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WellStar!Director!of!

Operations!&!Support!

Scott!Burfitt!

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In!This!Issue:!

Flu!Vaccination!–!Policy'Change'

It’s!The!Holiday!Season…!

Fun!Photos!from!this!past!

Halloween!!

It’s!All!About!the!Gift!Shops!

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‘Tis(the(Season…(!

It!has!been!over!a!year!since!I!officially!took!the!reins!as!your!Director!

of!Volunteer!Services!so!this!gives!me!a!great!opportunity!to!look!back!

and!reflect!on!all!that!has!occurred.!!!!

First,!let!me!say!that!all!of!you!have!made!my!transition!into!this!role!

so!easy.!!Your!positive!attitude!and!willingness!to!go!the!extra!mile!

truly!inspires!me.!All!of!you!truly!embody!the!servant’s!heart!in!all!you!

do.!!

The!first!goal!I!had!when!I!took!this!role!was!to!look!at!our!processes!!

and!I!ask!“why?”!we!were!doing!it.!!My!predecessor!started!this!same!

process!and!I!was!happy!to!work!with!our!team!to!continue!this!same!

goal.!!!With!an!eye!toward!helping!you,!our!customers,!we!have!

worked!to!make!it!easier!to!recruit!new!volunteers!through!electronic!

applications.!!Additionally,!we!heard!that!coming!up!here!multiple!

times!to!handle!both!the!GAMES!and!TB!Tests!were!burdensome,!

especially!as!gas!prices!rose.!!For!that!reason,!we!tried!to!have!

someone!available!to!give!TB!Tests!at!the!GAMES!session.!!There!have!

been!other!changes!in!the!background,!but!our!goal!is!always!the!

same:!provide!the!best!experience!and!professional!environment!for!

all!our!volunteers.!!

Finally,!my!last!initiative!was!to!simply!say!thanks.!!I!try!to!say!it!to!

every!volunteer!that!I!pass!every!day.!!Without!you,!we!would!not!be!

the!outstanding!organization!we!are.!!It!is!something!small,!but!I!know!

it!means!a!lot!when!I!am!told!the!same!thing.!!Hopefully!you!hear!it!

every!day;!if!not,!then!please!know!we!do!appreciate!you!and!Thank!

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Happy!Holidays!and!be!safe!in!all!your!travels!!!

Scott!Burfitt!

Director,!Operations!and!Hospital!Support!

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Volunteer(Recruiting(With!the!opening!of!Blue!Tower!West,!the!need!for!volunteers!will!significantly!

increase.!!Now!more!than!ever!we!need!to!recruit!our!friends,!neighbors,!family!

members!and!acquaintances!to!volunteer!for!Kennestone!Hospital.!!Yvonne!Busch!

makes!a!sincere!effort!to!assign!volunteers!to!areas!in!which!they!will!enjoy!working,!

and!can!accommodate!almost!anyone!who!wants!to!join!us.!

The!bottom!line!is!this:!!Folks,!we!need!You!to!help!You(maintain!and!grow!Our(volunteer!organization.!!Please!keep!the!everZgrowing!need!for!volunteers!in!mind!as!

you!encounter!others!in!the!community.!Z!Bill!Prudner!

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Tired?!!Bored?!!Looking!for!a!happy!fit?!!We've!got!it!right!here!at!Kennestone!!!Just!talk!with!Yvonne.!!There!

are!many,!many!different!volunteer!positions,!an!assortment!to!meet!every!volunteer's!needs.!!Don't!get!

discouraged.!!Don't!look!elsewhere.!!Just!go!talk!with!Yvonne!and!she!will!suggest!a!new!position!more!suited!

to!your!needs.!

ANGELS(IN(THE(MAKING(

The!ceramic!department!has!been!making!angels!for!volunteers!who!are!in!the!hospital!for!a!number!of!years.!When!

you!are!in!the!hospital!please!have!somebody!contact!the!volunteer!office.!!

The!ceramic!studio!is!located!in!Atherton!Place!and!is!open!on!Mondays!from!9:00!am!to!1:00!pm.!At!Atherton!Place!we!

are!a!service!group!that!holds!classes!for!the!residents!so!that!they!can!have!an!outlet!for!their!talents;!they!make!gifts!

for!their!family!members.!!We!try!to!keep!the!prices!fair!because!many!are!on!a!fixed!income.!!

This!past!year!we!have!had!two!sales!at!the!hospital!to!make!money!for!the!foundation.!!!!!

The!Ceramic!Department!has!been!in!existence!for!over!30!years.!Before!being!at!Atherton!Place,!it!was!located!in!the!

Volunteer!Office!in!the!hospital!as!a!fund!raising!group.!!

Bob'and'Deanna'Patten,'Kennestone'Hospital'Volunteer'Chairs,'Atherton'Place!

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ATTENTION!ALL!VOLUNTEERS:!

FLU(SHOT(REQUIREMENT(/(POLICY(!

Happy!Holidays!everyone!!As!we!move!into!this!season!of!friends,!family!and!celebration,!let!

me!also!emphasize!one!other!season!that!is!approaching…Flu!Season!!!

WellStar!has!believed!that!the!best!way!to!protect!against!the!flu!is!through!offering!the!flu!

vaccination!to!team!members!and!volunteers.!!

WellStar!has!had!a!policy!that!protects!our!patients!by!requiring!any!team!member!who!will!

come!in!contact!with!a!patient!to!have!had!the!flu!vaccination!or!wear!a!mask.!This!policy!

goes!into!effect!once!Employee!Health!is!notified!that!the!flu!is!at!a!level!to!warrant!this!

precaution!and!protect!our!patients.!!

New!this!year,!and!going!forward,!we!will!be!applying!this!same!policy!to!our!volunteers.!

Many!of!you!come!into!close!proximity!to!our!patients!and!we!want!to!be!sure!we!do!our!

part!to!protect!our!patients!who!may!already!have!compromised!immune!systems.!Once!

Employee!Health!notifies!us!of!this!flu!prevalence!requiring!the!policy!to!be!enacted,!we!will!

require!any!volunteer!who!has!not!received!their!flu!shot!to!wear!masks.!!

If!you!wish!to!get!the!flu!vaccination,!they!are!still!available!at!Employee!Health.!You!can!

schedule!an!appointment!at!Employee!Health!by!calling!770.793.7222!or!you!can!go!during!

walkZin!day!on!any!Tuesday.!The!flu!vaccinations!are!available!to!all!active!volunteers!at!no!

cost!to!you.!!

If!you!have!any!issues!with!this!change,!please!let!us!know.!We!will!try!to!accommodate!any!

issues!in!reaching!compliance!with!this!policy.!

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Thank!you!for!your!service!and!helping!make!our!hospital!safe!!

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Scott'Burfitt'

Director,!Operations!and!Hospital!Support!

WellStar!Kennestone!Hospital!

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It’s(The(Holiday(Season…(! And!for!some!people!it’s!all!about!decorating!and!celebration!and!enhancing!any!room!with!a!beautiful!poinsettia!!Here!are!

some!interesting!facts!about!this!beauty!!!

The!poinsettia!(Euphorbia(pulcherrima)!is!a!culturally!and!commercially!important!plant!species!of!the!diverse!spurge!family!that!is!

indigenous!to!Mexico!and!Central!America.!It!is!particularly!well!known!for!its!red!and!green!foliage!and!is!widely!used!in!Christmas!

floral!displays.!It!derives!its!common!English!name!from!Joel!Roberts!Poinsett,!the!first!United!States!Minister!to!Mexico,!who!

introduced!the!plant!into!the!United!States!in!1825.!

!The!poinsettia's!main!attraction!is!not!its!flowers,!but!its!leaves?!The!flowers!of!the!plant!are!the!

yellow!clustered!buds!in!the!center.!The!colored!leafy!parts!are!actually!bracts!or!modified!leaves.!

Red!is!the!most!popular!color,!accounting!for!roughly!threeZquarters!of!all!sales!nationwide,!followed!

by!white!and!pink.!Poinsettias!come!in!a!variety!of!colors!from!red,!salmon,!and!apricot!to!yellow,!

cream,!and!white.!There!are!also!unusual!speckled!or!marbled!varieties!like!"Jingle!Bells"!and!"Candy!

Cane"!with!several!colors!blended!together.!New!varieties!are!introduced!yearly!with!even!more!

variation!in!height!and!colors.!!

How!many!poinsettias!do!you!think!are!sold!in!a!year?!

If!you!guessed!around!60!million,!you'd!be!in!the!ballpark.!Would!you!believe!that!last!year!more!than!

65!million!were!sold!nationwide?!Poinsettias!accounted!for!oneZthird!of!sales!of!all!flowering!potted!

plants.!In!economic!terms,!that's!$237!million!out!of!a!total!of!$781!million!in!sales!of!all!flowering!

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It’s(The(Holiday(Season((continued)…(Although!every!state!in!the!United!States!grows!poinsettias!commercially,!California!is!the!top!producer!with!about!27!million!pots!

grown,!followed!by!Texas,!North!Carolina,!Ohio,!and!Michigan,!each!with!about!14!million!pots.!!

Did!you!know!that!in!the!wild,!the!poinsettia!could!reach!heights!of!12!feet!with!leaves!measuring!six!to!eight!inches!across?!It!is!

actually!a!small!tropical!tree!belonging!to!the!Euphorbia!plant!family.!Its!botanical!name!is!Euphorbia!pulcherrima!although!in!

EnglishZspeaking!countries!it!is!more!commonly!known!as!the!poinsettia.!A!native!of!southern!Mexico,!the!poinsettia!blooms!in!

December!and!has!been!used!in!that!country!to!decorate!churches!for!centuries.!!

In!the!fourteenth!to!sixteenth!centuries,!the!Aztecs!used!the!poinsettia!leaves!to!dye!fabric!for!clothing!and!the!sap!for!medicinal!

purposes,!including!helping!control!fevers.!They!also!considered!the!red!color!a!symbol!of!purity,!and!so!poinsettias!were!

traditionally!part!of!religious!ceremonies.!!

You!probably!know!that!Dr.!Joel!Roberts!Poinsett,!an!amateur!botanist!and!first!United!States!ambassador!to!Mexico,!introduced!

the!plant!that!became!known!as!the!poinsettia!to!this!country.!He!discovered!a!shrub!with!brilliantly!colored!red!leaves!growing!by!

the!side!of!the!road!in!Taxco,!Mexico,!in!December!1825!and!sent!cuttings!home!to!his!plantation!in!Greenville,!South!Carolina.!

But!did!you!know!that!most!botanists!at!that!time!dismissed!the!poinsettia!as!a!weed?!Fortunately,!Poinsett!continued!to!study!

and!breed!this!plant!in!his!greenhouse,!sharing!plants!with!his!horticulturist!friends.!It!soon!gained!acceptance!as!a!holiday!plant,!

despite!its!very!short!bloom!time.!It!wasn't!until!the!1960s!that!researchers!were!able!to!successfully!breed!plants!that!bloom!

more!than!just!a!few!days.!!

Here's!another!bit!of!interesting!trivia.!December!12!is!National!Poinsettia!Day.!Never!heard!of!it?!Believe!it!or!not,!the!United!

States!has!observed!this!official!day!since!the!midZ1800s.!It!honors!the!man!and!the!plant!he!introduced.!Poinsett!died!Dec.12,!

1851.!!

True!or!False?!The!poinsettia!is!a!poisonous!plant.!If!you!answered!false,!you're!correct.!The!plant!has!been!tested!repeatedly!and!

cleared!of!this!charge!by!the!National!Poison!Center!in!Atlanta,!Georgia,!and!the!American!Medical!Association.!The!POINSINDEX!

Information!Service,!the!main!information!resource!for!poison!control!centers!across!the!country,!reports!that!even!if!a!50Zpound!

child!consumed!more!than!500!poinsettia!bractsZZthe!amount!tested!in!scientific!experimentsZZthe!consequences!would!not!be!

fatal.!Even!at!this!high!level,!no!toxicity!was!found.!!

However,!this!doesn't!mean!that!poinsettias!are!meant!to!be!eaten!!If!ingested,!this!plant!can!cause!stomach!irritation!and!

discomfort.!Cats!and!children!also!may!choke!on!the!fibrous!parts,!so!be!sure!to!keep!these!plants!out!of!their!reach.!The!sticky!

white!sap!also!may!cause!skin!irritation!for!some!people.!!

Do!you!know!the!best!way!to!prolong!the!life!of!this!Christmas!plant?!Avoid!hot!or!cold!drafts,!keep!the!soil!moist!not!soggy,!and!

place!in!a!room!with!sufficient!natural!light!and!temperatures!of!around!60!to!70!degrees!F.!Water!when!the!soil!begins!to!dry.!

Once!the!leaves!begin!to!wilt,!it's!too!late.!!

Above!all,!protect!it!from!exposure!to!wind!or!cold!on!the!way!home!from!the!store. Poinsettias!are!highly!sensitive!to!cold!temperatures!and!even!a!few!minutes!of!exposure!to!50Zdegree!F!or!lower!temperatures!will!cause!them!to!wilt.!But!when!cared!

for!properly,!poinsettias!usually!will!outlast!your!desire!to!keep!them!!!

Sources:'Wikipedia,'BackyardGardner.com.'Article'inspired'by'Rita'Norris'

CRITERIA'&'ELIGIBILITY'for'Gift'Certificates'

To!receive!your!HONEYBAKED!ham!gift!certificate!you!must!

be!an!Active!volunteer!with!50!hours!or!more!of!service!this!

past!year!(between!10.1.2011!through!10.31.12).!!Stop!by!

the!Volunteer!office!if!you!have!any!questions.!

Volunteer(Spotlight(Michele!Klebauskas,!a!volunteer!in!The!Women’s!Shoppe,!

takes!a!cart!loaded!with!items!from!both!the!Kennestone!

Gift!Shop!and!The!Women’s!Shoppe!around!to!the!nurses’!

stations!throughout!the!hospital.!Awesome!job,!and!great!

initiative!!HATS!OFF!TO!YOU!!!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!2012(ACHIEVEMENT(AWARD!–!WellStar!Kennestone!Hospital!–!Volunteers!Northwest!District!

!!!!!!!!!!!Everything!our!volunteers!work!on!throughout!the!year!goes!towards!achieving!our!goal.!We!thank!you!for!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!everything!that!you!do,!and!for!your!support.!–!Brenda!Castile!–!President!Kennestone!Volunteers!

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Brenda!Castile!&!Scott!Burfitt!

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The!gift!shops!of!Kennestone!Hospital!are!filled!with!almost!anything!needed!to!decorate!your!home!or!

to!give!as!gifts!to!your!family!and!friends.!!!

The!Kennestone!Gift!Shop!has!been!transformed!into!a!virtual!Christmas!wonderland!and!is!filled!with!

the!sounds!and!smells!of!the!holiday!season;!be!sure!to!come!by!and!select!a!new!ornament!for!your!

tree!or!find!a!special!decoration!for!that!empty!spot!in!your!home.!!This!year’s!theme!is!“Gingerbread”,!

and!you!will!find!beautiful!and!fun!ornaments!along!with!kitchen!towels,!salt!and!pepper!shakers,!and!

lots!of!other!“Gingerbread”!ideas.!!Also,!be!sure!to!get!your!Midwest!nightZlight!or!snow!globe.!!Hurry!

in!before!all!these!beauties!are!gone.!!

In!the!Women’s!Shoppe,!gifts!can!be!found!for!the!women!in!your!family.!!!Beautiful!scarves,!gorgeous!

woolen!coats!and!hats!to!match,!shiny!tops!for!that!special!holiday!party,!lovely!lotions,!and!sparkling!

jewelry!can!be!found!in!the!Women’s!Shoppe!for!that!perfect!gift!for!the!women!in!your!life.!!!!

The!Women’s!Shoppe!will!have!a!Twelve!Days!of!Christmas!Sale!beginning!December!10th.!!You!will!

need!to!come!in!each!day!to!solve!the!mystery!of!what!is!on!sale!for!25%!off.!!Also,!beginning!

December!1st,!for!each!$50.00!you!spend,!your!name!will!be!entered!in!a!raffle!to!win!a!beautiful!

Holiday!Basket.!!The!winner’s!name!will!be!drawn!on!December!20th.!!

The!shops!will!close!on!December!24th!at!3:00!P.M.!and!both!shops!will!be!closed!on!December!25th.!!

Also,!both!shops!will!close!on!December!31st!at!3:00!P.M.!and!will!be!closed!on!January!1,!2013.!!!!!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!Patty!Wells!–!Volunteer! !Patty!and!Alan!Wells! ! !Matilda!Maddox!–!John’s!Grandchild!! !

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Proud!Grandmother!is!Jane!Daniel!Z!Volunteer! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Pat(Newton’s(Great(Grandchildren(in(the(“Pumpkin(Patch”(Alexis(Kelly(–(Age(6((Shelby(Kelly(–(Age(3(months(

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DECEMBER(BIRTHDAYS(!

Melinda!Baldwin! ! 12/1!

Marti!Whitlock! ! 12/1!

Catelyn!Conway! ! 12/2!

Lousie!Underwood! ! 12/2!

Henry!Bontempi! ! 12/3!

Mark!Gaber! ! ! 12/3!

Winnie!Begin! ! ! 12/4!

Rabbi!Barry!Coffsky! ! 12/4!

Beth!“Johnnie”!Ruggiero! 12/4!

Ann!Boriskie! ! ! 12/5!

Bernice!Cheney! ! 12/6!

Stacey!Binford!! ! 12/7!

Sandra!Brown!! ! 12/7!

John!Deakins! ! ! 12/8!

Wesley!(Chip)!Starling!!! 12/8!

Emma!Stiles! ! ! 12/8!

Jonathan!Turner! !!!!!!!! 12/9!

Shelby!Johnson! ! 12/9!

Cheryl!Brainard!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!12/11!

Mary!M.!Sproat! !!!!!!!!!!!12/12!

Rudolph!Adams!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!12/13!

Maddelena!Hadley! !!!!!!!!!!!12/13!

Sara!Khan! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/13!

Leah!Cai! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/14!

Bea!Davidson! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/14!

Terrie!Kirby! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/14!

Betty!McCord! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/14!

Patrick!Heerdt!! !!!!!!!!!!!12/14!

Laura!Coomes!! !!!!!!!!!!!12/15!

Elizabeth!Whitton! !!!!!!!!!!!12/16!

Patsy!K.!Carrier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!12/16!

Kenneth!Hammill! !!!!!!!!!!!12/17!

Dorris!Harris! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/18!

Betty!Ann!Cammack! !!!!!!!!!!!12/19!

Gerald!Gorley! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/20!

Emily!Hsieh! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/20!

Elizabeth!Peterson! !!!!!!!!!!!12/21!

Carolyn!Roberts!! !!!!!!!!!!!12/21!

John!Porterfield! !!!!!!!!!!!12/22!

Sue!Nixon! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/23!

Carol!Branson! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/24!

Farah!Hindash!! !!!!!!!!!!!12/26!

Patricia!Dodson! !!!!!!!!!!!12/28!

Amanda!Fleming! !!!!!!!!!!!12/28!

Robert!Clark! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!12/29!

Pete!Bagley! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/31!

Gail!Rowland! ! !!!!!!!!!!!12/31!

NOVEMBER(BIRTHDAYS(

Harold!(Leon)!King! ! 11/3!

John!Burnham!! ! 11/4!

Catherine!Kwon! ! 11/4!

Wayne!Schlegel! ! 11/5!

Sue!Webster! ! ! 11/5!

Patricia!Henson! ! 11/5!

Thomas!Stock! ! ! 11/5!

Neo!Kgabo! ! ! 11/6!

Laurence!Lines! ! 11/7!!

Lisa!McMasters! ! 11/7!

Jacques!Hauss!! ! 11/8!

Rebecca!Stein! ! ! 11/8!

Beverly!DeFranks! ! 11/8!

Katherine!Carver! ! 11/9!

Lauren!Duncan! !!!!!!!!!!!11/10!

Nancy!Gardner! !!!!!!!!!!!11/10!

Lynn!Emory! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11/11!

Alice!Harbin! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11/12!

Mary!Ineichen!! !!!!!!!!!!!11/12!

Christopher!Keylon! !!!!!!!!!!!11/12!

Madelyn!Williams! !!!!!!!!!!!11/12!

Michael!Carol! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/12!

Angie!Kim! !!!! !!!!!!!!!!!11/13!

Sean!Young! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/13!

Jamie!Sims! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/13!

Steve!Molmer!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!11/15!

Katherine!DeJoseph! !!!!!!!!!!!11/15!

Marilyn!Henning! !!!!!!!!!!!11/17!

Amy!Gibson! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/18!

Janet!Nelson! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/18!

Charlene!Drake! !!!!!!!!!!!11/19!

Linda!Carter! !!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!11/21!

Linda!Jokiel! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/21!

Esther!Taylor! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/22!

Priti!Gopal! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11/24!

Rosita!Chahova! !!!!!!!!!!!11/26!

Jeff!Sabbat!! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/26!

Jane!Green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11/27!

Don!McDermitt!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!11/27!

Albert!Schaefer! !!!!!!!!!!!11/27!

Janet!Nyland! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/29!

Janis!Saltzman!! !!!!!!!!!!!11/29!

Kathy!Perez! ! !!!!!!!!!!!11/30!

JANUARY(2013(BIRTHDAYS((

Christine!Nwoke! !!!!!1/1!

Mike!Defranks!! !!!!!1/4!!

Kayleigh!Noble! !!!!!1/7!

Mary!Bainbridge! !!!!!1/10!

Carolyn!Frost! ! !!!!!1/10!

Barbara!Vassallo! !!!!!1/10!

John!Gibbons! ! !!!!!1/12!

Theresa!Boyce!! !!!!!1/14!!!

Helen!Copelan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1/14!

Guy!Andrews! ! !!!!!1/15!

Judith!Teague! ! !!!!!1/16!

Stan!Jones!!!!! !!!!!!! !!!!!1/18!

Sussan!Kokinda! !!!!!1/18!

Christel!Schmidt! !!!!!1/19!

Ed!Gunther! ! !!!!!1/20!

Judy!Wong!So! ! !!!!!1/21!

Jarelle!Bullock!! !!!!!1/22!

Ayanna!Seals!!!!!! !!!!!1/22!

Elizabeth!Chavez! !!!!!1/25!

Martha!Webber! !!!!!1/25!

Lisa!Brown!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1/26!

Jemmie!CowanZBrown!!!!1/28!

Marjorie!Jefferson! !!!!!1/29!

Annette!Brackett! !!!!!1/30!

Ann!Cloud! !!!!! !!!!!1/30!

Lindsay!Brown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1/31!

Rozanne!Wade! !!!!!1/31!

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Fall!Membership!Meeting!&!Luncheon!!

On!Thursday,!November!8,!2012!our!Fall!Membership!Meeting!was!held!at!Marietta!Country!Club.!

Our!President,!Brenda!Castile,!welcomed!the!140!volunteers!in!attendance.!Scott!Burfitt,!Director!of!Volunteer!

Services!expressed!appreciation!for!all!the!work!our!volunteers!do.!!He!also!gave!an!example!of!a!hospital!

patient!returning!to!volunteer!with!us!as!a!direct!result!of!the!excellent!care!she!received!here.!!

Renee!Owen,!Director!of!Pastoral!Care,!offered!a!blessing!before!lunch!was!served.!!

Candice!Saunders,!WellStar!Executive!Vice!President!and!WellStar!Kennestone!Hospital!President,!spoke!after!

lunch!to!update!our!members!on!several!issues.!The!upcoming!move!into!the!new!Blue!Tower!West!in!midZ

January!will!involve!extensive!planning!and!coordination.!We!will!need!to!add!more!volunteers!to!handle!the!

additional!areas.!This!project!completes!the!current!fiveZyear!Master!Plan,!and!discussions!will!begin!in!

December!on!the!next!fiveZyear!Master!Plan.!!!!

Pete!Zamaria,!WellStar!Kennestone!Hospital!Security!Manager,!was!our!keynote!speaker.!Pete!has!23!years!

experience!at!Kennestone!and!now!oversees!130!security!officers,!with!a!minimum!of!five!officers!on!duty!at!all!

times.!He!gave!us!some!interesting!statistics!that!help!illustrate!the!scope!of!their!work:!There!are!over!6,000!

alarms!on!the!campus.!The!Communication!Center!received!approximately!95,000!calls!in!2011.!Security!

received!11,000!calls.!Also!in!2011,!there!were!over!3,500!visitor!or!patient!control!incidents.!

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The!Security!staff!handles!all!types!of!situations!and!is!involved!with!all!departments!in!the!hospital.!We!enjoyed!

learning!more!about!this!very!important!function.!!

The!meeting!closed!with!the!traditional!giveaway!of!the!muchZcoveted!centerpieces!designed!by!the!Volunteer!

Office!staff.!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! –'Written'&'submitted'by'Holly'Miller'

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COAV(Conference(–(Augusta,(GA([(October(22([(24(!

Your!board!members!met!in!Augusta!on!October!21st!in!the!afternoon.!After!checking!in!and!registering!we!met!

for!a!social!hour!before!heading!out!for!Dinner!that!turned!out!to!be!a!night!that!we!will!never!forget.!

Reservations?!Yes,!we!made!them!(3!times!confirmed)!and!nope!we!don’t!have!them!!From!the!Best!of!Augusta!

2012,!the!restaurant!was!quoted!as!follows!“Skip!the!fattening!meals!and!just!have!the!dessert.”!Should!have!

just!said,!“Skip!the!meals!”!I!think!we!may!skip!this!little!place!next!time!around!!!

After!a!lite!lunch!and!remarks!(may!or!may!not!have!been!politically!correct)!by!the!Honorable!Ralph!Hudgen,!

Georgia!Insurance!Commissioner,!we!had!the!choice!of!three!workshops;!Customer!Service,!Youth!Volunteers,!

and!Dealing!with!Bereavement.!I!chose!Bereavement!where!the!speaker!spoke!from!her!heart!about!what!to!say!

and!when!not!to!speak.!She!had!lost!four!members!of!her!family!in!a!span!of!four!years.!It!was!a!great!and!

riveting!thirty!minutes.!!

The!remainder!of!the!day!was!spent!browsing!at!the!vendor!exhibits.!The!dinner!that!night!was!a!good!meal.!The!

guest!speaker!for!the!evening!was!the!author!of!“How!to!be!a!Sexy!Senior.”!Her!philosophy!on!life!and!her!

survivor!outlook!was!inspiring!in!many!ways,!though!the!speaker!was!not!everyone’s!cup!of!tea.!One!of!her!

remarks!was!about!dealing!with!the!day….!you!get!up,!you!get!bathed!or!showered,!you!put!on!your!makeup!

and!lip!gloss,!you!put!on!you!best!(or!favorite)!dress!and!your!spike!high!heeled!shoes.!When!your!husband!asks!

you!“Where!are!your!going?”!She!says,!“To!make!breakfast!”!!

Tuesday!started!off!with!breakfast,!then!a!General!Session!that!ended!with!a!short!talk!by!Earl!Rogers,!Senior!VP,!

GHA!(Georgia!Hospital!Association).!After!lunch!it!was!time!for!more!workshops,!Making!Newsletters!Great,!

Cancer!Resources,!and!Leadership!and!Management.!I!chose!Making!Newsletters!Great!and!Cancer!Resources.!

The!American!Cancer!Society!put!on!Cancer!Resources.!The!presenter!spoke!on!all!that!ACS!had!to!offer!for!

those!that!have!cancer.!This,!to!me,!was!the!best!of!the!three!workshops!that!I!went!to.!!

Making!Newsletter!Great!was!fair!but!we!got!more!out!of!the!remarks!and!comments!from!those!in!the!

audience.!I!will!say!this!our!newsletter!shines!!!

After!dinner!we!were!off!to!our!rooms.!Wednesday!morning!was!breakfast,!door!prizes,!and!then!driving!back!to!

Marietta.!But!wait!!!We!just!had!to!stop!at!the!Blue!Willow!for!lunch.!I!left!with!a!heavy!belly!full!of!good!

southern!cooking.!! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Written'&'submitted'by'Bob'Patten;'edited'by'Wayne'Schlegel'

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(ATTENTION(VOLUNTEERS(WITH(EXISTING(TIME(CLOCK(PRIVLEGES:(If!you!currently!use!WellStar!Time!Clocks!to!record!your!volunteers!hours!by!swiping!"in"!and!"out"!with!your!badge!you!

will!need!to!review!the!instructions!for!the!minor!changes!in!the!time!clock.!These!instructions!are!very!important!for!your!

hours!to!be!recorded!correctly.!!

If!you!have!any!questions!regarding!this!please!contact!our!volunteer!office.!Again,(this(is(only(for(those(volunteers(who(are(currently(swiping(their(badges(in(the(time(clocks.((

Please!help!us!to!capture!your!volunteer!hours!accurately!when!using!the!Kronos!time!clock!to!swipe!your!badge!upon!

arriving!and!exiting!for!your!volunteer!shift.!!!!

Follow!these!steps!to!record!your!hours:!!!

1.!PRESS!the!blue!button!to!the!left!of!the!"IN!PUNCH"!words!on!the!screen.!!The!screen!will!change!to!say:!"ENTER!!

!!!!BADGE!ID,”!swipe!your!badge!at!this!time.!!!

2.!To!clock!out:!!PRESS!the!blue!button!to!the!right!of!the!"OUT!PUNCH"!words!on!the!screen.!!The!screen!will!change!to!!!!!!!!!

!!!!"ENTER!BADGE!ID".!!Swipe!your!badge!at!this!time.!!!

3.!!Immediately!after!swiping!your!badge!a!message!will!appear!on!the!screen!saying!'HAVE!YOU!HAD!AN!UNINTERRUPTED!!

MEAL!TIME?"!!You!must!answer!this!question!by!pressing!the!3rd!blue!button!on!the!left!next!to!the!message.!

Regardless!if!you!did!or!did!not!have!a!meal!during!your!shift,!press!the!blue!button!next!to!the!message.!!!!!!

IF(YOU(DO(NOT(COMPLETE(THIS(STEP(YOUR(END(TIME(WILL(NOT(BE(RECORDED(FOR(YOUR(SHIFT.!!

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DID(YOU(KNOW….(!

Dr.!Seuss!coined!the!word!"nerd"!in!his!1950!book!"If!I!Ran!the!Zoo.”!

Washington!D.C.!has!more!psychiatrists!per!capita!than!any!other!city!in!the!country.!!

Eleven!percent!of!Americans!have!thrown!out!a!dish!or!pot!just!because!they!didn't!want!to!wash!it.!

These!tough!economic!times!bring!to!mind!an!old!saying:!!"Use!it!up.!!Wear!it!out.!!Make!it!do!or!do!without."!!!

!! ! ! ! ! ! ' O'Quotes'from'Uncle'John's'Extraordinary'Book'of'Facts.''

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