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Friday, December 25,2015
Lake Oconee News
Page B9
ATHENS/OCONEE
LAKE COUNTRY
Contributed
Members of the Athens Regional Auxiliary accept the award at the annual meeting of
the Georgia Hospital Association.
Athens Regional Auxiliary wins award
for Community Conscience Outreach
The Athens Regional
Auxiliary was awarded
the 2015 Community Con
science Outreach Award for
Large Hospitals. The award
was presented at the annual
meeting of the Georgia Hos
pital Association’s Council
on Auxiliaries/Volunteers.
The Athens Regional
Auxiliary was recognized
for its fundraising efforts
which benefitted Athens
Regional’s Neonatal and
Intensive Care Unit. The
Auxiliary, through special
sales and proceeds from the
Pink Posey, ARMC’s gift
shop, raised over $340,000.
The Auxiliary’s hard work
and dedication purchased
three giraffe beds in addi
tion to furnishing the family
waiting area in the NICU.
Giraffe beds are incuba
tors and radiant warmers
in one. They eliminate the
stress of moving critically-ill
infants from bed to bed. The
family waiting area provides
a “homelike” atmosphere as
parents and family mem
bers wait to visit or care for
their premature and at-risk
babies.
The Athens Regional
Auxiliary celebrated its 50th
anniversary in 2015. Since
the start of the program,
members have donated
more than $3.1 million to
the Athens Regional Foun
dation to support hospital
projects and contributed
more than 556,000 hours of
their time.
For information on
how you can get involved
with the Athens Regional
Auxiliary, contact Norma
Kamphaus, director of vol
unteer services at 706-475-
5310 ornorma.kamphaus@
athenshealth.org.
Contributed
The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties Week 50 Super Raffle winner is
Suzan Harris. At the presentation, from left, are Rotarian Margie Forbes, Past
Rotary District 69 President, Oconee Cellar owner, Matt Garafallo, and fellow
Rotarian Libbo Devine, Director of Georgia Regents Clinic in Greensboro.
Harris is Rotary Week 50 raffle winner
The Rotary Club of
Greene and Putnam Coun
ties Week 50 Super Raffle
Winner is Suzan Harris.
She will receive a $300
gift card, donated by Matt
Garofalo, owner of Oconee
Cellar for the past 17 years.
The Oconee Cellar is
located next to Publix on
Highway 44 and has an
extensive inventory of fine
wines, liquor, beer, and
cigars. They have been
voted “The Best Liquor/
Wine Store in Georgia’s
Lake Country” three years
in a row. Sign up for The
Oconee Cellar’s Reward
Card program and save all
year long. Shop with them
this Holiday Season for all
your gift and holiday party
beverages.
Mr. Garogalo states fur
ther, “I am privileged and
proud to support what the
Greene/Putnam Rotary
Club is doing for the com
munity. I feel blessed to
live and own a business in
such a great community
that gives back to those
that are less fortunate.”
Each week during the
year 2015, the Greene
and Putnam Counties
Rotary Club will draw and
announce a new winner
of 53 weekly prizes - each
valued at $300 or more.
Winning raffle stubs will
be added back into the
raffle pot of 1,000 tickets,
allowing ticket holders the
opportunity to win multi
ple times throughout the
year.
The Rotary Club of
Greene and Putnam Coun
ties is a local service orga
nization, belonging to the
massive Rotary Interna
tional organization.
The Greene/Putnam
Club funds both local and
international charities,
providing leadership and
volunteers for charitable
efforts. Funds raised by
the Super Raffle provide
the club with exceptional
opportunities to impact
both local and interna
tional service projects.
To learn more about the
Greene/Putnam Club,
comprised of local business
leaders, please like us on
Facebook and visit our web
site at: www.GreenePut-
namRotary.org.
Along the Paper Route
Characters in small thriving
communities like Watkinsville
flourish.
Such is the case with Peggy
Holcomb, The Retiring Tourism
Director of Oconee County - who is
anything but a retiring individual.
The unofficial mayor of
downtown Watkinsville wears/
has worn many hats: store
owner, OCAF director, mother
and grandmother... preeminent
volunteer recruiter.
Includung a volunteer stint
manning the only non-motorized
Christmas float in downtown
Watkinsville. Peggy’s recruiting
skills roped me into pushing the
float for over 90 minutes, along
with Mayor Luken and Holcomb’s
Husband Lee.
Punchline; three kids remarked,
“Look at those 3 old men pushing
the float!”
Remembered by many, never
forgotten, that’s Peggy.
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