The Clothes Less Traveled Thrift Shop in Peachtree City has donated $35,000 to the Cancer Wellness center at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville. The center offers free services and programs to anyone affected by cancer, whether or not they are a Piedmont patient. “We are humbled by this generous grant,” said Michael Burnett, chief administrative [...]
It began in 1983 as Southwest Christian Hospice, a ministry of Southwest Christian Church. And now, almost 30 years later, Southwest Christian Care continues to provide a wide range of hospice and respite services for families across the Southern Crescent. In addition to facility and in-home hospice care, Southwest offers respite services for severely disabled [...]
You’re in the minority if you don’t know someone affected by Alzheimer’s Disease. In Georgia alone, there are over 200,000 patients and many more thousands of caregivers. The Alzheimer’s Association fights the disease through research, enhanced care and support, and promotion of brain health to reduce the risk of dementia. The association’s Georgia Chapter sponsors [...]
Although the expression “candy striper” is sometimes still used for a hospital volunteer, the image of a woman in a red and white pinafore delivering flowers can no longer suggest the scope of today’s auxiliaries. Volunteers may be men as well as women. They wear special uniforms now. And while some still cover the beat [...]
It’s hard to think of a family that has not been touched in some way by cancer. Sisters, brothers, parents, children, husbands, and wives — far too many people have lost loved ones to the dreaded disease. Relay for Life, the annual fundraiser sponsored each year by the American Cancer Society, brings together individuals, churches, [...]
Free dental screenings for youngsters 2 to 14 will be offered in Newnan on Saturday, February 25, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm by the LaGrange Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, a non-profit service organization. Look for the special dental van in the parking lot of the Golden Corral restaurant at 605 Bullsboro Drive. In [...]
Now in its second year, Healing Bridge Clinic offers free health care for Fayette, Coweta, and south Fulton residents in need (uninsured or underinsured and living at or below 200% of the poverty level). Located on the campus of First Baptist Church of Peachtree City, Healing Bridge helped over 615 people in its first year, [...]
My First Relay for Life By Lacy Matusek [Lacy is our intern. She attended the Fayette Relay in May.] Relay for Life is a major annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. This year, I was the Captain for the Interact team from my school, Counterpane Montessori in Fayetteville. Relay turned out to be the [...]
The Cancer Wellness Walk, held in April in Peachtree City, drew more than 350 walkers and raised over $35,000 for Cancer Wellness programs at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. The event was the community benefit project of the 2010/2011 Leadership Fayette Class of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce. “We were delighted to see so many walkers come [...]
In November, the Peachtree City-based Breast Cancer Survivors Network presented its third annual Hope Tea and Candlelight Service at the Wyndham Conference Center. More than 150 people attended the event, which raised some $3,000 for programs and services, as well as celebrating survivors and honoring lost loved ones. A number of McIntosh High School students [...]
