Gwinnett’s own Chris Holcomb living the dream
By John L. Byrwa
Regardless of what the weather is like outside, it’s always warm and sunny in Chris Holcomb’s world.
Tens of thousands of Georgians live with life-long disabilities due to brain and spinal cord injury. As medical technology, safety and trauma care have improved more people survive traumatic injury, but many then face a lifetime of physical, behavioral and cognitive impairments requiring ongoing support services. On any given day in communities all across Georgia, survivors of brain and spinal cord injury and their caregivers gather together in support groups to share the struggles they face living with these lifelong impairments.
Back to the Green for Success & Charity in 2014
They did it again! Roger Green and Green Financial Resources, LLC (GFR) in Duluth held their 12th annual Charity Golf Classic at The River Club in Suwanee on Tuesday, September 23rd. The event was to benefit Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services, and with the help of many local sponsors, such as The Gwinnett Citizen Newspaper, they ended up raising over $40,000 this year!
University of Ga Meat and Science
By John L. Byrwa
The next time you visit your local grocery store and purchase meat, be it beef, pork or lamb, know that past and present students at the University of Georgia played a significant role in ensuring the quality, safety and packaging of that product. Thanks to the staff and students at the UGA’s Meat Science and Technology Center in Athens, the meat production industry gains invaluable educational and production practice knowledge that result in the highest-quality and safest products available.
Patient-family centered care
By Dennis McGowan
Do you remember when the family doctor made house calls? Do you remember when people were once admitted as inpatients in the hospital for “a rest”? It may seem like ancient history, particularly when compared to the current systems for the delivery of health care, but it was only one or two generations ago.
A cut above – Quality is No. 1 at Texas Roadhouse
By John L. Byrwa
For something that tips the scales between a paltry 6 and 16 ounces, a professionally cut piece of meat can sure carry a lot of weight.
Just ask Matt Knox, whose proficiency with a meat-carving knife has not only led him into a challenging and gratifying career, it’s put him in position to earn a potentially life-changing payday.
Snell’s Pharmacy…
Past, Present and Future Care
By Beth Volpert
Snell’s Pharmacy celebrated it’s 58th anniversary on October 1, 2014 without much fanfare. They spent the day doing what they do best,
Peace, love and joy… the real gems
By Beth Volpert
Leaving a loving legacy defines Christine Martinello. Over the years, without her realizing it, she was developing the kind of good leadership and parenting skills that naturally show her love for her family and the natural extension of that love to those she meets. From those meetings come the gems of peace, love and joy that everyone needs.
Central Gwinnett – Solving problems in the real world
By Beth Volpert
Imagine the chaos of a city in the midst of a serious water crisis. Imagine that city is right here in Gwinnett County. A very serious water crisis is the exact scenario of the first Project Based Learning opportunity presented by Central Gwinnett administrators and Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson to the students who are enrolled in Central Gwinnett’s Five Academies.
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