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NCATS Staffers Serve Dinner at Children's Inn

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) sponsored its second dinner of the year at the Children’s Inn at NIH on Sept. 6 and a dozen staff members were at the inn for kitchen patrol.

PHS Mascot Visits NIH

The Public Health Service introduced its first-ever mascot in a July visit to NIH: Lieutenant commander Abigail, a two-year-old Labrador Retriever.

Powerlifting Club Boosts Feds Feed Families Effort

The NIH Powerlifting Club, a group sponsored by the Recreation and Welfare Association, hosted a Lift-A-Thon on Aug. 11 outside its Bldg. 53 gym. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefited Feds Feed Families, the annual effort to provide food for communities in need.

Folks ARRA Rockin’ at Camp Fantastic BBQ

NIH hosted the annual Camp Fantastic Barbecue on June 13. As has become customary in recent years, the featured entertainment was a concert by the Affordable Rock ‘n’ Roll Act (ARRA) Band, which is led by former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and a number of his scientist colleagues.

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