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Welcome to Maggie and Clara
Volunteers from Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa

January 2013

My name is Maggie Leinen, and I am currently a senior at Cardinal Newman High School. My friend, Clara Knapp, and I are working on a senior service project called Project Thal. My goal is to raise awareness of thalassemia and educate our community. I also hope to raise money for research on thalassemia.

I came across thalassemia while looking for a subject for my project and found it fascinating. There is a lot for me to learn about thalassemia, and I love finding new information about it. Apart from doing schoolwork and my thalassemia project, I spend most of my time swimming for the Santa Rosa Neptunes or playing water polo for my school team.

My name is Clara Knapp and, like my friend, Maggie Leinen, I am a senior at Cardinal Newman High School. In my free time, I work as a hostess and sing for my church youth group, in addition to currently participating in the school play.

For my senior service project, I will be working as a volunteer with Laurice Levine and Children's Hospital Oakland to raise awareness of thalassemia within my Santa Rosa community. I have a lot to learn about both the medical side of thalassemia and the psychological side, as well. I hope to learn more about how patients with chronic illness feel it affects them and observe how treating their illnesses ultimately contributes to who they are as people. I enjoy serving the community and am excited to volunteer and get to know the patients I will be working with personally.

Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

747 52nd Street, Oakland CA 94609   •   Phone: (510) 428-3347   •   Fax: (510) 450-5647
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