Health & Wellness Briefs

e Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities (ARMHC) broke ground on a new facility last month at 5420 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs. e expansion will allow ARMHC to almost triple their capacity for families while their children receive medical treatment at nearby hospitals. is LEED certi ed $18.5 million house will include 31 handicap accessible guestrooms and an indoor treehouse to aid families in the healing process through play.

Betty Dent, pictured, recently retired from 35 years of helping people with developmental disabilities. She worked at All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD) in Decatur as a caseworker or outreach specialist since 1979. She taught independent living to people with a developmental disability, helped them with paperwork for state support, and helped advise them in every conceivable situation. In reality, many parents of developmentally disabled children would tell you she truly helped raise their kids. Says Kathy Keely, AADD executive director, “Betty went above and beyond every day for her clients. One year she took some clients along with her family – a family of 10 sons of her own –to Disney World!”

Human services organization Caring For Others will hold e Art of Nature Gala at the Georgia Aquarium on Oct. 11, 7-11 p.m. During the gala, Caring For Others will present two Humanitarian of Hope Awards to recognize a business partner and a community partner. Joseph S. Folz of Porsche Cars North America and Mark Winne of WSB-TV will be honored for their commitment and contributions to the community and public service. Additionally, Caring For Others will honor Former US Ambassador Andrew J. Young with the Global Humanitarian Award for his international e orts. For more information, visit caring4others.org. e Muscular Dystrophy Association’s 9th annual Night of Hope Gala will take place Oct. 17 at the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel to support MDA funded ALS Research (Lou Gehrig’s disease). In eight years, this event has raised over $4.4 million and has become one of the largest ALS events in the country. For tickets and information, visit www.mdanighto ope.org.

Alan Martin, a longtime employee of PC&E, passed away due to heart attack last March. To honor Alan’s memory and the wishes of his family, the company is producing a 5K Run/Walk with a portion of the proceeds designated to the Mayo Clinic and their heart health education programs and research. e Run/Walk is to be held on Oct. 18 with a 7:30 a.m. start time. Each runner/walker will receive a chip-timed running bib to track their time. e starting line is at PC&E at 2235 DeFoor Hills Road. Registration forms can be picked up at PC&E, on line at active.com or downloaded from the website www.pce-atlanta.com/alanmartinbabysenior.

McKesson Medical-Surgical , which has more than 3,500 employees in Atlanta, has sent 4 million pairs of latex gloves to West Africa to help the health workers in the midst of fighting the Ebola crisis. The five-month supply of gloves was sent to Sierra Leone. McKesson’s donation is part of a broader effort by humanitarian aid group World Vision, and their partnership with the World Health Organization’s Ebola Task Force.

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Dr. Carrie Hornberger-Dunn, Au.D Doctor of Audiology

Atlanta Hearing Institute is proud to welcome audiologist, Dr. Carrie Hornberger-Dunn. Dr. Hornberger-Dunn received her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Georgia and Doctor of Audiology degree at East Tennessee State University. She has worked in both private ENT practices and university settings specializing in hearing healthcare of adult and geriatrics patients. Atlanta Hearing Institute o ers the most comprehensive hearing evaluation and the latest state of the art hearing aid technology. She is now accepting new patients in the Buckhead o ce.