Compassion, Care, Integrity and Faith

The Spirit of St. Mary’s December 2014
A publication of St. Mary’s Foundation
St. Mary’s Foundation’s mission is to improve and enhance services provided for patients and residents of St. Mary’s
Health Care System and to ensure these services are available to those who need them most by providing opportunities
for giving to the community.
Sisters Katie Bogle, Megan Lewis, Anne O’Brien, Bridget Mink and Sara
O’Brien, who host BreastFest each year, celebrate the dedication of
St. Mary’s Hospital Mammography Waiting Area in memory of their mother,
Tyanna Barre O’Brien, on March 28, 2014.
St. Mary’s Foundation dedicated the Mammography Waiting Area at St.
Mary’s Outpatient Center in honor of Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer.
Pictured from left to right: Michael Abbott, Jay Abbott, Teresa Abbott,
Pierce Abbott, Dwight Standridge, Leslie Standridge, Crysty Odom,
Jeff Brown.
Compassion, Care, Integrity and Faith
Dear Donors and
Friends of St. Mary’s,
With 2014 coming to an end, I want to take this
opportunity to say thank you for making this
year incredibly successful! Your generous support
makes a difference and assures that the continued
fine tradition of excellence, quality, service, and
compassionate health care is provided by St.
Mary’s for you and our community.
My sincere thanks to our Athens and Greensboro Foundation
Boards of Directors, the Committees, Young Professional Advisory Board, employees
and volunteers, whose ongoing compassion, stewardship and commitment are the
heart of our system.
St. Mary’s would not thrive without the generous support of our many donors and
volunteers! You are vital to our ongoing efforts to extend our Mission and Values
to our community, allowing us to bring essential new services and build for future
needs.
The Foundation is an important part of the team, helping to keep our ministry in
the forefront of health care in our region. By envisioning our future and working
strategically to make it a reality, St. Mary’s Foundation helps to make certain that St.
Mary’s mission will prosper for years to come. For that I am very grateful.
I am proud of St. Mary’s Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital’s accomplishments
during 2014! With the generosity of the community combined with the work of
our Foundation, St. Mary’s enhanced our healthcare facilities, access and services in
Athens and Greene County.
Events including the “Take a Chance for Kids” Raffle, Golf Tournament, BreastFest,
Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer, and the Annual Gala raise money to support the
many needs of our patients in the community. These events continue to grow and
truly make a difference to our patients. We are thankful to the supporters and
organizers of these events, without which we could not have achieved such great
success.
Through partnerships with communities, donors and employees, the Foundation has
endowed St. Mary’s with modern facilities, equipment and programs. Some of the
disbursements of philanthropic funds for 2014 include upgrading the infant security
system, installing new surgical lights in the second floor operating room, purchasing
Pulse Oximeters for the newborn nursery, and funding Camp Nokose for children
who have lost a loved one.
I am excited to announce that St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital was named
2014 Small Hospital of the Year by the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals at
its 31st Annual Conference on October 16. The category includes most non-profit
community hospitals in Georgia with fewer than 100 beds! I am extremely proud
of this tremendous achievement and want to congratulate all of our employees,
physicians and volunteers at Good Samaritan.
Your support is a major reason that St. Mary’s continues to excel. Your energy,
enthusiasm, and financial support truly make a difference in all we do. On behalf of
everyone at St. Mary’s and the communities we serve, thank you.
Dear Friends and Supporters of St. Mary’s,
I am excited to announce that 2014 has been another successful
year for St. Mary’s Foundation and I am proud and grateful to have
served as the Chair of St. Mary’s Foundation Board of Directors
during a year full of accomplishments!
St. Mary’s Foundation’s mission is to improve and enhance services
provided for all patients and residents of St. Mary’s and to ensure
these services are available to those who need them most by
providing opportunities for giving to the community. Achieving
our mission could not be possible without your support. I want to
thank each and every one of our donors – community members,
employees, physicians and businesses – who support St. Mary’s.
This support comes not only in monetary donations, but gifts of
time and talent by serving on a Board or Committee or being an
Auxiliary member.
St. Mary’s Foundation events raised over $222,000 to promote
excellence in healthcare for the patients, residents and families
served by St. Mary’s Health Care System. What an outstanding
accomplishment! I would like to share with you several highlights
from our 2014 events. The Young Professionals Advisory Board
held its annual “Take a Chance for Kids” Raffle on February 27,
2014 raising nearly $16,000 for St. Mary’s Children’s Services. On
May 12th, the Foundation hosted its Annual Golf Tournament
benefitting St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care, Hospice and
Palliative Care Services. The tournament had 154 golfers participate
and raised over $84,000! This year’s Gala raised more money than
ever before for our Children’s Services! Through sponsorships,
donations, and live and silent auctions, St. Mary’s Fourteenth
Annual Gala netted over $122,000, exceeding our record high by
over $5,000.
Through partnerships with local organizations, St. Mary’s
Foundation was the beneficiary of many great events including
BreastFest Athens, hosted by The Tyanna Foundation, “Mission in
a Mile” sponsored by Central Presbyterian Church, and Bulldogs
Battling Breast Cancer. St. Mary’s Love Lights, a year-round
fundraiser hosted by St. Mary’s Auxiliary, lit its Love Lights tree
located in the atrium on December 2, 2014. We cannot begin to
express our appreciation to each organization for raising money for
the mission of St. Mary’s Foundation.
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital held its annual Heart &
Soul Gala at the Ritz Carlton on February 15th, and hosted the
Bucky Dent Invitational Legends on the Link Golf Tournament
on October 26 and 27, 2014. The results from these events were
exceptional and we are unbelievably proud of the hard work put
forth from our boards, volunteers, and employees. Please read Rick
Wolfert’s letter in this magazine for an update on Good Samaritan.
I strongly believe 2015 will be another successful and thriving year
for St. Mary’s Health Care System. The Foundation, with the help
and support from our community, Board members, volunteers,
physicians, employees, and staff, will continue to support St. Mary’s
in providing the integral health care needs of our community, both
in the Athens and Greensboro area.
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With Best Regards,
I hope you enjoy the 2014 Annual St.
Mary’s Foundation Magazine, The Spirit of
St. Mary’s! Have a wonderful holiday season
and a healthy, happy and peaceful New Year.
Don McKenna, FACHE
President and CEO
St. Mary’s Health Care System
Seth Waltman, Chair
St. Mary’s Foundation Board of Directors
FOUNDATION FUNDS
IN ACTION: Center for Wound Healing
St. Mary’s Foundation supports St. Mary’s Center for Wound Healing using contributions
donated to the Foundation. The state-of-the-art center has provided a full range of
wound healing services in one convenient outpatient facility since its opening at
4017 Atlanta Highway in November 2012.
The Wound Center’s goal is to provide compassionate care and patient education to
help prevent amputations and improve quality of life. St. Mary’s Foundation strives
to reach that goal by purchasing necessary equipment and services. On August 6,
2014, the Foundation purchased a wound vacuum service for a patient at the Center
for Wound Healing to help heal her infected leg. The KCI wound vacuum, used at
the Wound Center, delivers negative pressure at the wound site through a patented
dressing helping to draw wound edges together, remove infectious materials and
actively promote new skin growth.
“My leg began turning black because of infection,” said the Center for Wound Healing
patient, who asked to be kept anonymous. “It wouldn’t have gotten better without the
wound vacuum and I couldn’t afford to use the vacuum without the Foundation’s help.
Thank you so much to St. Mary’s Foundation and Center for Wound Healing for saving
my leg.”
In addition to the wound vacuum, the Center for Wound Healing offers services
including debridements, compression therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, advance
specialized dressings and therapies, and infection control.
“St. Mary’s Center for Wound Healing is beneficial to the community in that there is
someplace that caters to the specific need of wound care,” said Katie English, Director of
St. Mary’s Center for Wound Healing. “We want to enhance patient care and get better
healing results for patients in the community.”
St. Mary’s Center for Wound Healing could not provide essential wound healing
services without the monetary support from our community. Our sincerest thank
you for your donations to St. Mary’s Foundation. Your support is the reason St. Mary’s
continues to prosper and succeed!
Top Photo: St. Mary’s Center for Would Healing’s waiting area.
Bottom Photo: The Center for Wound Healing’s hyperbaric chamber.
Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer Naming Opportunity
Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer (BBBC) was created as a result of founder Teresa Abbott’s battle with breast cancer. Teresa won that battle,
which inspired her and her husband Jay to hold a golf tournament each year pairing golfers with Georgia Bulldog Football players and
coaches. But more importantly, the BBBC golf tournament is an event to raise money for the treatment and cure of breast cancer.
The BBBC charity, founded ten years ago, has donated over $204,000 to St. Mary’s Foundation’s Radiology and Breast Health Fund, and in
2014, they donated $67,000. Because of this tremendous accomplishment and outstanding effort, St. Mary’s Foundation dedicated the
Mammography Waiting Area at St. Mary’s Outpatient Center (see front cover) in honor of Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer. The plaque,
installed in November 2014, reminds viewers of the incredible impact BBBC has made on the patients, families, and employees affected by
breast cancer. Thank you Jay and Teresa Abbott and Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer!
1 – The BBBC golf tournament was held July 7, 2014.
2 – BBBC volunteers and Coach Mark Richt attend the 2014 event.
3 – Jay and Teresa Abbott with their two sons, Chris (left) and Michael (right).
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St. Mary’s Thrift Store
Celebrates $1 Million Milestone
On Monday, October 6, 2014, St. Mary’s Auxiliary, which operates St. Mary’s Thrift
Store on Broad Street, celebrated making the tens of thousands of sales needed to
hit the $1 million milestone.
The thrift store was first envisioned in 2007. Then-Auxiliary President Wanda LashSorenson pitched the idea to the Auxiliary Board as a way to raise funds for St.
Mary’s Hospice. Noting that the Athens area did not have an upscale thrift store,
Lash-Sorenson felt there was an empty niche in the market that the Auxiliary could
fill.
The Auxiliary Board agreed, and a few months later, the Board of Directors of St.
Mary’s Health Care System and Foundation gave their official consent. St. Mary’s
agreed to let the Auxiliary use a recently acquired storefront on Broad Street and
provided labor from its Engineering staff to renovate the facility. A loan to cover
the cost of renovation was provided by St. Mary’s Foundation, and the store
opened on April 22, 2008.
The store covers its own expenses, from keeping the lights on to paying back the
loan that funded the initial renovations, which it did in just a few years. Even after
deducting all expenses and selling items on average less than $10, the volunteers
have been able to generate more than $561,000.
Thank you to St. Mary’s Auxiliary, the Auxiliary’s Thrift Store Committee and the
30-plus volunteers who keep the store open five days a week. The funds you
have raised provide care to patients at St. Mary’s. Without your hard work and
dedication, we would not be celebrating this incredible milestone.
St. Mary’s Thrift Store is located at 2165 W. Broad St., Athens, and is open from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Donations of gently used clothes, books, household goods and more are welcome,
and large donations can be picked up from your home or business. Please call
706.389.2772 for more information.
Top Photo: St. Mary’s administration, Board members, Auxiliary members, and volunteers gather in St. Mary’s atrium to celebrate the Thrift Store’s $1 million milestone.
Middle Photo: Members of the Auxiliary, including President Claire Phillips, and St. Mary’s Thrift Store volunteers.
Bottom Photo: Past-Auxiliary President Kathleen Hefner (right) and Auxiliary member Sara Shirley (left) attend the celebration.
The Legacy of David and June Elder
St. Mary’s Legacy Society recognizes individuals who have included
St. Mary’s in their estate plans. The word “legacy” is defined as “what
someone is remembered for or what they left behind that is revered
and has influenced the present day.”
Well, David and June Elder will certainly be remembered for what
they left behind to St. Mary’s. David Elder passed away on April 10,
2010, and June Elder passed away on November 16, 2013. Through
The David M. Elder Irrevocable Trust, the family graciously donated
over $250,000 to St. Mary’s Foundation’s Hospice Fund in 2014. This
donation has contributed greatly to the Hospice House and our
legacy of caring for hospice patients.
Because of the generosity of David and June Elder,
St. Mary’s Foundation dedicated two patient rooms
at St. Mary’s Hospice House in memory of the
Elder’s in accordance to the family’s wishes. The
reception, held on October 22, 2014, celebrated
the Elder’s legacy gift to our hospice program
and the lasting difference they have made on the
community.
Mrs. Bennie Heard, sister of June Elder, commented at the reception
that “David and June would be smiling down on us from heaven.”
We would like to express our appreciation to these individuals for
your foresight in including St. Mary’s in your plans, and extend
invitations to officially become members of St. Mary’s Legacy
Society. We consider it an honor and recognize that this special
consideration will enable us to continue our mission into the future.
Friends and family of David and June Elder celebrate the dedication of two
rooms at St. Mary’s Hospice House.
2014 GALA October 11, 2014
The St. Mary’s 14th Annual Gala was held on October 11, 2014, at Athens
Country Club. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and guests and the dedication
of our Special Events Committee, this year’s Gala was our most successful Gala yet,
raising over $122,000 for St. Mary’s Children’s Services! Guests enjoyed silent and
live auctions, dinner, and dancing to The Sensational Sounds of Motown.
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1 – The ballroom beautifully decorated for the event
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2 – Barbara Dooley and Joy Davis
3 – Guests dance in the ballroom to The Sensational
Sounds of Motown
4 – Victor Wilson, Don McKenna and Jana McKenzie,
Dora and Charlie Upchurch
5 – Sponsor tables on the sun porch
6 – Blake and Ann Marie Watts
7 – Lenn and Paula Chandler
8 – Robin and Cathie Chasman
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9 – Gail and Mac Smith with Shaun O’Rear
10 – Libby and Van Morris
11 – Seth and Becky Waltman
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12 – Judy and Lee Hubrich
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13 – The jewelry items in the silent auction
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Save the Date
October 10, 2015
Dear Supporters of St. Mary’s Good
Samaritan Hospital,
On behalf of the St. Mary’s Good
Samaritan Foundation Board, thank you
for the amazing support the Hospital has
received and for contributing to Good
Samaritan’s growth and success the past
year since it’s opening in November 2013. We continue to be
overwhelmed by the community support it has received.
Before I give an update on the progress of the Good Samaritan
Foundation, I want to congratulate Good Samaritan Hospital for
being named Georgia’s Small Hospital of the Year by the Georgia
Alliance of Community Hospitals. Our Foundation Board is very
proud of this accomplishment in its first full year of operation in
the new facility and is honored to be a part of this important and
impressive Critical Access Hospital.
Our Good Samaritan Foundation Board and its Committees
have been very hard at work over the last year. The not-for-profit,
80,000 square foot Critical Access Hospital asked the community
for financial support with a goal of raising $8 million in
philanthropic funds, or about 15% of the total cost of the project.
To date, our Capital Campaign has raised over $7.4 million with
the funds going to acquire a broad range of critical state-of-the-art
medical equipment and technology. We have now achieved over
90% of our goal and want to extend our thanks to our more than
900 donors for this level of support.
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation hosted two successful
fundraising events this year to benefit Good Samaritan Hospital
including The Legends on the Links Bucky Dent Invitational Golf
Tournament and the Heart & Soul Gala held at the Ritz Carlton.
Both of these events had tremendous results! Thank you so much
to our Board members, committees, employees and volunteers for
all of their efforts with these outstanding events.
I am pleased to report that we have made excellent progress in
2014 in providing the funds necessary to acquire a broad range
of critically needed equipment for Good Samaritan (including
the recent acquisition of a Nuclear Camera and completion of
the Nuclear Medicine Room). While we celebrate our success to
date, the hospital still needs $600,000 to equip and furnish a third
Operating Room (critical for recruiting medical specialist to the
areas); and, the Minor Procedures Room (used in the operating
suite for such procedures as cataracts and minor surgery). As
a reminder, all gifts and donations support Good Samaritan
Hospital and are fully tax deductible.
It is my honor and privilege to serve as the 2013-2014 Chair of
the St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation Board. Thank you for
all you do and we are honored by your ongoing support of Good
Samaritan Hospital.
Frederick E. “Rick” Wolfert, Chair
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation Board
Spotlight:
Becky Smith
St. Mary’s Foundation is proud to
spotlight Becky Smith, one of St.
Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation
Board’s newest members.
Born and raised in Holdenville,
Oklahoma, Becky attended
Oklahoma State University. After
graduation, she joined IBM. One of
her moves led her to Fayetteville,
Arkansas where she met and
married her handsome husband,
Steve.
For 30 years, Becky worked in sales and marketing executive
positions with IBM and Hitachi. She was the Vice President of World
Wide Marketing for Hitachi’s Hard Drive business when she retired
in 2006. Steve also worked for 30 years in sales and marketing with
consumer packaged goods for Procter and Gamble and Helene
Curtis before he retired as well.
After retirement, Becky and Steve decided they wanted to be
closer to their family, so they packed up their lives in San Jose,
California and moved to Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro,
Georgia. The move allows them to play golf and be on the lake
while also being located closer to their three sons and nine
grandchildren.
The Greensboro community is lucky to have gained such a hardworking, kind-hearted woman. Becky is the past-president of the
Reynold’s Women’s Golf Association and serves on the Greene
County Food Pantry Board. She is also a member of the Oklahoma
State University Foundation Board of Governors. For the last
six years, Steve and Becky helped raise money on behalf of the
Greene County Food Pantry to provide 370 local families with a full
Thanksgiving dinner including a 16 pound turkey, and a Christmas
dinner with a 10 pound ham. This unbelievable 40 pounds of food
for each holiday covers about 10% of Greene County. Becky and
Steve raised $6,000 their first year, providing only the Thanksgiving
turkey. In their 2014 fundraiser, Becky and Steve raised over
$23,000.
When Becky heard there might be a new hospital in Greene
County, she immediately wanted to become involved. Not only
was healthcare important for her and Steve after retirement,
but Becky felt a first-class hospital was necessary to help the
community grow and develop. Therefore, Becky joined the 2014
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation Board. The Foundation
is proud to have Becky serve on the Board and is honored to
spotlight her in this year’s magazine.
Business Partners
Society Members
Founder’s Society Members
Platinum Gift Level
($1,000,000 - $1,999,999)
Compassion Gift Level
($50,000 and up)
BankSouth
Richard and Wendy O’Toole
Reynolds Plantation
Gold Gift Level
Integrity Gift Level
($20,000 - $49,999)
Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors
Chipman-Union Foundation
Silver Gift Level
($10,000 - $19,999)
($250,000 - $499,999)
BankSouth
Benevolence Gift Level
($100,000 - $249,999)
Riezl and Ted Baker, Realtor
Earl Architects
Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.
Lake Country Pharmacy & Compounding Center
Rework and Repair, Inc. of Crawfordville
Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties
The Farmers Bank
Sharon and Jack Brown
Joe and Sharon Gorman
Jeannie and John Hoffner
Bill and Cathy Holl
Jim and Christa Hyatt
In Honor of Howard and Dorothy Ann McKinley
Jim and Freddy Meindl
Rick and Holly Wolfert
Bronze Gift Level
Kindness Gift Level
($2,500 - $9,999)
Askew Appliance
Tom and Debbie Balicki
Bobby Murray, Realtor
Bug House of Lake Oconee
Jim Carpenter and Kristie Juster
Charles Miller & Co.
Coldwell Banker Lake Oconee Realty/Lake Country
Collins Project Management
Da Corrado Ristorante
Dalton Carpet One
Daniel Custom Construction, Randy and Kathy Daniel
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
The Grainger Foundation
Greene County Farm Bureau
Greensboro Jewelers
Lake Country Board of Realtors
Gene and Kay Lowe
MGS Contracting
Micki Tanner, Realtor
Jere and Bebe Mills
Rick Buechler Custom Homes, Inc., Rick and Kim Buechler
Strandz!
Dr. Ramona D. Warren
Weinberger’s Furniture and Mattress Showcase
Wells Fargo Advisors, Ricky Newsom and Pat Ware
($50,000 - $99,999)
James and Patricia Brown
Charles and Rita Burge
Byrne Family Foundation
Charles and Alla Campbell
The Tim and Leah Chapman Foundation
Thomas P. and Phyllis C. Clement
Cheryl A. and Alfred J. Cristofaro
Sharon and Dennis Crosby
Bo and Carolyn Fears
The Nathan J. and Helen Goldrich Foundation, Inc.
Gregory P. and Johanna S. Haas
Louie H. Seabolt and Jane M. Hutterly
Jim and Ruth Ishee
Kenneth and MaryEllen Kopesky
Carol and Larry Kurlander
Gregory and Anna Lawton
Carol and Mike Lynch
Stephen and Nancy Mauro
Mike and Melody Perrin
Gabrielle B. Reynolds
Barry and Shirley Richardson
Elmer and Gail Smith
Steve and Becky Smith
St. Mary’s Foundation
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Auxiliary
Pete and Nancy Ward
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital
The 1949 Society Members
The 1949 Society, Gold Gift Level
($20,000 - $49,999)
Dr. Pankaj and Neena Amin
Stephen and Maria Blewitt
Mark and Chris Bowser
Fred and Jere Brady
Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Brooks
David and Millie Browning
Kim and Tim Cambias
Carol and Anthony Candito
Dr. Montez and Tiffany Carter
Chipman-Union Foundation
Greg and Sue Colson
Dick and Jean Dunham
Ginny and John Foos
Wilma and Jay Gillan
John and Debra Griswold
Ingold Family
Mark and Cheron Kneedy
Lynda and George Marts
Dr. W. Ray and Elaine McGinty
Don McKenna and
Jana McKenzie, M.D.
Bob and Maggie Moran
John and Suzanne Pastorello
Betsy and Dale Peck
Karen and Charlie Portwood
Durward (Tom) and
Martha Roberts
Stuart and Kim Scherer
Tom and Pam Smithweck
James and Anne Sorensen
Richard and Beverly Sparkmon
Dr. Radha and Karen Vemuri
Rick and Julie von Haam
Janet and Tommy Warner
Pat and Alan Welch
Eloise and Richard Wenz
Ronald and Susan Yates
The 1949 Society, Silver Gift Level
($10,000 - $19,999)
Bo and Janet Akers
Carol and Lee Arberg
Shari and Chris Ball
Drs. James and Nancy Barton
Joel and Christine Baxter
Jim and Linda Bay
Robert and Jenny Bedell
Paula and Lou Benjamin
Robert and Becky Black
In Honor of Dr. William H. Rhodes
by George and Martha Brandon
Mary and Danny Brinks
Bill and Carol Britten
Shannon and Peter Candler
Catholic Foundation of North
Georgia
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Clare
Anita Clavier and Steve Nickenig
Sharon and Reid Conklin
Thomas and Deborah Cornelia
Sally and John Crouse
Jan and Carlton Curtis
Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. D’Antonio
Doug and Sue Denholm
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Ducker
Don and Linda Ennis
Eugene Wheeler Farms
Skip and Leslie Flint
Margie and Chuck Forbes
Vincent D. Forte
John and Linda Fox
Bill and Jo Francour
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Franks
Ed and Janie Fritch
Rebecca and Michael Geihsler
Ed and Sue Harjehausen
Sara and Bucky Kahl
Kathy and Tom Kelly
Gene and Cathy Kirby
James and Carolyn Krause
Dr. Steve and Debra Kringold
Mr. and Mrs. James Kubinski
Ralph and Sue Kuhnert
Val and Jack Ledyard
Bill and Linda Lee
James Lepanto and
Joelyn Ainley Lepanto
Dr. M. Robert and Linda Lowe
Patricia and Richard Macchia
Al and Sue Mayoros
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Meyer
Claude and Diane Moldenhauer
Carol and Michael Moore
Jerry and Christine Morgan
Rabun and Kay Neal
Crysty and Tom Odom
Ralph and Ginny Olson
Alex and Sandy Oristian
Richard and Kathy Osborne
Kenneth and Shirley Parrott
Larry and Jan Randall
C.L. “Mutt” and Jane Rhodes
and Family
Dennis and Jennifer Riddle
Doug and Helene Romine
Bob and Jean Schoen
Jill and Roger Schurig
David and Barbara Sharpe
Dr. Bill and Denise Shirey
Allan and Mary Smith
Gail and Jim Stark
Carl and Alice Stollenmeyer
Gary and Susan Strack
Jill and Martin Suchik
Brian and Pat Taylor
Nancy and Tom Thomas
Pat and Mike Thomas
Charlotte and James Thorne
Dr. and Mrs. James T. Tippett
Chuck and Judith Tremel
Dave and Peggy Ullius
Hugh and Gail Vail
Lou and Evonne Valentic
Larry and Jennifer Vaughan
Welty and Roth Family
Bill and Darleen Welty
Ronald E. and Jeannine D.
Williams
Sam and Amy Wishon
John and Rachael Zvolensky
These lists are current as of December 8, 2014
UPDATE ON ST. MARY’S
Good Samaritan Hospital: Nuclear Medicine
Since opening in November 2013, St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital has seen impressive
increases in the number of patients, treatments, and services provided by our ministry.
One of the most notable installments was the addition of the nuclear medicine suite.
When the hospital was built, a shell was included for the nuclear medicine room to be built
in the future. After months of waiting for the state’s approval and St. Mary’s Foundation
raising the appropriate funds, the room was added to Good Samaritan Hospital in October
2014.
Siemens “Symbia” Nuclear Medicine Camera
Nuclear medicine is an important tool in diagnosing a variety of serious conditions, including heart disease and tumors. By injecting low level,
harmless radioactive substances into patients and allowing the radiation to circulate through the body, doctors can detect which areas are absorbing
the radioactivity. This identifies where the problem is located.
Nuclear medicine tests differ from most other imaging modalities in that diagnostic tests primarily show the function of the system being
investigated as opposed to traditional form imaging such as CT or MRI. Nuclear medicine imaging is generally more organ or tissue-specific (lungs
scan, heart scan, bone scan, brain scan, etc.) than those in conventional radiology imaging, which focus on a specific section of the body (chest X-ray,
abdomen/pelvis CT scan, head CT scan, etc.). In addition, there are nuclear medicine studies that allow imaging of the whole body based on certain
disease patterns (bone scans in cancer patients).
Although the nuclear medicine room was installed in October, it is not yet open to patients because of fine tuning and calibrating equipment.
Nuclear medicine will be available to patients after the first of the year.
Once open, Good Samaritan patients who need nuclear medicine will not have to leave the community to undergo this kind of testing.
“We are so excited about having nuclear medicine at Good Sam because no other hospital in the area between Putnam County, Greene County and
Morgan County have nuclear medicine,” Rich Sabol, Radiology Manager at Good Samaritan Hospital, said. “This will be great for the patients in the
area because instead of having to drive to Athens, Atlanta, Milledgeville or Augusta, they can come here.”
1ST ANNUAL “LEGENDS ON THE LINKS” -
Bucky Dent’s Invitational Golf Tournament
The Great Waters Course at Reynolds Plantation hosted the 1st Annual
“Legends on the Links” – Bucky Dent’s Invitational Golf Tournament
on October 27th. Along with over 100 golfers, six baseball greats
played in a 4-man scramble: former Atlanta Braves first baseman
Andres Galarraga, former New York Yankees catcher Rick Cerrone,
former Atlanta Brave and New York Yankee star and six-time World
Series Champion Chris Chambliss, former Detroit Tigers slugger Cecil
Fielder, former New York Yankee infielder Brian Doyle, and special
tournament honoree Wade Boggs, who was an inductee
into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 after 18 years with
the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees as a third
baseman.
The event began with a cocktail party at the Sandy Creek
Barn on Sunday evening that featured a DJ spinning
great tunes, wonderful food and libations, and a highly
successful silent and live auction. The weather on Monday
provided a picture-perfect day for golf, camaraderie with
old and new friends, and lots of good food and prizes for
everyone.
Proceeds from this tournament benefit St. Mary’s Good
Samaritan Hospital with hopes to equip a third operating
room and minor procedures room.
Next year’s tournament will be in the fall with a firm date
to be released as soon as possible. We hope that you can
join us!
Pictured: Bucky Dent, Jody Haas, Bob Snipes, Don McKenna, Montez Carter,
and Wade Boggs
2014 St. Mary’s Hospital Employee Donors
Marilyn Abrams
Samantha Adkins
Ansley Akin
Julie Akin
Dotun Akingbade
Charles S. Alewine
Kristen Alexander
Lauren Allbritten
David E. Allen
Deborah Allen
Kam Anderson
Kathryn E. Anderson
Jennifer Anderson
Tammy Anderson
Brittany Andrews
Jessica Andrews
Elizabeth Anglin
Anonymous/Various/
Unknown Donor
Geovanna P. Arana
Joseph Araya
Killeaen Arbanas
Nancy C. Argo
Amy Arlt
Kanisha Arnold
Sheila Arthur
Terrell W. Ashe
Joanna Ashley
Esther Atkinson
Barbara Badillo
de la Pena
Stephanie “Niki” Bagwell
Adam Bailey
Aimee Bales
Clovia J. Banks
Michele Barabas
Sarah Baraty
Audrey A. Barcroft
Marvin Barner
Jasmine Barnes
Timothy Barnett
James D. Barrentine
George Bates
Jill Baxter
Genie Beale
Kaharie Beasley
Ashley P. Bedingfield
Kimberly Bell
Darius Benford
Jessica Bentley
Jennifer Bentley
Debbie Bentley
David Bethell-Larimer
Will Billups
Heather Bing
Macayla Bird
Susan Black
Chad Blackman
Nora Blankenship
Denise A. Blaschke
Doug Blomberg
Phillipa L. Blount
Heidi Bolden
Kim Bolen
Christine Boles
Jeneine (Laura) Bond
Stacey Bond
Merinda Bonner
Amy Booth
Laura H. Boswell
Diane Bouknight
Sarah Bowen
Cherlyn G. Bowman
Deborah L. Boyle
Brittany Boyle
Diane Bradford
Christina Bradley
Pamela Brock
Natalie Brooks
Marlos D. Brown
Andrea Brown
Tammy Brown
Chynitra Brown
Henny Brown
Mira Brown
Robert J. Brown
Catena Brown
Amy Brown
Katherine Brown
Jonathan Brown
Jessica Brown
Ashley Brueshaber
Tylar Brumfield
Nancy Brusich
Caroline Buchanan
Chelsea Buck
Lawrence Buck
Breana Burns
Yodonna N. Burton
Maxine H. Burton
Jessica R. Busbin
Jennifer A. Butler
Britni Butts
Joseph Caldwell
Leslie Caldwell
Heather Caldwell
Danielle Campbell
Janet Campbell
Matt Campbell
Ron Carden
Stephanie Carithers
Katherine Caudill
Alison Chaloux
Michelle E. Champagne
Barbara Champion
Susan G. Chandler
Cynthia Chandler
Jerin Charuvil
Emily Cheek
Tina F. Cheek
Laura P. Childs
Charlie Chong
Cheryl Christopher
Martha Leeann Clay
Connie Claybrook
Nicholas Clemmons
Mariah Coffel
Cynthia C. Colley
Jessica H. Collier
Kristy E. Collins
Shiquita Collins
Sharon Colton
Crystal Compton
Annie Connors
Stacy Cook
Jeremy Corbett
Tracey M. Cosby
Eileen Courson
Renee Couvillon
Jennifer Craig
Katie Crenshaw
Tracy Crockett
Laura Crowe
Kaitlin Crowe
Heather Croya
Breana Croya
Tara Cruce
Wanda Cummings
Reghan M. Dagley
Stephanie Dalton
Analiza Datul
Latisha (Shantae)
Davenport
Nancy B. Davidson
Sherry B. Davis
Natiah Davis
Dillon Davis
Mary Beth Davis
Patricia Davis
Jennifer W. Dean
Julia DeForest
Kelli J. Dehelean
Fernando del Aguila
Elena del Aguila
Cheryl Dillard
Claudea Dixon
Kelly A. Dixon-Martin
Cindy Dollander
Crystal Dolvin
Michael Doolittle
Autumn Dotson
Dorie Douthit
Teresa Dove
Diana Dragoi
Joan Drake
Danielle Duane (Sikes)
Myra Duhon
Lindsey Duncan
Barbara A. Duncan
Brian Duncan
Steffanie Eberhard
Shaquita Eberhart
Denise Echols
Letha P. Edwards
Joanne Eggleston
Marie Eggleston
Ashley Eidson
Nathan Elder
Courtney Elliott
Dorothy K. Ellison
Sheryl Elrod
Amy Erickson
Kristie Etheridge
Elena A. Evans
Brian G. Evans
Lori Ewing
Michelle Fagan
Margie Faglier
Sandra Farnam
Francine Favors
Allison Ferrero
Lori Ferrone
Gina Fields
Heather Fields
Riley Fincher
Carolyn C. Fincher
Haley Fisher
Karen Fleeman
Ashley R. Flo
Nancy Floyd
Tami Floyd
Meagan Ford
Betinya Forest
Nan Fortner
Quincy Fortson
James Fountain
Karen T. Foutz
Joseph A. Franco
Henriette Freeman
Wayne Freeman
Kimberly Freeman
Samantha Gable
Nancy Gabriel
Mary Elizabeth Gaddis
Annette Gage-Dodgen
DeeDee Gaines
Tracy Galasso
Kathy Galbreath
Kelly O. Gamboa
Nicole Garner
Cynthia Garrett
Natalie Gavalas
Kathleen Gianferrara
Amy P. Gibby
Megan J. Gilchrist
Robert T. Gilmer
Julee Ginn
Marci Golden
Angela Goldt
Christine Gordon
Alexis Gordon
Brianne Gorman
Kevin R. Goss
Sheryl Graham
Amber Graham
Marjorie B. Graham
Amy Gravitt
Stacy Green
William M. Gregg
Yolanda Gresham
Joanna Griffin
Ashley Griffith
Natalie Griffith
Catherine Griffiths
Cynthia Grisaffe
Brenda Groves
Vanessa Guy
Marie M. Guyton
Marica Haig
Brandy Hale
Dyane Haley
John Haley
L. Mark Hall
Tina S. Hall
Susan Hamby
Kristen Hamel
Victoria Hamm
Courtney Haney
Carol M. Harper
Nancy Harper
Tynesha Harris
Jill (Melanie) Harris
Martha Arlene Hartzell
Christine L. Harvey
Leslie V. Harvey
Karen Harvey
Gasim H. Hassab-Eldaim
Jennifer L. Hatton
Tabitha S. Hawk
Susan A. Hawkins
Amy E. Hawks
Susan C. Hayes
Amber N. Hays
Gina Headrick
Monica Heidesch
Kelly Helth
Alexis Henderson
Jackie Henderson
Sabra Hendrix
David C. Hermosillo
Herbie Hernandez
Lorena Hernandez
Jerri Lynn Hester
Dina M. Hewett
Jamie Hicks
Tammy Higginbotham
Brittany Higginbotham
Tequilla Hill
Crystal Hilley
Catherine J. Hilliard
Gina Hobbs
Cynthia Holland
Karyn Holley
Christy Holloway
Jennifer Horne
Angela H. Hortman
Pam Horton
Willie F. Howard
Dena Howard
Teara Howard
Jennifer Howard
Karen Hubbard
Ruby Hubbard
Jennifer Huddleston
Shannon Hudkins
Alfreda B. Hudson
Tomikia Huff
Barbara Hughes
Cathy Hull
Jessica Hulsey
Regina W. Huntsinger
India Hutchinson
Martin Hutson
Reni Idicula
Jacquelyn S. Iley
Jason Irwin
Santhosh Isac
Tiffany Jackson
Susan Jacobs
Kay Janney
Gary Januchowski
Gertrude Jarrard
Candace Jefferson
Stacy Jenkins
Stephen A. Jervis
Julie Jines
Patricia Johnson
Jerry L. Johnson
Courtney Johnson
Jimmy Randall Johnson
Michele (Jerry) R. Johnson
Alice M. Johnson
Shawn Johnston
Jessica Jones
Theresa Jones
Crystal Jones
Barbara A. Jones
Greg Jones
Petra Jordan-Williams
Karen Joyce
Ange Kahn
Jennifer Karstedt
Paula Penelope Kea
Janet Kendrick
Joshua Kendrick
Jenny Kennedy
Chelsea Kerr
Benjamin Kim
Marilyn Kitchens
Katie Kittrell
Sarah Kort
Christa Kosloske
Thomas J. Kruer
Pam Kruer
Lillian Danielle D. Kufner
Diana LaBarbera
Allison LaBarbera
Don Lake
Susan J. Lamb
Brenda Latimore
Tyrone Lattimore
Mariatu Lawson
John Layher
Jennifer Lee
Megan Lee
James M. Lester
Jeffrey Lewis
Sarah Lewis
Linda Linnartz
Sherry Little
Paula C. Littlejohn
Regina D. Locklin
Joe B. Lockman
Amanda Loggins
Elizabeth Lostroh
Rebekah Loudermilk
Sophia Love
Karla A. Loyola
Nicole Lyle
Janine (Hope) Lynn
Cynthia Lyon
Melanie Maddox
Robert Mahone
Lori Mainland
Sarah Mamites
Riczen M. Mamites
Elizabeth J. Manders
Heather Marsh
Rebecca Marshall
Julie Martin
Robert Martin
Beth Martin
Sheri L. Martin
Selina Martin
Traci Martin
Sandra Martin
Patsy Massey
Derrick Mathis
Michelle Matlock
Valerie Matthews
Molly H. Maxwell
Kelley Maxwell
Megan May
Catherine C. Mayfield
Margaret McCall
Carmen M. McCauley
Shala McClure
Allyson McCurley
Melissa L. McDaniel
Teresa McDonald
Morgan McDonald
Trudy McEver
Avery McLean
Lori McLean
Elizabeth McShane
Kelley Medlock
Amanda Meeks
Rosemary Melendez
Gloria I. Melendez
Beth Melvin
Todd D. Mendsen
Krysti Menendez
Pamela J. Messer
Elizabeth J. Middendorf
Bruce Middendorf
Melinda Mielke
Jenika Milana
Erin Militello
Joey Miller
Karen Miller
Alisa Miller
Terri R. Minhas
Wendy Minter
Jasmine Mitchell
Keri Mitchell
Susan Q. Mixon
Hiram Mobley
Brenda Momin
Pamela Moody
Anthony Moon
Michael Moon
Tiffany Moon
Steven Moon
Terrie Moon
Kimberly Moore
Chrys Moore
Elizabeth E. Moran
Darlene Morocco
Barbara Morris
Sara Morris
Cash Morris
Nikki S. Morrison
Leanne Morrow
Jamie Moye
Karen Mullininx
Jeanine Mullins
Sherri Munneke
Joan C. Murphy
Melanie F. Nash
Kimberly Nelms
Leah Nelms
Tonya Nelson
Kristen Avery Newman
Crystal Nguyen
Shelley Nichols
Lynda Nichols
Tammy Nix
Nicole Nix
Cindy Nunn
Ashley O’Gorman
Ann E. O’Neill
Emily A. O’Rear
Bailey O’Rourke
Crysty M. Odom
Michael Odom
Regina A. Oduah
April Ouzts
Rachel Overton
Nelle Owens
Carmela Paragas
Donna Parker
Kim Parks
Richard Parks
Sejalben R. Patel
Niranjana A. Patel
Atul N. Patel
Nikki L. Patrick
Monique Payne
Amanda J. Payne
Rebekkah Peabody
Timothy G. Penning
James Pentecost
Julie Perkins
Chiquela Peters
Ancy Philip
James V. Pickett
Geraldine Pila
Anthony Pinaula
Dorothy H. Pinckney
Cynthia M. Pirkle
John Pizza
Mari Catherine Poister
Melissa Poole
Kimberly Poole
Ronisha Pope
Melissa Porter
Kimberly Powell
Krista M. Prae
George Price
Greta Pridgen
Emily Pridgen
Paige Prosser
Amelia Pyfrom
Bilal Rabai
Brianna Ramseur
Hannah Randall
Kris Rapp
Jerry Ray
Amanda Read
Paige Redmon
Melanie Reeck
John Reeck
Rebecca G. Rentz
Amy Reynolds
Kinnard Riley-Woodall
Elizabeth Rivera
Jeannette Rivers
Barbara Roark
Jonathan Roberts
Ephraim T. Robertson
Maria Robinson
Corie Robinson
Dora Rodgers
Amory A. Rogers
Lorna Roque
Johnjay Roque
Krizel Roque
Kris Roque
Donna Ross
Pauline J. Rowlands
Jennifer Royal
Michelle Royster
Deborah Ruark
Bridgette Ruch
Camille M. Russell
Jullie Sailors
Casey Salcedo
Sheila Samples
Elizabeth Samsel
Altenese Samuel
Sheila J. Sanders
Ures Sarmiento
Terri Sartain
Samuel Jason Sartain
Sandra Satterfield
Taylor Satterfield
Flor Estela Sauceda
Bryon Saunders
Kenberly Schmidt
Karen D. Schuller
Lila Schwab
Teresa A. Scogin
Heather Scott
Meagan Scruggs
Glynna Seals
Cameron Segassie
Theodora Seidu-Amenyah
Christen Sever
Nayda Shields
Casey S. Shields
Erin Shipley
Maria Shuman
Barbara Sims
Jessica Skinner
Willierynn Smith
Kerry Smith
Josh Smith
Anthony Smith
Barbara S. Smith
Phil Smith
Jennifer Smith
Edmonda L. Snow
Kristi L. Snow
Patrick Darien Snyder
Henrietta Somda
Troy A. Sosebee
Robert Sosebee
Stanley Spivey
Paula Spruill
Lucy E. Squires
Savannah Stancil
Margaret Stephens
Rita Stephens
Sandra J. Stephenson
Kayla L. Stevens
Starla Stewart
Tammy Stewart
Carey Stiles
David P. Stinchcomb
Patricia Stitcher
Cynthia L. Strange
Jonathan Strickland
Elizabeth Stuart
Peggy H. Suddreth
Virginia Stacey Summers
Leslie Sutton
Leslie Swann
Tangel S. Tarpley
Carlo Taylor
Julie Taylor
Sally Lynn Taylor
Christa Teasley
Sharon Terrell
Pat A. Thaler
Barbara A. Thomas
Natasha Thomas
Christy Thomason
Brandi Thompson
Rebecca Thrower
Sharon Thurman
Steven Tiller
Angela Timmons
Celina Tinajero
Jennifer Tolbert
April Towler
John Townsend
Whitney Trammel
Sheri Traylor
April L. Troy
Debra Truett
Laura Turiano
Megan Turner
Jeanette Turner
Lisa Turner
Danielle Turner
Karen A. Turner
Beverly Turner
Melissa Udell
Jeremy Underwood
Kathleen Van Wicklen
Kerry J. Vaughn
Angela Vaughter
Rebecca Vazquez
Bryan Wade
Amanda Wadley
Debbie Waggoner
Emily Waldron
Robert Walker
Jennifer M. Walker
Karen L. Walker
Alexandria Walker
Selina Wall
Regina Walsh
Christina Walton
Christen E. Warren
Keith Watermann
Kimberly Waters
Andrew Watkins
Shawn “Andy” Watkins
Sheena Watkins
Joan Watson
Blake Watts
Stephen Weber
Sara L. Weber
Arielle J. Weekley
Benjamin Weiss
Margo Welch
Carolyn Weldon
Jennifer Wentworth
Shauna T. West
Grady Alex White
Marisa White
Connie M. White
Tom Whitley
Jeremiah Wiggs
Tina Wilkerson
Brandon Williams
Vernice Williams
Angela F. Williams
Cynthia Williams
Michael A. Williams
Kimberly Williams
Jerry Tommy Williams
Stacy Williams
Linda S. Williamson
Latasha Willingham
Takelia Willingham
Rebecca Wilson
Kimberly Winberg
Ron Wingren
Sherrill Winslette
Jennifer Winter
Cheryl Wise
Jennifer Won
Tonya Wood
Ansleigh Wood
Jessica Woodall
Christy Woodruff
Amanda Woods
Fred Pierce Woodson
Stacey Woosley
Kateri Worthington
Emily Wren
Kayla Yarbrough
Megan Yarrow
Timothy Kevin York
Beth Young
Paula Young
Paula Zamora Chamizo
Melissa Zeagler
Sandy Znosko
2014 St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital Employee Donors
Linda Abercrombie
Vikila Alexander
Phoebe Allen
Robert (Tim) Andrews
Tracy Askew
Judylu Azucena
Lisa Batchelor
Sabrina Bennett
Lula Ann Brake
Anita Brown
Elizabeth Brown
LeAnne Carson
Charlene Champion
Tlisa Champion
Iris Chandler
Kinsee Cheeley
Joyce Chen
Tatyana Chester
Jameka Christopher
Adrianne Copelan
Celia Covington
Rebecca Croft
Alicia Cummings
Cindy Davis
Lydia Dayang
Autumn Dellinger
Danielle Dixon
Amanda Echols
Memory Edwards
Debbie Ellington
Shondia Evans
Rachael Everett
Jacqueline Flowers
Betty Giles
Kelly Gilliard
Laurie Glore
Brenda Glosson
Jacqueline Gruszynski
Christine Hamby
Victoria Hammond
Luanne Hardin
Carinthia Harris
Tracey Harris
Rachel Harris
Jennifer Hoctor
Megan Elizabeth Holmes
Morgan House-Strickland
Sheila Hull
Jacquetta Hutchinson
Maimouna John
Andrea Johnston
Julie Jones
Tammy Kennedy
Thomas Kephart
Steven Langford
Linda Lefevre
Kelly Lewis
Brittany Linscott
Kristin Littleton
Chelsea Lutz
Susan Malm
Eunice Martin
Sherri Mauldin
Janette McCollum
Sonya McCurry
Brandi McLeroy
Charles McLure
Gwendolyn Miller
Alice Miller
Ella Nell Mines
Walter Mitchell
JoAnn Mixon
Teonest Mora
Ashley Moyer
Chelsie Neibert
Melissa Parker
Mary Dean Parks
Manjulaben Patel
Brighton Patrick
Elizabeth Patrick
Janice Patrick
Kimberly Peralta
Clara Peralta
Jamie Phillips
Erica Philyaw
JaQuira Porter
Ashley Pruett
Kathryn Qualheim (Kinnard)
Cecile Rabe
Brianna Ramsaur
Amanda Ray
Jessie Rhodes
Connie Rhodes
Jeannette Rivers
Sarah Sammons
Jason Sartain
Suzanne Camille Scoggins
Tamala Screws
Farran Screws
Trupti Shastri
Amber Simms
Rachel Smith
Raymond Smith
Virginia Smith
Kenya Smith
Julie Snyder
Donald Southard
Alice Stephens
Roben Summers
Loni Sumner
Brooke Taylor
Kimela Thompson
Jacob Thornton
Mark Tjepkema
Bobbie Tucker
Laura Turiano
Sonya Turner
Amber Vandiver
Megan Walling
Susan Welch
Helen Marie Wells
Lacey Whitton
Tina Wilkerson
Tina Winsett
Sherrill Winslette
Carol Wittschen
Brenda Faye Worthen
We have made every effort to ensure adequate reporting of gifts. Please contact the Foundation office if you made a gift before
Nov. 1, 2014 and were not recognized on our donor lists so we may update our records.
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1 – Foundation Board Chair, Seth Waltman, Board Member, Cathie Chasman, and Board Vice Chair, Ed Perkins attend St. Mary’s Foundation’s Donor
Appreciation Night held at the home of Robin and Cathie Chasman on October 29, 2014.
2 – PetSmart located in the new Epps Bridge shopping center donated over 200 stuffed animals to benefit St. Mary’s Children Services.
3 – Members of the First American Bank & Trust team participate in St. Mary’s Annual Golf Tournament at Athens Country Club on May 12, 2014.
4 – 2014 St. Mary’s Foundation Board (from left to right): Marty Hutson, Don McKenna, Joy Davis, Carol Cuff, Rhodes McLanahan, Cathie Chasman, Lenn
Chandler, Marguerite Burch, Sandy Jarrett, Suzanne Stone, Barbara Dooley, Ed Perkins, Al Greenberg, Charles Worthy, Seth Waltman, Adam West. (Not
Pictured: Buddy Barfield, Hank Huckaby, Nora Link)
5 – 2014 Good Samaritan Foundation Board (from left to right): Fran D’Antonio, Rick Wolfert, Riezl Baker, David Goldrich, Jack Brown, Becky Smith, Joe
Gorman, John Pastorello, Tom Clare, Bo Akers. (Not Pictured: Jenny Bedell, Dene Channell, Freddy Meindl, Tom Roberts, Mimi Vickers, Linda Welty,
Avis Williams)
6 – 1st Franklin Financial contributes a company donation of $30,000 to St. Mary’s Children’s Services.
Giving Societies
Established in 2005, The 1938 Society is a philanthropic group of individuals who have come together with a shared commitment to the
continual enhancement of patient care and service quality at St. Mary’s. The 1938 Society is open to those individuals pledging a minimum
of $9,690 within a five-year period to strengthen St. Mary’s facilities and services.
The 1938 Society name commemorates the year in which the Sisters came to Athens, at the request of area leaders, to reopen St. Mary’s. The
society supports today’s leaders who represent those same values.
Th e 1938 Socie ty Me m b e rs
1st Franklin Financial
Bernadette and Gilles Allard
Mr. and Mrs. C. Patrick Allen
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
American Pest Control
Jon and Virginia Appleton
AT&T
Athens Area Cancer Auxiliary
Athens Banner Herald
Athens First Bank & Trust
Athens Marble & Granite – The Warren Chandler
Family
Betty and Bruce Bailey
Larry and Donna Benson
Upshaw Bentley
Dr. Linda A. Bigelow
Blasingame, Burch, Garrard, and Ashley P.C.
Brasfield and Gorrie, LLC
Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer
Marguerite and Charles Burch
Tim and Carla Burgess
Maxine and Robert Burton
Catholic Center at UGA
Cathie and Robin Chasman
Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Chastain
Bill and Linda Childers
Classic City Pilot Club of Athens
Collection Services of Athens
Crawford W. Long Medical Alliance and Friends
Dalton Carpet One / Michael Blanton
Mrs. Dorothy G. Davis
Jack and Joy Davis
Louise S. Davis
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Dicks, III
Mr. and Mrs. J. Vincent Dooley
Carol F. and Gerald H. Driver
Brenda and Russ Dugger
Brian Duncan
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Jeff and Katie English
Nina and Tod Evans
Ed and Hester Fechtel
First Baptist Church Foundation
Margaret and Tom Fitz
Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.
Georgia Club Foundation
Georgia Power
Dawn and Ken Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Mack H. Guest III
Ms. Clementi Holder
Dr. and Mrs. Leon Hubrich
Amy and Hank Huckaby
Phil and Phoebe Hughes
Martin Hutson
JMD Architects, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Jarrett
Pam and Tom Kruer
The George Link, Jr. Charitable Trust
Luther & Susie Harrison Foundation
Managed Medical Transport, Inc. / Lori Brooks
Marilyn and Jim Mann
Richard and Sara Marbut
Paul and June Martin
Mark and Janis Maxwell
Don McKenna and Jana McKenzie, M.D.
April and Avery McLean
Mr. and Mrs. Larry V. McLeod
Ted and Patti McWhorter
Noramco, Inc.
Oconee State Bank
Crysty and Tom Odom
Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Perkins
Lou and Betty Perno
Ramser Charitable Foundation
Fred and Karen Schuller
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wells Scott, III
Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Scruggs, Sr.
Roy and Kathy Segars
Select Trees / Mike Glenn
Sisters of Mercy Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. H. McCord Smith
Becky and Buddy Snow
Sodexo
St. Mary’s Auxiliary
St. Mary’s Foundation Special Events Committee
St. Mary’s Thrift Store
Paul and Suzanne Stone
The Family of Emma & Earl Taylor
The Tyanna Foundation
Trinity Health
Mr. and Mrs. William Ulm
University of Georgia Arch Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Upchurch, III
Joan P. Vaughn
Kerry Vaughn
Wells Fargo Advisors
Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael West
Gerry and Catherine Whitworth
Joe and E.A. Whorton
Dr. and Mrs. R. Glen Wiggans
Charlotte and Claude Williams
The Good Samaritan Society is a physicians’ philanthropic group that brings together physicians who share a commitment to the continual
enhancement of patient care and service quality at St. Mary’s. Membership is open to physicians whose cumulative giving to St. Mary’s
reaches a minimum of $10,000 over the course of any five-year period.
Th e Good Sam aritan Socie ty Me m b e rs
Dr. and Mrs. Howard T. Abney, Jr.
Beze and Martine Adogu
Dr. and Mrs. Subodh K. Agrawal
Anesthesia Consultants of Athens
Athens Orthopedic Clinic
Athens Radiology Associates
John and Michelle Barton
Drs. Paul and Marilyn Beltran
Steven G. Bramlet
Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Branyon, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Patrick Brooks
Paul C. Broun, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Cannon
Patrick and Cheri Cherry
Dr. Jean Chin & Dr. Randal Walker
Ruth and Patrick Cline
Dr. and Mrs. John V. Cuff
Jon DeWitte
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Dicks, III
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Gaines, Jr.
Georgia Neurological Surgery
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Greenberg
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Hardman, Jr.
Brigid Gerety and Carl P. Hawkins
Drs. Andrew and Clara Herrin
Bill and Nina Herrington
Warren and Jane Horn
Dr. and Mrs. Leon R. Hubrich
Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Jarrett
Shane and Shelley Kudela
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Layher, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Leffert, Jr.
Ormonde and Beth Mahoney
Drs. Neal and Ann Marrano
Dan and Kozue Measel
Dr. and Mrs. Sergio T. Mejias
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce F. Middendorf
Dr. and Mrs. Victor Morales
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey G. Ouzts
Gary K. Person, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rhodes
Hope and Linda Ritter
Dr. and Mrs. R. Mixon Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. David Sailors
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Schacher
Dr. and Mrs. Narendra Shah
Dr. and Mrs. H. McCord Smith
Jerry and Judy Smith
Randy and Hadley Smith
Ronald L. Terry, M.D.
Drs. Bobby and Joyce Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. Ramon Thompson
Phil and Madeline VanDyck
Mark and Jody Vrana
Ron and Kimberly Walpert
Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael West
Dr. and Mrs. R. Glen Wiggans
The 1938 Society and The Good Samaritan Society are open to membership.
Please invite your friends to join us as we share our commitment to the enhancement of patient care. Thank you.
2014 St. Mary’s Health Care System
Board of Directors
Tim Burgess
Chris Caldwell
Ruth M. Cline, M.D.
Jean Chin, M.D., Vice Chair
John Cuff, M.D.
Joe Gorman
Dawn Griffin
Thomas F. Hollingsworth
Robbie P. Hooker
Leon Hubrich, M.D.
Ralph Johnson
Louis A. Perno
Father Robert Salamone
Bobby Snipes, Chair
Kathy Wilbanks
Mixon Robinson, M.D., Chief of Staff
Don McKenna, President & CEO
2014 St. Mary’s Foundation Board of
Directors
H.C. “Buddy” Barfield
Marguerite A. Burch
Cathie Chasman
Carol Cuff
Joy Davis
Barbara M. Dooley
Alfred Greenberg, DDS
Chancellor Hank Huckaby
Sandy A. Jarrett
Nora Link
Rhodes McLanahan
Ed Perkins, Vice Chair
Suzanne Stone
Seth Waltman, Chair
Adam West
Charles Worthy
Don McKenna, President & CEO
Marty Hutson, CFO
Crysty Odom, Foundation Director
2014 St. Mary’s Young Professionals
Advisory Board
John D. Ait
David Allen, DDS
Lindsay Atkinson
Tripp Bridges
Sarah Middendorf Carey
Bethany Davis
Kevin Florence
Robert Griffith
Dutch Guest
Jonathon Gurley
Patricia Jaliu
Ryan Liebowitz
C.J. Martin
Lindsey McKinney
Jarrod Prickett
Kathryn Rodrigue
Ashley Townsend
Jennifer Varnadoe
Adam West, Chair
2014 Special Events Committee
Judy Adams
Marguerite Burch
Paula Chandler
Cathie Chasman
Debbie Crowe
Carol Cuff
Joy Davis, Chair
Whitney DeWitte
Barbara Dooley
Margaret Fitz
Vicki Gaines
Sandy Jarrett
Erika Lane
H. McCord Smith, M.D.
Georgiana Sumner
Ginny Spencer
Barbara Timmons
2014 St. Mary’s Good Samaritan
Foundation Board
Bo Akers
Riezl Baker
Jenny Bedell
Jack Brown
Dene Channell
Tom Clare
Fran D’Antonio
David Goldrich
Frederica “Freddy” Meindl
John Pastorello
Tom Roberts
Becky Smith
Mimi Vickers
Linda Welty
Avis E. Williams
Rick Wolfert, Chair
2014 St. Mary’s Highland Hills
Village Board of Directors
H.C. “Buddy” Barfield
Chris Caldwell, Chair
Marty Kemp
Lisa Smith, M.D.
Gloria Shorter
Don McKenna, President & CEO
Marty Hutson, CFO
2014 St. Mary’s Good Samaritan
Board of Directors
Joe Gorman, Chair
Jody Haas
Janice Gallimore
John Hoffner
Fred Hunter
Larry Kurlander
Avis E. Williams
Rick Wolfert
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday -Monday, February 8-9, 2015
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital’s Heart and Soul Fashion Show in the
Linger Longer Ballroom at the Oconee Clubhouse
Saturday, March 21, 2015
BreastFest
Monday, May 11, 2015
St. Mary’s Golf Tournament at Athens Country Club
Monday, July 13, 2015
Eleventh Annual Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer Golf Tournament at The Georgia Club
Saturday, October 10, 2015
St. Mary’s Fifteenth Annual Gala at Athens Country Club
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
St. Mary’s Love Lights in the St. Mary’s atrium
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scientific and educational programs of St. Mary’s Health Care System. For information about Foundation events, contact the Foundation at
(706) 389-3926, or by writing to Crysty Odom, Foundation Director, St. Mary’s Health Care System, 1230 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606. All
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