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Reckless Drivers Should Share the Cost of Their Reckless Driving & Give Back to Those They Harm Most

October 16, 2014

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.

Green Financial staff at the event – Left to right: Cait Patterson, Betty Huff, Tim Conway, Chase Lindsay, Amanda Gilbert, Skyler Hoshall, Laura Green, Roger Green, Jason Piper, Brittany Knowles, Kelly Schmidt, Marc Sporn, Stewart Fogleman, Erina Patterson, and Jeannie Gravett

Back to the Green for Success & Charity in 2014

October 14, 2014

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!

Dr. Michael Briscoe compounds medications for your exact needs

Snell’s Pharmacy… Past, Present and Future Care

October 13, 2014

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,

University of Ga Meat and Science

October 13, 2014

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.

Dennis McGowan Chairman, EMC Patient-Family Advisory Committee

Patient-family centered care

October 13, 2014

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.

(L-R) Amy Roper, Marketing Texas Roadhouse Snellville, Ga; Sam Roper, Managing Partner Texas Roadhouse Snellville, Ga; Gustavo Jiminez - meat cutter Texas Roadhouse Pelham, Al, 1st place Regional winner and 2012 National Champion; Matt Knox, meat cutter Texas Roadhouse Snellville and 2nd place Regional winner; Dr Alex Stelzleni, Associate Professor University of Georgia Meat and Sciences Division; Delfor Barrios, meat cutter Texas Roadhouse Marietta Ga and 3rd place regional winner; and Josh Tittle, Kitchen Manager Texas Roadhouse Snellville Ga.

A cut above – Quality is No. 1 at Texas Roadhouse

October 13, 2014

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.

Peace, love and joy… the real gems

October 5, 2014

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.

Students take the mock water crisis scenario very seriously and prepare to respond as a team.

Central Gwinnett – Solving problems in the real world

October 5, 2014

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.

Volunteer Gwinnett surpasses million hour goal for volunteers

October 5, 2014

Volunteer Gwinnett surpasses million hour goal
for volunteers
Program Offers Opportunities for Citizens to Volunteer
and to Learn
By Phylecia D Wilson

As a Human Resources employee for a large international firm in the Philippines, Dee Wilson had worked in human resources organizing annual health and wellness fairs for 2000 employees. But after a fruitless job search following moving to the US and settling in Gwinnett with her new husband, Wilson still wanted something to do in her spare time.