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SafePath Achieves Partner in Prevention Designation
Cobb Galleria Centre Named One of the Best North American Convention Centers For the second year in a row, Cobb Galleria Centre has been named one of North America’s best convention centers for trade shows and events by EXHIBITOR magazine. “We are honored to be chosen among an elite group of venues — and the only venue in Georgia — as a top convention center in North America,” said Michele Swann, GM and CEO of the Cobb Galleria Centre.
CareSource Commits Millions to Affordable Housing Investments in Georgia CareSource, a nonprofit managed care plan, is committing $3.5 million to affordable housing projects in Atlanta and Savannah. This commitment is part of a $50-million investment CareSource is making to housing projects across the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the number of families who are housing insecure. “[We] understand the impact that safe and affordable housing has on the health of our members,” said Bobby Jones, president of CareSource Georgia.
SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center has achieved Partner in Prevention status, a designation awarded by the nonprofit Darkness to Light to organizations that take extra steps to protect the children they serve by training staff to understand the issue of child sexual abuse, identify unsafe situations and practices, and react responsibly in the best interest of the children they serve. Partner in Prevention was created as a national standard to help parents and caregivers recognize organizations that take child protection seriously by implementing policies and training staff to prevent child sexual abuse.
Credit Union of Georgia Donates $12,000 to Marietta High School Basketball Program Credit Union of Georgia recently donated $12,000 to Marietta High School so it could purchase a much-needed LED scores table for not only their basketball season, but also all Winter Sports. Additionally, the table would allow the Audio-Visual Department to showcase their talents. “We would like to thank the Credit Union for their consistent support of Blue Devil basketball, which has truly made a lasting impact on our student-athletes,” said Coach Markus Hood.
Annual Thanks For Giving Event Reimagined due to Pandemic The Center for Family Resources is asking the community to help them reach their goal of providing 1,000 Thanks for Giving Food Boxes for this year’s reimagined Thanks for Giving event. Rather than hosting food drives throughout the area, supporters are asked to pack family food boxes themselves using a premade shopping list. Learn more at thecfr.org/t4g.
Chattahoochee Tech Practical Nursing Program Ranked in Top Two for Georgia The Chattahoochee Technical College Practical Nursing program has been ranked as one of the top two Practical Nursing programs in the state. Earning the second-place score of 99.54 in an assessment by practicalnursing.org, the Chattahoochee Tech ranking was based on pass rates for the National Council Licensure Examination. Southeastern Technical College received the top score of 99.58, with Georgia Piedmont Technical College receiving the third-place score of 98.06.
Cobb EMC Flocks to Help Raise Breast Cancer Awareness October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Cobb EMC’s annual Pink Power Flock the Yard campaign celebrated the thousands of brave, resilient women who have been impacted by breast cancer every year with a small army of flamingos. The pink flamingo flock was an eye-catching display to raise awareness that the local community can sponsor. Participants can send the flock to a friend or neighbor’s yard, or sponsor a flamingo at the YMCA. Learn more at cobbemc.com/pinkpower. 4
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Town Center Community Alliance Completes Plane Installation The Town Center Community Alliance, nonprofit partner of the Town Center CID, has completed the installation of a restored and refurbished 1964 Beechcraft A-23 Musketeer airplane at Aviation Park. The plane was donated by Hawthorne Aviation, then restored by DLK Aviation Incorporated. Engineering, design, and installation was provided by DeNyse; other partners include Fly LBI, Priority Jet, and Brahma Marketing.
Wellstar Facilities Receive Emergency Cardiac Care Center Level II Designation Wellstar Health System reported recently that Wellstar Douglas and Paulding Hospitals have been designated Level II Emergency Cardiac Care Centers by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Cardiac Care. The designation signifies that the facilities provide outstanding advanced emergency cardiac care aimed at improving survival rates for heart attacks and cardiac arrest. “Wellstar has a robust network of cardiology experts and services across our system so people can get the right care at the right time — no matter how routine or complex,” said Dr. Barry Mangel, chief cardiology officer for Wellstar.
