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A bone marrow donor drive will be held on the island Feb. 3 and 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the post office arcade.Finding a bone marrow donor will provide the best hope for a full recovery for Paxson Offield, who is currently battling leukemia.  Offield, who is an integral part of Catalina Island, was diagnosed in December and has been receiving treatment in Portland, OR.“Packy has helped thousands with his generosity,” said  Sherri Cline, who is helping organize the drive. “I know that the Catalina Island community will be there to help him.”Cline said that she hopes for a strong turnout at the two-day drive. Donors need to be between the ages of 18 and 60, although the optimum age is 18 to 44. Potential donors may also be excluded if they have had some diseases or medical conditions. “Even if you can’t be a donor, please come by to sign a community card for Packy,” Cline said. The test itself is a simple cheek swab that is painless and only takes a second or two. “Being a donor can save a life,” Cline said. “Even if you aren’t a match for Packy, there are many other people out there who may need help.”According to Be The Match, for thousands of patients with life-threatening diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma, a marrow transplant from an unrelated donor is their best or only hope for a cure. These patients depend on the Be The Match Registry to find a match – and a second chance at life. While many patients do find the life-saving match they need each year, more donors are needed to help increase the likelihood that all patients will find a match. At this time a matching donor has not been found among those already registered with Be The Match and Offield’s medical providers and family are hoping a donor drive will help identify a match. Collection kits are also available for those who are not able to attend the drive. Contact Gail Hodge at (310) 510-2000, ext. 1234, for more information.

So often the images of historic Avalon are invoked into our imagination;the steamer ships, the flying boats, the movies filmed on the island, and how could we forget the live music in the Casino Ballroom.

Thanks to 2PlySwing we don’t have to imagine anymore, come experience the Catalina Swing Dance Festival where you can refine (or learn) your swinging steps all day, and put those skills on display all night.

Stay tuned in for live interviews with Joel Ply-founder of the festival- musicians, dancers and many more to learn about how you can be involved in reliving this toe taping part of Catalina’s history this November 18-20th.

**update!** Hear the live interview with Joel and Jenna.

More insights with special guest instructors (really, ‘more insights’ than you think…)

George Gee shares the fun of live music that can follow along and lead an audience ready to dance.
The George Gee Swing Orchestra

Listen in this evening as Don Timoteo takes on the biggest, lyingest, cheatingest, bank of all.  6pm – 9pm on 88.7 FM or kislavalon.com

Catch Tiffany from the Givers live on KISL, it’s Monday night and Island Radio is at 88.7FM or kislavalon.com

Tonight at 6 PM (PDT) Glenn Robison will be hosting a special 2 hour LIVE edition of Rapidly Rotating Records.  We’ll be celebrating the birthdays of Alfred Bryan, J. C. Johnson, Chick Bullock, Earl Carroll and others.  Don’t know who those people are?  Tune in or click in at 6 and find out.  And we’ll be taking calls on the KISL studio line at 310.510.SHOW (7469).  That’s a full 2 hours of toe-tapping music from the 1920s and 30s tonight (Sept. 18) at 6.

or your neighbors!!

That’s right, check out kisl’s interview with RelayRides founder and CEO Shelby Clark as we discuss the opportunity to share vehicles on the island…
Relay Rides interview with Shelby Clark 7.26.11

Explore our first discussion:
Opportunity to Change Island Transportation

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Tonight’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records is a special 3 hour, LIVE show featuring 2 hours of “toe-tapping music of the 1920s and 30s”.  RRR is the longest running show on KISL, and this is our 11th anniversary. To celebrate, we’re giving away a number of vintage music CDs.  Tune in to 88.7 or streaming online at www.kislavalon.com and listen for when to call in to the studio at 310.510.7469.  The third hour will feature music from the 20s to today in genres from novelty to classical!

Check out the latest songs from Koffeehouse Unplugged every Thursday at the Country Club.

in studio: brett hunter & tara j king erick macek
shawn hloofoff and koffeehouse music

in concert: lee ferris trevor davis trent hancock chris accardo
ofVerona brett hunter & tara j king

and…!
LIsten to the live recording of ‘Wouldn’t Change a Thing’, an original song written and performed by the Avalon Middle School Advanced Band.

KISL Needs Your Help to discuss Peer-to-Peer Carsharing to Catalina Island.  
Tune in Tuesday June 26 at 6:00 p.m. for a live interview.
Listen to the ideas tossed around with jen lavelle and jordan monroe…
spread the discussion till then.

RelayRides, the first neighbor-to-neighbor carsharing service, is in talks with city leaders to bring its innovative service to Catalina Island. RelayRides would allow island car owners to monetize their vehicles by letting their neighbors pay to use them when they’d be otherwise sit idle. Borrowers benefit as well, gaining the ability to reserve a car from as low as $5/hr, giving them increased mobility options without the need to own their own vehicle. Best of all, the entire island wins by being able to use fewer cars more efficiently, saving precious resources and the environment as a whole.

In the coming weeks, RelayRides is adding new functionality to its service to allow for new communities to be served. This means that for the first time, cities, universities, corporations and other institutions can easily provide carsharing services to their communities in addition to the already established RelayRides communites in San Francisco and Boston. The car owners make money from the fees when neighbors rent their car. RelayRides provides the majority of the hourly rental fee to the owner while covering insurance during the rental.

RelayRides is pleased to say they are in discussions with the City of Avalon and the Catalina Island Conservancy to bring peer-to-peer carsharing to Catalina Island. “This sounds as if it could be exactly what we need on the island,” says Councilmember Sue Rikalo. You can find the presentation to City Council from July 5th on www.ecatalina.com. (beginning at 4 min 30 sec).

As the word spreads and questions grow we will be presenting a live on-air interview with Shelby Clark, founder of RelayRides Tuesday June 26 at 6:00 p.m. on KISL 88.7 and streaming at www.kislavalon.com where you can call in and ask questions directly. Both RelayRides and the city are seeking feedback from residents with interest in the program. Residents are encouraged to voice their support and any questions to catalina@relayrides.com and visit a list of frequently asked questions about the RelayRides service at www.relayrides.com.

“We think carsharing on Catalina is a perfect example of how RelayRides can help a city reduce vehicle congestion while fostering community,” say Shelby Clark. “This is as much about neighbors helping neighbors as it is preserving the serenity and environment of Catalina Island.” Mel Dinkel, a representative of the Conservancy’s Transportation Working Group mirrors those sentiments stating “the Conservancy is always looking for better ways for Avalon residents to access the interior and enjoy the very special place we’re trying to protect.”

About RelayRides: RelayRides is the world’s first neighbor-to-neighbor carsharing service. We enable car owners to lend out their private vehicles to their neighbors by providing the insurance and technology to make the transaction safe, convenient, and easy.RelayRides represents the first service for car owners to monetize one of their most valuable assets, by enabling them to make thousands of dollars per year by sharing their car when it would otherwise be idle.Furthermore, we provide affordable, on-demand mobility to those who need access to a car, making it easier to live without owning a personal vehicle and allowing members to save thousands of dollars per year compared to car ownership. RelayRides leads to fewer cars on the road, less driving, and cleaner air for us all.