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Around Monroe County
July 6, 2011
Circle of Care launches monthly lunches
BY RICHARD
DUMAS
Christ United
Methodist Church
served as host for a day
of helping people in need
earlier this month.
The Monroe County
Ministerial Association,
Family Connections and
Circle of Care sponsored
a free lunch for some
local seniors, single par
ents and out-of-work
persons.
About two dozen mem
bers from Christ United
Methodist and Rocky
Creek Baptist Church
helped hand out free
lunches to 80 families in
need. The families were
treated to chicken
breasts, bread, fruits
and vegetables and
desserts. All of the food
was donated.
Circle of Care director
Wanda Buff said the
lunch will take place
once a month going for
ward, and that in the
future a food council
could form to try to set a
local food pantry to help
nourish needy local fam
ilies.
Rev. Keith Harris of
Christ United Methodist
Church said it was great
for his church to host
the first lunch. Harris
said different foods will
likely be handed out
each month because the
persons and companies
that donate could
change from time to
time.
Persons interested in
forming a local food
council or learning more
about the program can
contact Buff at 994-4939
or Angela Johnson at
787-4215.
Carla Niblett, left, helps unpack boxes for the needy at Christ
United Methodist Church.
Joshua Harrell, left, carried food for the needy into Christ
United Methodist Church. (Photos/Richard Dumas)
New dowtown director off and running
Local bank boosts senior center
BY RICHARD DUMAS
New Forsyth downtown
development director Loraine
Khoury only started work less
than a month ago, but she has
already reestablished several
Better Hometown programs
that had been put on hold.
The Forsyth Farmer's
Market reopened for business
Friday at its customary loca
tion on Jackson Street.
Khoury said vendors from
around Middle Georgia offered
a good assortment of items,
including cheeses, snow cones,
tomatoes, boiled peanuts,
watermelon and cabbages.
"It offers the citizens the
chance to have food that is
locally grown," Khoury said.
Khoury said she was very
pleased with the first week
and hopes that more people
will turn out each week.
Khoury said homemade soaps
will even be sold this coming
Friday.
The Farmer's Market will
continue to be open from Noon
to 6 p.m. each Friday through
out the summer.
Khoury also said the Forsyth
Alive Concert Series will start
back up on Saturday, Aug. 13
when a popular Middle
Georgia act, The Soul Purpose
Band, performs. The show will
take place at the regular loca
tion in front of City Hall,
where most past concerts have
taken place. Celebration will
perform at the city's second
concert, which will be held on
Saturday, September 10, she
said.
Khoury told council mem
bers at its June 7 meeting
that though she had only been
at work for less than a full
week she had "already fallen
in love with Forsyth."
"I'm ecstatic to be here," she
said. "I love it. The people here
are so friendly and helpful.
I've never seen so much coop
eration to a stranger than I've
had already in just one week's
time."
Culloden’s Edd Norris and new Better Hometown direc
tor Lorraine Khoury talk at the June Business After
Hours’ social, which was also a reception for Khoury.
BB&T in Forsyth spent
about $1,200 and invested
about 15 hours into the
Monroe County Senior
Center in the past month,
helping close to 100 sen
iors as part of the bank’s
Lighthouse Project.
BB&T employees hosted
a game night for seniors
playing Let’s Make a Deal
and Bingo on May 24.
Seniors won prizes such
as canned food items, toi
letry items, hand soaps
and sanitizers, socks,
hats, lip balm, razor sets,
shampoo, conditioner,
knee highs, bird feeder,
and various laundry
detergent items.
Two grand prize win
ners, who covered their
Bingo boards first (one
male and one female) won
a DVD player. Bank staff
also grilled hotdogs for
them and served chili,
coleslaw, chips, cake, and
drinks.
Then on June 27, the
BB&T staff went out and
delivered care packages
with the Meals on Wheels
program for homebound
seniors unable to partici
pate in game night. The
care packages were in
BB&T bags and consisted
of lip balm, hand soap and
sanitizer, lotion, hard
candy, BB&T cups, bottle
water, and other various
toiletry items along with
BB&T banking brochures
and business cards.
The bank also sponsored
seniors for the May Day
parade by buying T-shirts
for them. They also plan
to put a collage together
for the center using pho
tos from game night and
while making the deliver
ies.
“It was a wonderful
experience working with
Employees from Forsyth
BB&T hosted a game night
for members of the Monroe
County Senior Center in
May, and last week delivered
goodies to seniors through
Meals on Wheels.
the Senior Activity
Center,” said Michelle
Caldwell, branch manager
of the BB&T in Forsyth.
“My entire team truly
enjoyed the experience of
working with the Senior
Activity Center. It touched
our hearts to see the
excitement on their faces.
The director, Freida
White, says the Seniors
are still talking about the
game night and that her
boss was very impressed
at all the time and work
dedicated to pull this
event together.
“It was a great and won
derful feeling to see the
smiles on their faces as
they received their items.
She won the can of beans
and then traded the beans
for the hat and she never
took it off the whole
night.”
Bank members are
Michelle Caldwell, Tom
Patterson, Daryl Andrews,
Steve Miller, Rhonda
Grier, Lisa Inglett, Joan
Bishop, Auburn Harvey,
Mia Fatheree-Lane,
Candice Howell, Brittany
Hodge and Bryan Bush.
Caldwell’s fiance Scott
Bogulski and Patterson’s
wife Laura also participat
ed.
Pharmacy &
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By Jep Castleberry
Antibiotics and Dental Care
Persons with certain heart conditions who are scheduled to
visit the dentist for cleaning or certain dental procedures may
be prescribed an antibiotic to take before the appointment.
Antibiotics are prescribed to prevent an infection known as
infective endocarditis. This infection may occur when bacteria
from the mouth infect areas of the heart after passing through
the blood. The bacteria can infect the inner lining of the heart
or heart valves. Persons with certain heart conditions since
birth, an artificial heart valve, or an issue with a heart valve
after a transplant should take an antibiotic before going to the
dentist. However, persons with many other types of heart
conditions do not need to take an antibiotic. Also, persons who
have experienced infective endocarditis may also be prescribed
an antibiotic before going to the dentist.
Amoxicillin is commonly prescribed and can be taken by
mouth by both adults and children. For persons who are aller
gic to penicillin may be prescribed cephalexin (Keflex), a cepha
losporin antibiotic, or clindamycin (Cleocin), a macrolide anti
biotic. For persons who cannot take medications by mouth,
cefazolin or ceftriaxone (Rocephin) are cephalosporin medica
tions that can be administered into the muscle or given intra
venously.
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