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size=3> </FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Birthday Fundraiser Planned
for Injured Student</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>A fundraising
dance party is planned for an injured University of Idaho student, Emily Poor,
on her birthday, Saturday, October 25, from 7pm until midnight, at Mikey's
Gyros, 527 South Main Street in downtown Moscow. A suggested donation of 5
dollars per person will be accepted at the door.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Poor, a graduate
student in environmental science at the University of Idaho, was seriously
injured in an automobile accident on July 19. She was in northwest Montana
collecting plant samples for her master's thesis project. After the accident,
she spent 6 days in the hospital in Kalispell, and then a month with her parents
in Boise doing therapy at the Elks Rehabilitation Center. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Poor was able to
return to Moscow and her studies at the UI this fall, using a walker and
three-wheeled scooter for mobility.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Recognizing that
her expenses were not totally covered by her insurance, her friends have
organized a fundraising dance party for her birthday. Everyone is
invited.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>The party will be
held in the back room at Mikey's Gyros on Saturday, October 25. Partiers are
encouraged to buy dinner and join in the mingling beginning at 7pm, and then to
stay for the music and dancing beginning at 8pm and continuing until midnight.
Beer and wine will be available for purchase until midnight. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>The music will be
danceable world beat rhythms from local DJ's.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=en-US>Poor is a well-known figure in the Moscow dance and music scene. She
plays trombone with the Moscow Volunteer Peace Band, hosts a folk music show
called the Americana Hour on Radio Moscow, KRFP-FM, and is an accomplished
singer and dancer.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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