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Pasco briefsBy Times staff writers © St. Petersburg Times, published December 9, 2000 Donation covers postal bill for agency for blind peopleNEW PORT RICHEY -- It wasn't the extra cost that bothered Roxann Mayros most about her social service agency's squabble with the U.S. Postal Service. A $65 bill was not the principle of the matter, she said. But she was more than happy to receive several donations Friday, including one that will pay the unexpected bill Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind received when it tried to mail its newsletter this week. Michelle Palisi and her business, Chocolates by Michelle in Gulf View Square Mall, donated $65 Friday to Lighthouse. "People have been there for me in the past," said Palisi, whose stepfather is blind and grandfather was blind. "It's just a nice thing to do." The New Port Richey post office this week rejected mailing the social service agency's newsletter as free matter for the blind because it did not meet regulations, postal officials said. The move cost Lighthouse $65. Mayros said her agency, which provides free services in Hernando and Pasco counties, had mailed the newsletter in the same fashion for at least 10 years without a problem. Blood drive also seeks potential marrow donorsSAINT LEO -- Saint Leo University is holding a screening for potential bone marrow donors at its Tuesday blood drive. The university hopes to find a potential transplant match for Tony Hamacher, the husband of Saint Leo's international student coordinator, Paige Ramsey-Hamacher. A bone marrow transplant is Hamacher's last chance to overcome acute lymphocytic leukemia, school officials said. The blood drive will be from 3 to 10 p.m. in front of the McDonald Center of the main campus. Citrus Regional Blood Center will draw an additional vial of blood from those who wish to be tested as donors. Those receiving the test will be listed on the national registry of bone marrow donors. Area choirs, disabled present holiday pageantResidents of the Angelus home for developmentally disabled people will be joined by members of area choirs to present a Christmas pageant at 6:30 p.m. today, Sunday and Dec. 16, 17 and 23. The 30-minute telling of the Christmas story will be followed by a reception at 7 p.m. at the home's Activity Center. The Angelus is at 12413 Hudson Ave., Hudson. It is a non-profit organization that provides a residence, education, physical therapy, training, activities and a supportive environment for physically or mentally disabled people who use wheelchairs. Admission is free, and no solicitation will be made. The pageant will not be performed if it rains or is very cold.
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