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Aid mom with myeloma Gold Medal offers parent/child
Friends are rallying to help a single mother with two boys as
swims, free holiday classes
she goes through a stem cell transplant.
Lehua Clay, a Special Education Department pupil personnel Southern Chandler parents and their children can enjoy warm water at Gold Medal Swim School’s
specialist for the Chandler Unifi ed School District, has multiple new Aqua Explorers Parent Child Splash & Swim program.
myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, and will be admitted The supervised open swim sessions provide parents with an opportunity to introduce their
to the Mayo Clinic Dec. 15 where she is expected to be for three children ages 6 and younger to the joys of “safety, skills and success” in the water.
weeks. Friends including Chas Partridge of Montefi no Village Participants may drop by anytime during the two-hour sessions, when instructors will be poolside
and Shelly Imburgia of Clemente Ranch are asking others to send to guide their water explorations. Sessions are held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March
letters or cards to help cheer her up during her hospital stay. 20, April 17 and May 15, 2008. Preregistration is required. Children ages 6 and younger must be
“The goal is to have enough letters and cards for her to open up accompanied by an adult. Children ages 3 and younger must wear a washable, reusable swim diaper,
at least one every day she is in the hospital,” says Imburgia, who available for purchase at the Gold Medal swim shop.
works at Fulton Elementary School. In addition, Gold Medal is sponsoring its 12th Annual Holiday Free Swim Program Dec. 27, 28, 31
In addition, colleagues are also collecting gift cards or cash and Jan. 2, 2008. Classes will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon and 4 to 7 p.m. each day as a chance to
from grocery stores, video stores or restaurants. Any cash that is brush up on water safety skills in preparation for next summer. Participants receive a free 30-minute
donated will be used to buy gift cards. swim lesson conducted by a certifi ed swim instructor in the Gold Medal Swim School’s new, indoor,
Clay has two boys: Joe, who graduated from Hamilton High heated, state-of-the-art facility. All ages are invited to participate and share in the holiday spirit with
School as senior student body president and valedictorian and is a suggested donation of fi ve non-perishable or canned food items per lesson attended to benefi t St.
now a student at ASU, and Tanner, a HHS freshman. Mary’s Food Bank.
Letters and cards can be sent to Lehua Clay in care of Shelly Gold Medal’s new 7,000-square-foot indoor facility offers a heated pool, changing rooms, showers,
Imburgia at Fulton Elementary School, 4750 S. Sunland Drive, cubbies, a retail swim shop and a snack bar. The school is located at 6909 W. Ray Rd., Suite 27. To
Chandler, AZ 85248. register, call 480-961-SWIM (7946) or visit
www.goldmedalswimschool.com.
Tax planning from Page 10
any taxes while still qualifying as a dependent on the Lystra strongly encourage taxpayers to consult with a
parents’ returns, he adds. CPA or certifi ed tax advisor who can give them specifi c
Self-employed individuals and small business advice about how to lower their taxes. Otherwise, they
owners should make sure they understand their may fall for some television program or Internet deal
options, especially considering that the IRS will be that could turn out to be a scam, Lystra says.
closely reviewing compensation, employee benefi ts, “If there’s an error out there, it’s that people listen
employee versus independent contractor status and to the people who are selling them junk,” he says.
vehicle use, Johnson says. “At least talk to somebody who’s licensed in some
“Look for more notices, reviews and audits in the fashion.”
upcoming years,” he warns.
Jennifer Hesse is a freelance reporter and may be contacted
See a pro
at
JenniferH@SanTanSun.com.
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