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Macy’s Community Shopping Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: HMHB

April 3, 2008 (808) 951-5805

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies participates in

Macy’s Community Shopping Day 2008

Buy your $10 ticket today and help support Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies has been selected to participate in Macy’s Community Shopping Day fundraiser on Oahu on Saturday, June 21. Community Shopping Day is an all-day shopping event dedicated to raising funds for local nonprofit organizations. By purchasing a Macy’s Community Shopping Day ticket directly from a Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies volunteer, ticket bearers will help raise funds to support Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies community programs, plus enjoy exclusive 10-20% savings* at Macy’s Oahu stores, $10 off one purchase of $25 or more* exciting events, special samplings from event sponsors, and the chance to win a $500 Macy’s shopping spree.

In addition to Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies efforts to sell tickets, Macy’s employees will be involved in the fundraising event by selling tickets to their customers three weeks prior to Community Shopping Day. Macy’s will split all funds raised by their employees among qualifying participating charities.

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies supporters who are unable to attend Community Shopping Day or who want to avoid the crowds are invited to “pre-shop” beginning on June 11. Items purchased through pre-selection are held in the store and may be picked up on the day of the event or up to two weeks after the event.

For more information about Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies participation in Macy’s Community Shopping Day, to purchase your $10 ticket, or to volunteer to sell tickets, call 951-5805.

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Legislative Update: June 24, 2008

Governor Linda Lingle has announced a list of 52 legislative bills and resolutions for possible veto. She has up to July 8^th to make a decision. A partial list of the bills includes:

· System of loan repayments and other incentives for physicians and dentists to practice on the neighbor islands

· Create an early learning council to oversee an early childhood education system called Keiki First Steps

· Establish a commission to consider closing schools with declining enrollment

· Allow homeowners to use clotheslines to dry clothes after washing

· Expand inspection fee for invasive species to all cargo entering the state

· Raise surcharge on traffic violations to cover cost of trauma care

· Require cigarettes sold in the state to be fire safe

· Develop plan to return female prison inmates to Hawaii

· Allow permanent absentee voting

· Set up task force to study issues around medical marijuana

The Office of the Governor welcomes comment from the public on these bills.

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