LOCALS INVITED TO LEAVE THEIR MARK ON NEW HARBIN CLINIC CANCER CENTER WITH SECOND DAY OF BEAM SIGNING TODAY
The Harbin Clinic continues to invite patients, friends, family and caregivers to be a part of the history of the new Harbin Clinic Cancer Center today from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. by signing a steel beam which will later be placed in the center for posterity. The first day of the beam signing was yesterday, and it was a busy day indeed as hundreds have already signed it. The atrium beam for the new Harbin Clinic Cancer Center is currently positioned in the lobby of the main clinic at 1825 Martha Berry Boulevard in Rome. The public is invited to come by the clinic and write the name (or names) of friends and family touched by cancer on the beam, which will be later sealed in the cancer center, according to a Harbin press release.
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GA ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION VP INFORMS LOCALS OF ALZHEIMER’S RESOURCES
Jenny Helms, vice president of the Georgia chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, was in Rome last week and paid a visit to the WLAQ studios for the 89th birthday celebration of local radio legend Ben Lucas, which raised money for Alzheimer’s awareness. Helms says there are some important resources that she would like local residents to know about. Those include a help line that is available 24/7, which includes a wealth of valuable information. Maddy’s Call is another resource available to those who have a loved with Alzheimer’s who is missing. Request a Maddy’s Call by calling 911.
Helms says that she believes that there are currently about 200,000 Georgians with Alzheimer’s Disease.
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ROME NOT A TOP THREE FINALIST FOR USTA’S BEST TENNIS TOWN
In spite of a major push by local tennis supporters, Rome did not make the cut as a top three finalist in the United States Tennis Association’s Best Tennis Town contest, as determined by online voting. The top three included Atlanta, Charleston, South Carolina and Richmond, Virginia, according to a USTA release. Rome did receive honorable mention status as a Top 10 finalist and will receive $2,000 in tennis equipment for community tennis programs.
The winner of the USTA’s second annual Best Tennis Town contest will be announced at the 2010 U.S. Open in New York City. The winner will receive $100,000 for community-wide tennis programming and facility enhancements. The second and third place winners will receive $50,000 and $25,000, respectively, for the same purposes.
