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AWARD PRESENTED As part of
Weyerhaeuser's MAKING WAVES Program
(WAVE stands for Weyerhaeuser Active Volunteer
Employees), an award for $4,000 was recently
presented to Perry High Band Boosters in sup
port of Pride or Crossroads Bands. Shown
above, Bill Brown, project manager for
Weyerhaeuser, presents the award to Joe
Hutcheson, director, Pride of Crossroads Bands,
along with Shirley Brown, immediate past presi
dent, Booster Club. Also shown ate several
Weyerhaeuser employees' children, who active
ly participate in the bands, including (l-r)
Bethany Cooper, John Hutchens, Tirzah Collins,
Bill Brown, Shirley Brown, Joe Hutcheson.
Shauna Collins, Gmnie Brown, and Heather
Weyerhaeuser employees make major
gift to Perry High band uniform drive
Special to the Times-Jolknal
Employees of the
Weyerhaeuser Flint River
Operations in Oglethorpe have
been making WAVEs in their
communities. The WAVEs (for
Weyerhaeuser Active Volunteer
Employees) were made by
employees leading and participat
ing in volunteer projects designed
to benefit the community.
Flint River employees submit
ted 15 projects to The
Weyerhaeuser Co. Foundation,
who sponsored the program.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in
1998. the Foundation wanted to
honor the commitment
Weyerhaeuser employees have
made to their communities in the
past so they created an oppor
tunity for them to do even more.
By dedicating at least 50 hours
of volunteer time to a non-profit.
Program to help needy with prescriptions
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Times-Journal Staff
An innovative new program has
been established in Houston County
to help people on limited incomes
manage the high cost of medical pre
scriptions.
The program will draw its finan
cial support from indigent health care
funds given by the state to the Percy
Hospital. Called the Medical
Assistance Program (MAP), it is the
result of a cooperative planning effort
between three Houston County agen
cies - the Health Department, the
Department of Family and Children
Services and the Houston County
Healthcare Complex - organized as
the Community Health Services
Board under the chairmanship of
tommy Stalnaxer.
In a presentation to the Houston
County Commissioners Nov. 3,
Stalnaker introduced Tina Fletcher of
the hospital staff. Diane Banister of
the Health Department, and JoAnn
Aaron of DFACS. who gave a
detailed description of the project.
Fletcher said the program would
help reduce indigent care costs for the
county by assisting chronically ill
people in obtaining the medicines
their doctors prescribed, and will
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community-based project,
employee volunteer groups
received funds to support their
work The Foundation provided
funding for project materials, a
panning tool kit and commemora
tive T-shirts for volunteers.
Employees could also request a
cash donation for the non-profit
organization.
“A special budget was set up
by the Foundation in 1997 just for
the Making WAVEs program.”
said Kent Walker, vice president
and site manager, Flint River
Operations.
“We had good projects proposed
by some very community-minded
people in our operating areas It’s
goof to see our employees giving
so much of their time and taking
the opportunity to funnel some of
these funds into our middle
Georgia communities,” he said.
probably involve the use of a voucher
system to be used at local pharmacies
She noted that«,this would reduce
return trips to the emergency room
and help prevent hospitalization. She
also pointed out that the Community
Health Service Board is asking local
pharmacists to donate some of their
time to the program, and noted that in
some cases free medicines are avail
able to those in need, provided the
paperwork is filled out.
JoAnn Aaron told the commission
ers that some people in the county not
only don’t have a physician, but also
don’t have transportation.
“We hope to serve as guardian
angels for those with limited
resources and no transportation.” she
said.
Stalnaker estimated for every Si
spent in the program, the county
would save $lO in hospitalization
costs.
It was also pointed out that the pro
gram would benefit elderly people on
Medicare, which has no provisions for
covering the cost of prescriptions.
The Commissioners approved a
request by the MAP team for SIO,OOO
to be used in paying the salary of a
clerical worker for the program.
Commission Chairman J. Sherrill
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Bellamy. Bill and Shirley coordinated nearly 35
volunteers who worked an excess of 500 volun
teer hours organizing two barbecue fund raiser
to earn the cash award from MAKING WAVES.
Russell Cooper, and Billy Johnson, also
Weyerhaeuser employees (not pictured), han
dled cooking responsibilities for the fund raisers.
According to Hutcheson, "We greatly appreciate
the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation soon
soring the MAKING WAVES Program that offered
us the opportunity to earn this award. It would
not have been possible without the volunteer
efforts from Weyerhaeuser employees and the
other Band Booster Club members. The funds will
be used to purchase additional uniforms for a
rapidly growing band program."
Some projects that were
included constructing homes
and storage buildings for Habitat
for Humanity in Montezuma and
Bamcsville; raising money to pur
chase Perry High School Band
uniforms; coordinating a summer
enrichment program for youth;
relocating Macon County
Elementary’s playground equip
ment; replacing a roof on the
Macon County Association of
Churches clothing and food bank
building; promoting the Boys and
Girls Club in Americus; rebuild
ing the Boy Scout hu! in
Montezuma; and tutoring students
with the Educational Talent
Search in Macon County.
The Making WAVEs program
was so successful this year that
the Weyerhaeuser Co. Foundation
has pledged to support it for 1999
and 2000.
Stafford commended the committee
for their work and the cooperation
between departments. Rep. Pam
Bohannon, who was present at the
meeting, said, "This is the kind of
thing we really want to see.”
The program is expected to be in
operation by the end of this year.
Obituary
Daniel B. Durden Jr.
Graveside Services for Daniel
Benjamin Durden Jr. of 500
Stanley St., Perry, have been
planned for 2 p m.. Nov. 25. ai
the v_nnst s sanctified Holy
Church Cemetery.
Mr. Durden died on Nov. 24
at the New Perry Nursing Home.
He was 90.
Bom in Bibb County, he had
lived here for the last 10 years.
He was a retired machinist and a
member of Christ’s Sanctified
Holy Church. He was never
married and has no survivors.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home
. has charge of arrangements.
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Perryan David Mills to head
new state outreach program
r«OM stait mro*n
David P. Mills Jr., of Perry, has been named direc
tor of the Office of Economic Development
Assistance, a new initiative of the University of
Georgia Public Service and Outreach program
The Office of Economic Development Assistance
will coordinate service delivery and foster team
approaciies to economic growth, as well as develop
ing new programs and improving existing ones,
Mills said.
Mills’ new office is located in the center of the
state in th new Regional State Service Delivery
Office on Corder Road in Warner Robins. This loca
tion now offers a number of services for community
economic development, including Business
Outreach Services and the Small Business
Bicyclists to pay anniversary
visit to Perry during June
By ROB MEAD
Times-Joubnal Staff
BRAG, the Bicycle Ride Across
Georgia event sponsored locally by
members of the Perry Convention
and Visitors Bureau, will occur for
the 20th year during June 1999, said
Jenny Andrew Director of the
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The first ride 20 years ago includ
ed Perry as one of its slops,and will
do so again for the first time since
then, she told members of the CVB
during a Nov. 19 meeting
The riders will begin in La
Grange, end in Savannah and will
stop in Perry on June 22 said
Andrew.
Participation in the ride is avail
Perry Chamber board gains four new members
By ROB MEAD
Times-Jch'rnai. Start
Members of the Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce met for
their monthly meeting at the
Welcome Center Nov 19.
No quorum was present during
the meeting.
Chris Kinnas president of the
Chamber, said no new nomina
tions for Chamber board positions
were made and would have to
have been submitted by Nov 15.
The Chamber has four new
members, Deborah Davison.
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The first ride had about KX) par
ticipants. The coming event is
expected to have approximately
2.500 riders. Andrew said.
Riders and their support crews are
going to stay at the Perry High
School grounds in tents and sleeping
bags said Andrew
Two tractor trailers with support
items will accompany the group
including items such as portable
showers and portable toilets.
Approximately 2.(KM) people are
expected to camp out on the high
school grounds and approximately
S(X) people are expected to use the
local hotels and motels said Andrew
Curves for Women, Samantha’s
and Swift Street Inn.
Chamber expenses are down
$5,000 from last year and rev
enues are up $8,500 for the year
said Kinnas.
P»ul Oliver a resident of Fort
Worth Texas owns a professional
membership drive company and
Chamber members are consider
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Government and the J.W. Fanning Institute for
Leadership and Community Development.
Mills has had over two decades of experience in
public service through the University of Georgia,
having served as county extension director in
Houston County, and as district agent for communi
ty and rural development. He is a certified econom
ic developer.
He holds a doctorate in education from the
University of Georgia, a master’s in public adminis
tration from Valdosta Stale University and a bache
lor of science degree from North Georgia College.
He and his wife Susan have three sons and four
grandchildren. They are members of Crossroads
United Methodist Church.
Members of the CVB will post
signs advertising the event and local
hotel, motel, restaurant owners and
merchants can help themselves by
putting up welcome signs for the
BRAG riders said Andrew
The riders and their support crews
spend approximately SIOO,OOO a day
wherever they stop said Andrew
Bill Davis, a local participant in
the event, said riders like to patron
ize establishments that recognize and
welcome the BRAG riders
Any clubs interested in participat
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criteria should contact Jenny Andrew
at the Convention and Visitors
Bureau by calling 9XB-8000.
concerns which do not belong to
the Chamber of Commerce.
The issue of hiring Oliver will
be bn'nght before the Member
Services Committee for an answer
before the second week of
December.
Linda Easterly said the Robins
Air Base day for the Youth
Leadership program will be
rescheduled due to tension in the
Middle East, a new date has not
been announced.
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