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FESTIVAL FUNDS AT WORK Members of the Saint Simons Food & Spirits Festival Board recently presented a check to Hospice of the Golden Isles (HGI) in the amount of $17,000, representing the total proceeds raised from the 2015 festival. “Hospice of the Golden Isles is deeply grateful to everyone involved with the Saint Simons Food & Spirits Festival for their efforts to benefit our non-profit agency,” said Karen Brubaker, HGI CEO. “Our hospice has served this community for 35 years, and we rely on the generosity of our donors to continue to deliver expert, compassionate care
to all in need, regardless of ability to pay. In 2014, the funds received from the Festival paid for one of our new residential patient rooms in our Hospice House. In 2015, the Festival’s donation helped cover
uncompensated care for some of our most vulnerable patients. We truly appreciate the Festival Team’s faithful support of our Hospice.” The festival will return October 5-9 in 2016.
TOGETHER AGAIN Dee Simmons Interiors welcomes Cara Wommack as a senior designer. Cara, a Georgia native, holds a Bachelor of Interior Design from Auburn University. She is NCIDQ certified and a member of ASID. While interning at their first interior design firm in Atlanta, Dee and Cara became fast friends and colleagues, working together for six years both in Atlanta and then later on St. Simons Island. Cara then married Michael and took some time off to raise their three children, MJ, Lura, and Annie. Cara’s energy and creativity were put to good use designing and planning the new home she and Michael built in 2014. Recognizing Cara’s strong creative abilities, Dee asked Cara to join her established design firm. Dee and Cara’s style merge together both modern and classic design resulting in an ideal mix of old and new that is timeless. For more information, please visit deesimmonsinteriors.com. HOPE STARTS WITH U United Way of Coastal Georgia is creating lasting change in our community. Their awareness campaign Hope Starts With U launches this month. Hope Starts With U will show how far United Way’s impact reaches across our community. Their collaboration with local organizations is helping to improve education, financial stability and health for individuals in Glynn and McIntosh counties. They work with hundreds of volunteers and 58
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donors, providing a platform to make a bigger, deeper difference. Hope Starts With U focuses on improving lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community. It will bring awareness of what our community faces, what United Way is doing and the opportunity to change the lives of thousands of people across the region, generating a ripple effect of economic growth and stability. To find out how you can help, visit the United Way website at LiveUnitedNow.com.
