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6A The Forest-Blade • ummiEmaniielConntyLive.com • Swainsboro, Georgia •February 24, 2021 SUBSCRIBE TO THE FOREST-BLADE. CALL DENISE TODAY! 237-9971 PruittHealth Hospice Partner Spotlight «7 i Christi Womack, RN Assistant Director Hospice Services Christi Womack was born in Swainsboro, Georgia. She currently resides in Twin City with her daughters, Briley and Kinsley Womack. Her hobbies include spending time with her girls, family, and friends. She also enjoys shopping, baking, and traveling. Christi is a 2001 graduate of Swainsboro High school. She graduated from South University with her BSN. Christi started her career at Pruitt Hospice as a case manager in 2016 and was promoted to her current title as Assistant Director in 2018. Christi is a team player, always willing to helps others, very knowledgeable in her role and we are blessed to have her! When asked what she likes most about her job she says, “I am blessed to work with an amazing work family. I honestly enjoy my job and coming to work every day.” Here at PruittHealth Hospice we feel that it’s important for you to get to know our partners and see our Commitment to Caring for our patients, our partners, and our community! PruittHealth A HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE The United Four provides education and services to our business partners and the communities in our service area. Call Today For More Information 478-237-7798 667 South Main Street • Swainsboro • www.pruitthealth.com Services provided regardless of patient’s ability to pay United In Making A Difference! Georgia License # 53-109-H SCENE FROM ARBOR DAY 2020 Arbor Day Foundation honors EGSC with 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education® Recognition vance and student ser- campuses throughout vice-learning project, the country plant thou- East Georgia State College was honored with 2020 Tree Cam pus Higher Educa tion® recognition by the Arbor Day Foun dation for its commit ment to effective urban forest management. "Tree Campuses and their students set ex amples for not only their student bodies but the surrounding communities showcas ing how trees create a healthier environ ment," said Dan Lam- be, president of the Ar bor Day Foundation. "Because of EGSC's participation, air will be purer, water cleaner and students and fac ulty will be surround ed by the shade and beauty trees provide." The Tree Campus Higher Education pro gram honors colleges and universities for effective campus for est management and for engaging staff and students in conser vation goals. EGSC achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus Higher Education's five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory commit tee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annu al expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day obser- Currently there are 403 campuses across the United States with this recognition. "East Georgia State College is very proud of its natural land scape, which lends an esthetic aspect to the educational expe rience at the college. Being recognized as a Tree Campus Higher Education enhances our status as an insti tution that recognizes and promotes the val ue of our natural her itage. We are lucky to be in a rural area with several different forest types on our campus. This natural landscape is not only beautiful, but it is a haven for a diverse wildlife com munity, and it is used for outdoor field proj ects in several of our biology classes," said Dr. John Cadle, the In terim Chair of Biolo gy. "Being part of the Tree Campus Higher Education community allows us many oppor tunities to celebrate the contributions that this natural setting pro vides to our student body and the broader community of which we are a part." The Arbor Day Foundation has helped sands of trees, and Tree Campus Higher Ed ucation colleges and universities invested more than $51 million in campus forest man agement last year. This work directly supports the Arbor Day Foun dation's Time for Trees initiative — an unprec edented effort to plant 100 million trees in for ests and communities and inspire 5 million tree planters by 2022. Last year, Tree Cam pus Higher Education schools have collec tively planted 39,178 trees and engaged 81,535 tree planters — helping us work toward these critical goals. More information about the program is available at treecam- pushighered.org and on the EGSC website at http: / / www.ega. edu/treecampus. About the Arbor Day Foundation: The Arbor Day Foundation is a million-member nonprofit conservation and education orga nization with the mis sion to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information is avail able at arborday.org. IT'S TAX TIME! RELIABLE. PROFESSIONAL. CONFIDENTIAL. I
