Cancer Foundation

Otis R. "Damon" Harris Jr., a Baltimore singer who performed with the Temptations during the 1970s and later used his own diagnosis of prostate cancer to help raise awareness of the disease in African-American men, died Feb. 18 from the disease at Joseph Richey Hospice. The Owings Mills resident was 62. "Singing was his thing. When we were kids, his ambition was to be a singer for the Temptations. We did talent shows where we played Temps records and he'd sing," said Chuck Woodson, a cousin and broadcaster who recently retired as general manager of WFBR-AM 1590.

The King isn't dead, not as far as Ace Anderson is concerned."Elvis -- it's like he never left," says Anderson, a former truck driverfrom Pasadena who now makes his living immortalizing the memory of rock 'n' roll's greatest legend.An Elvis Presley fan who talked his way into the singer's hotel room in 1976 and gradually gained acceptance among his entourage, Anderson, 43, runs an entertainment business that promotes Elvis-related events and bookings. With offices in Hollywood and Anne Arundel, Anderson is trying to go big time.

"Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair ... My hair like Jesus wore it, Hallelujah, I adore it." That ode to flowing locks, from the 1968 hippie musical Hair, would not have served yesterday as a rallying cry for the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at the Johns Hopkins University. Instead of clinging to vanity and visions of Samson-like valor, a half-dozen SigEp brothers submitted, with only minor bouts of trepidation, to a good shearing for a good cause. "It's going to be painful," said Christopher Viemeister, 20, the fraternity's philanthropy chairman, as he and his wavy brown mane prepared to go under the electric shaver.

Howard County is home to a wealth of nonprofits serving a wide array of needs. Some of the organizations are assisting people in crisis, others are providing specialized services for underserved demographic groups and many are offering educational programs. Though many of the nonprofits specifically serve county residents, others serve people throughout the country and the globe from headquarters in Howard. Whether you're looking to donate time, money or resources, or are in need of special services, the following list provides a broad sample of the many nonprofits Howard has to offer.

Colleges No. 8 Duke women rally past No. 14 Terps Senior Lydia Hastings got the No. 14 Maryland women's soccer team off to a promising start with a sixth-minute goal, but host No. 8 Duke (15-2-1, 7-1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) scored three times in a span of 15 minutes for a 3-1 win Sunday afternoon. The Terrapins (9-4-4, 3-4-2) finish up the regular season Thursday when they host No. 7 North Carolina at 7 p.m. More women's soccer: Host Navy earned a 3-0 win over Holy Cross (2-12-3, 0-5-1 Patriot League)

On April 13, 2009, EDWARD ADAM BUTT, JR. passed away. Services private. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Lung Cancer Foundation of America.

Due to a typographical error, a caption accompanying the Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation's Crystal Ball photos in the Sunday Today section incorrectly identified Rhona Smith as Rhoda Smith.The Sun regrets the errors.Pub Date: 3/26/96

Karolina (Connie) Loker In lieu of flowers, Connie had requested that contributions be made to the Children's Cancer Foundation: The Children's Cancer Foundation Inc., 1052 Flagtree Lane, Baltimore, MD 21208. Memorial Service will be held October 23, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at: Dickey Memorial Presbyterian Church, 5112 Wetheredsville Road, Baltimore, MD 21207. Reception for all immediately following at: The Candlelight Inn, 183 Frederick Road, Catonsvile, MD 21228

On January 15, 2009, Gary L. Chaney, Services and interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Komen Maryland, 200 East Joppa Rd., Suite 407, Towson, MD 21286. Arrangements by the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

On October 30, 2006, LaRUE FOXWELL POYER; beloved wife of Charles Poyer, Jr.; devoted mother of Renee Suiter, Charles, III, Glenn and Warren Poyer and Lisa Sly; loving grandmother of Christopher, Tamara, Kristen, Gregory, Ryan, Bradley and Conner. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 200 E. Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21286.