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PAGE 6B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MARCH 3. 2022 Piedmont Community Health Survey open Atlanta - Piedmont Healthcare, as part of its reg ulatory responsibility as a not-for-profit health system, is currently studying the community health needs of the communities it serves for its Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). As part of this interactive process, Piedmont is inviting the community to weigh in via an online survey. “Piedmont exists to serve its communities and the Community Health Needs Assessment helps us to see the areas in which our re sources can make a positive difference in the lives of community members who are most in need,” said Pied mont Vice President of Exter nal Affairs Thomas Worthy. “We are excited once again to embark on this process, which helps us to deliver on one of the most vital parts of our mission.” A CHNA is a measure ment of the relative health or well-being of a given com munity. It's both the activity and the end-product of iden tifying and prioritizing unmet community health needs, which is performed by: •Gathering and analyzing data; •Soliciting the feedback of the community and key stakeholders; and, •Evaluating Piedmont’s past work and future oppor tunities. Through this assessment, Piedmont hopes to better un derstand local health chal lenges, identify health trends in our community, determine gaps in the current health de livery system and craft a plan to address those gaps and the identified health needs. This is the fourth Pied mont CHNA, with the others having been conducted in 2013, 2016 and 2019. The 2021 Piedmont CHNA will serve as a foundation for de veloping our community benefit strategies and further strengthening our community work. The survey, which opened March 1 and closes March 31, can be found at www.piedmont.org/about- piedmont-healthcare/com- munity-benefit. 5th annual Shamrock Stroll returns to Jasper March 12 Walk, don’t run, to the 5th annual Shamrock Stroll in down Jasper on March 12. Come dressed in your St. Patrick’s Day finest for this .5K (yes point five k) to raise scholarship funds for Pickens County students attending Reinhardt University and enjoy a finish line party with fun for the whole family. The Stroll, presented by Piedmont Mountainside, be gins at Reinhardt’s Cauble School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Participants will stroll through downtown Jasper to the finish line at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 53 for a post race party. The party includes live music, food vendors, adult beverages, and chil dren’s activities. Pets are wel comed and encouraged. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative costumes, most creative dog costume, grand est leprechaun, youngest lep rechaun, and the Pickens County schools club or team with the most participants. Last year, over $19,000 was raised for the Pickens Scholars program. “We are so grateful to all who con tributed at last year’s stroll,” said Dale Morrissey, Rein hardt’s senior director of community engagement. “Reinhardt University and local students thrive because of the support from our com munities.” The pre-registration fee is $25 and includes a T-shirt, medal and race bib. To guar antee a T-shirt, participants must be registered by Feb. 25. Registration on race day begins at 4 p.m. and is $30. For more information and to register, visit www.rein- hardt.edu/stroll. Founded in 1883, Reinhardt University is a private, compre hensive institution grounded in the liberal arts. Reinhardt offers more than 40 graduate and un dergraduate programs online and on campus, including busi ness, education, music, theater, and nursing. Reinhardt’s 525- acre campus is ideally located in Waleska in the heart of Geor gia s high country and nearby the great international city of At lanta. For more information, please contact Reinhardt at (770) 720-5600 or see Rein hardt, edu. THURSDAY. MARCH 3. 2022 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 7B Draw A Shelter Pet Art Contest deadline March 11 Shelter Open House on St. Patrick’s Day By Angela Reinhardt Staff Writer areinhardt@piekensprogress.com Do you love pets and also love drawing? Or, maybe you don’t consider yourself a DaVinci but love pets enough to give drawing shot? Either way you’re in luck, because the Pickens County Animal Shelter is hosting its first “Draw A Pet Art Contest,” and anyone between the ages of 0 and 18 are invited to par ticipate. “We are holding this con test to bring the community to our shelter,” said PCAS Director Emily Bell. “We would like to welcome everyone to show them that we have had many changes. We want everyone to feel welcome and change the neg ative picture people think when they hear the words ‘animal shelter.’ We thought the contest would be a fun way to incorporate the kids in our community with the shel ter.” Participants are invited to visit the Pickens County An imal Shelter Facebook page and select one pet that is cur rently adoptable or was avail able in the past and draw it. Artists can create any back ground they would like. In clude “PCAS” somewhere in the artwork and sign your first name only on the bottom right of the piece, which can be created using markers, crayons, pastels, watercolor or acrylic paint, colored pen cils, pen or ink. Entry forms can be picked up at the shel ter or found at www.picken- sanimalshelter.com, and must be attached to the drawing/panting. Entries must be 8 1/2x11 inches. They will be judged by the following age groups: Ages 0-5, 6-10, 11-14, and 15-18. They must be brought to the Pickens County Ani mal Shelter by 4 p.m. on Fri day, March 11, 2022. Voting will begin March 12, 2022 when artwork will be posted on the shelter’s Facebook page and also hung at the shelter. The public will be in vited to vote and winners will be announced March 25. Winners will receive a gift certificate and special gift. The shelter will also hold a Happy St. Patrick’s Open House on March 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cookies and punch will be served and there will be a special “Lucky Dog” adoption fee of $50. People are also invited to Visit the animal shelter’s Facebook to choose a pet. visit from between 9:30 a.m. transports, and assistance They can be reached at 706- and 10:30 a.m. to explore with shelter duties. 253-8983. volunteer opportunities that The Pickens County Ani- include dog and cat socializa- mal Shelter is located at 3563 tion, dog training, fostering, Camp Road, Jasper, 30143. Reasonable Companion Animal Care Dr. Craig Chester 706-253-6284 Mon-Thurs, 8-12 & 1-5 255 Chambers St., Friday 8-12 Jasper, GA 30143 820 S. Main St. 1305 Old Philadelphia Rd. Jasper, GA 30143 Jasper, GA 30143 706-692-5900 706-253-5900 Your one-stop, on-the-spot auto service headquarters for a complete line of quality tires and auto services. 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