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Wednesday, August 16, 2017
The Braselton News
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Northeast Georgia Medical Center teen volunteers recognized
The Medical Center Auxiliary honored
more than 100 teen volunteers during an
appreciation dinner Tuesday night at the
Brenau Downtown Center.
A total of 130 teen volunteers from
28 schools were accepted into the 2017
Summer Program, and they have donat
ed 4,933 hours of service at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center’s (NGMC) hos
pitals in Gainesville and Braselton.
“Each year, teen volunteers arrive to
serve at our campuses with smiling
faces, such positive attitudes and good
hearts.” said Nancy Colston, president
and chief development officer of The
Medical Center Foundation.
Colston noted the teen volunteers are
“highly capable, passionate and have an
increasing eagerness to help others and
explore healthcare careers.”
“We look forward to the Teen Volun
teer Program each year, and it is very
exciting to see the branch of The Medi
cal Center Auxiliary and Volunteer Ser
vices established at the Braselton cam
pus,” said Lajuania Lester, manager of
volunteer services at NGMC Braselton.
“The teen volunteers touch the lives of
many patients, visitors and staff - and
we appreciate their dedication, enthu
siasm and service during their short
summer break.”
Beverly Filson, The Medical Center
Auxiliary’s Teen Committee Co-Chair,
presented The Andrew J. Dockery Teen
Savani recognized
The Medical Center Auxiliary hon
ored more than 100 teen volun
teers during an appreciation din
ner Tuesday night at the Brenau
Downtown Center. Beverly Filson,
teen volunteer committee co-chair is
shown with Simin Savani, who was
named the 2017 Andrew J. Dockery
Teen of the Year.
Volunteer of the Year Award and a $500
scholarship to Simin Savani. Savani has
volunteered for the past two summers
and given 130 hours. She graduated with
honors from Gwinnett School of Math
ematics. Science and Technology, and
will attend the University of Georgia in
the fall to pursue a degree in Computer
Science.
“I love bringing smiles to faces, and it
gives me much joy to serve the commu
nity in this way,” said Savani.
Also receiving scholarships from The
Medical Center Auxiliary for exemplary
service were twin sisters. Alison and
Sarah Schultz. These two have given
over 250 hours of combined service.
“Being a teen volunteer has made my
life less about satisfying my needs and
more about the needs of others,” one
sister shared.
In addition. 14 graduated seniors from
seven different schools were recog
nized. As a group, these teen volunteers
contributed over 1,602 hours of service.
“Volunteering taught me that giving is
just as important as receiving, not only
in the medical field, but in life as well,”
said senior Carley English.
The Medical Center Auxiliary spon
sors a creative writing contest for teen
volunteers each summer. The teens are
encouraged to write a short essay about
what their volunteering experience has
meant to them. Louise Robison, volun
teer services coordinator, presented an
award to this year’s winner, Parth Pura-
ni, a rising senior at Buford High School
who has volunteered 108 hours.
The Medical Center Auxiliary also
sponsors a T-shirt design contest, where
teens were asked to use the theme “Teen
Volunteers Making a Difference in the
World” to create a unique design. All
teens received a shirt with the winning
design as a gift from the auxiliary. First
place was awarded to Hannah Lee, a
rising senior at Flowery Branch High
School, who has volunteered 68 hours.
“Teen Volunteers add significantly to
the success of the volunteer program
and truly have such a brightness while
serving at the hospital campuses and
with long-term care residents. They are
always lifting spirits,” said Lynne Allen,
director of volunteer services. “We also
greatly appreciate The Medical Center
Auxiliary Teen Committee co-chairs,
Beverly Filson and Bethany Magnus, for
their volunteer leadership and support of
the program.”
According to the National Points of
Light volunteer rate, the hours contrib
uted by the teens are equivalent to a
value of $119.082.
“However, there is no way to fully
measure the true value of their genuine
acts of kindness and compassion,” said
Colston.
Ninety-seven volunteers received
awards for completing 30 or more hours
of service. Also honored were four teens
who gave more than 200 hours of ser
vice: Ingrid Islas, Megan Moore, Vam-
shi Pandiri and Sloane Sengson.
UGA performing arts center tickets on sale Aug. 21
Single tickets for the University of Georgia Perform
ing Arts Center’s 2017-18 season go on sale Aug. 21.
The box office opens at 9 a.m.
The upcoming season features the Grammy-winning
King’s Singers, Japanese drumming group TAO, the
Blind Boys of Alabama, pianist Murray Perahia, the
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Celtic
fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy.
The Performing Arts Center will showcase music
of “The Three Bs Plus One” throughout the 2017-18
season.
“Music lovers know Bach, Beethoven and Brahms as
‘The Three Bs.’ For many people, they are the greatest
of all classical music composers,” said George C. Fore
man, director of the Performing Arts Center. “During
the season we will take audience members on a journey
through the works of these musical giants. The fourth
‘B’ in this exciting lineup is Leonard Bernstein. 2018
marks the centennial of Bernstein’s birth, and his
music will be featured when the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra performs his Symphony No. 2 in Sept, and
his Symphony No. 1 in Jan.”
The season opens Sept. 17 with a keyboard music of
“The Three Bs” concert. Three award-winning artists,
including Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu,
will perform selections on the types of instruments the
composers would have used during their own lifetimes
(Bach on the harpsichord, Beethoven on the fortepiano
and Brahms on the Steinway grand).
The Performing Arts Center is also introducing a
new series, Pops in Ramsey, that will feature popular
artists in the intimate setting of Ramsey Concert Hall.
The eclectic mix of entertainment includes magician
Chris Dugdale, The Second City comedy troupe, Angel
of Music: A Salute to Andrew Lloyd Webber and the
high-energy folk band The Bumper Jacksons.
Tickets for all events can be purchased at the Per
forming Arts Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu,
or by calling 706-542-4400 or toll free at 888-289-
8497.
The Performing Arts Center is located at 230 River
Road on the UGA campus.
Georgia’s #1 Heart Hospital Welcomes
Ugochukwu O. Egolum, MD, FACC
to Gainesville and Braselton.
Birth announcement
Hadley Jane Doster
Lewis Jerome Doster II and Chantel Faith Doster
of Hoschton are the parents of newborn Hadley Jane
Doster. She was born on July, 29, 2017, at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center in Braselton.
Hadley will join her sisters, Paisley Elizabeth, 20
months, and Kylee Michelle 16, and brother Jayden
Roberts, 14.
Hadley is the granddaughter of Kathyrn and Richard
Tuttle of Bethlehem, and the late Lewis J. and Janice
Doster who lived in Hoschton.
Her great-grandparents are the late Young B. and
Mary E. Doster, Winder, and Johnnie and Marzee E.
Brock, in Hoschton.
Local Alzheimer’s
benefit walk planned
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzhei
mer’s will take place on Saturday, Oct. 21, at Clark
Central High School in Athens. Nearly 800 people from
the Athens area including Clarke. Oconee, Oglethorpe
and Jackson counties are expected at this year’s event to
raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease.
Walk participants will complete a three-mile walk and
will learn about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy oppor
tunities, clinical studies enrollment and support pro
grams and services from the Alzheimer’s Association.
Participants will also join in a meaningful tribute cer
emony to honor those affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
Sign up as a team captain, join a team or register to
walk as an individual at georgiawalk.org.
Call or Request Your Appointment Online:
heartngmc.org/egolum I 770-766-8893
Gainesville j Braselton
200 S. Enota Dr., Suite 200 I 1404 River Place, Suite 101
Dr. Ugochukwu Egolum received his medical
degree from Howard University College of
Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed his
residency and two fellowships in Cardiovascular
Disease and Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical
Circulatory Support Devices and Cardiac
Transplantation at Vanderbilt University Medical
Center in Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Egolum is
board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease and
Internal Medicine.
GEORGIA’S #1
HEART HOSPITAL
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