners Children’s Secret handshakes, mysterious symbols and initiation rites are all hallmarks of the Freemasons but ask longtime El Dorado Hills resident and Shriner Dave Kubel about the “mysterious world” of freemasonry and he’ll tell you it’s not so secret. “Despite what some may say, Shriners International and DAVE KUBEL Freemasons are not a secret society,” said Kubel. Kubel is a member of Ben Ali Shriners, the Shriners chapter in Sacramento. “We’re a fraternal organization dedicated to philanthropy and community service. Our highest priority is increasing access to specialty healthcare for all kids.”
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El Dorado Hills resident Scott MacGregor joined other bone marrow donation advocates in Washington, D.C., last month to support new legislation that would protect donors from losing their jobs.
“When a family first learns their child will need ongoing, specialized pediatric care the last thing they ■ See SHRINERS, page A7
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