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Page B8 Lake Oconee News Friday, December 25, 2015 MORGAN COUNTY GREENE COUNTY COMPLETE-// Full of Features Complete Checking. Everything you'd want in a checking account plus access to Cell Phone Protection/Identity Protection/and more. Bankjjouth. www.banksouth.com 6340 Lake Oconee Parkway (706)453-2943 200 North East Street (706)453-2236 Member FDIC. 1 Damage and Theft Protection for up to 3 Eligible Mobile Phones. Up to $300 Reimbursement per Claim and Maximum of $600 Reimbursement for Repair or Replacement Expense per Year. $50 Co-Payment Per Claim Applies. Protection is supplemental to and in excess of other insurance coverage which may apply. 2 IDProtect services is a personal identity theft protection service available to account owner(s) and their family. Family includes: spouse, persons qualifying as a domestic partner, and children under 25 years of age and parent(s) who are residents of the same household. IDProtect benefits are available to joint account holders. Benefits are not available to a “signer"or"beneficiary"of the account who is not an account owner. Service is not available to businesses and their employees, clubs and/or churches and their members, schools and their employees/students. THRIFT SHOP •Medical Equipment Check Out •Local Assistance •Food for Friends All proceeds benefit Putnam Co. Citizens 706.485.4066 151 Industrial Blvd. P.O. Box 3971 Eatonton, GA 31024 (across from Haband] SERVING THOSE IN NEED Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8am - 6pm Sat 8am - 2pm Character Ball Doc McStuffins even made an appearance at the event signing autographs for the anxious crowd. For an additional donation children could have their photos taken with Olaf, Anna and Elsa of Frozen. TenderCare Clinic receives $ 30,000 grant One in 10 American babies On Thursday, Dec. 10 the Morgan County Future Farmers of America organization hosted its first annual Character Ball. The event aimed to raise money to go towards different FFA programs throughout the year. Children were able to have their photos taken with various popular characters, many of the children came dressed as princesses and superheroes themselves. This year's event was organized by FFA Alumni members Betty Webb and Becky Butler. Above, Princesses from across the county came to the Morgan County High School cafeteria to have their photos taken with Disney Princesses. FFA students dressed as Belle, Tiana and Cinderella pose with the enthusiastic group. LEILA SCOGGINS/STAFF moms get prenatal care and more babies to get a healthy start in life,” said Edward R.B. McCabe, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of the March of Dimes. “We thank the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Foundation for its dedication to better health for American families and their continued support of the March of Dimes mission.” CenteringPregnancy®, developed by Centering Healthcare Institute, has been demonstrated to reduce the incidence of preterm birth and low birth weight. This prenatal care model integrates the three major components of care: health assessment, education and support, into a unified pro gram within a group setting. Eight to 12 pregnant women with similar due dates meet together, learning care skills, participating in a facilitated discussion, and developing a support network with other group members. Each Cen teringPregnancy® group meets for a total of 10 ses sions throughout pregnancy and early postpartum. The practitioner, within the group space, completes stan dard physical health assess ments at each session. In the fall of 2013, Tender- Care Clinic began accepting clients for prenatal care at its main campus in Greensboro, Georgia. TenderCare Clinic is a Community Health Center with three locations: downtown Greensboro, Lake Oconee, and Milledgeville. Founded in January 2000, TenderCare provides both medical and dental services. In addition, the main cam pus has a full retail pharmacy and laboratory services. TenderCare Clinic’s Mis sion Statement is “To provide quality, cost-effective, and accessible primary health care with dedication to the highest quality of customer services, delivered with a sense of warmth, friendli ness, individual pride, and company spirit.” This mis sion statement is reflected through the addition of pre natal care services. Tender Care strives to reduce dispar ities in perinatal outcomes by providing quality care in the local community. TenderCare Clinic is located at 803 S. Main Street in downtown Greensboro, Georgia. Women interested in prenatal care services should call 706-453-1201. is born prematurely, placing the newborn at increased risk of death, medical com plications and lifelong health challenges. To improve birth outcomes and reduce unnec essary health care costs, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Foundation has announced a one-year, $30,000 grant to the Geor gia Chapter of the March of Dimes to support group- based prenatal care. TenderCare Clinic is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Georgia Chapter of the March of Dimes to receive this $30,000 grant. Funds for this grant will be used to obtain CenteringPregnancy® Site Approval. The process of receiving site approval will provide TenderCare Clinic with the expertise, support and guidance to initiate, implement and sustain a CenteringPregnancy® Pro gram. Preterm birth costs the U.S. more than $26 billion annually, according to the Institute of Medicine. It is the leading cause of newborn death. Babies born even a few weeks early have higher rates of illness and hospi talization compared to full- term newborns. “This grant will enable the March of Dimes to help more Missy Jackson, Women's Nurse Practitioner and Silvia Dyer are leading the Women's Health Center at TenderCare. Contributed
