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Good deeds 9/21/17

Clay Today
Posted 9/20/17

Scout program provides mealsMIDDLEBURG – Troops from the scout program American Heritage Girls helped provide a respite for linemen who were working in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma last …

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Good deeds 9/21/17


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Scout program provides meals
MIDDLEBURG – Troops from the scout program American Heritage Girls helped provide a respite for linemen who were working in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma last weekend. Troop FL3110 from Pinewood Presbyterian Church and Troop FL1212 from Journey Church packed more than 220 bagged lunches that contained notes of encouragement as part of American Heritage Girls’ anniversary and National Day of Service. Scouts split into groups and went into the community on Sept. 15-16 and delivered them to anyone working outside. Scouts met linemen crews from Kentucky, Tennessee and Michigan and a Tree Service Crew from Atlanta. One group served lunches to volunteers cleaning up a flooded church who lost all their children’s ministry rooms. Scouts also met many residents cleaning up their yards who just wanted to share their stories. Many lunches and bottles of water were given out in the Black Creek area to lineman crews and police officers.

Podiatrist receives Guardian Angel Award
JACKSONVILLE – The St. Vincent’s Health Care Foundation recently presented Timothy Syperek, M.D. with its prestigious St. Vincent’s Guardian Angel Award. Syperek, was recognized by the patients he serves at Coastal Podiatry and Wound Care, which has locations in Orange Park. The award is given to a provider who has gone “above and beyond” expectations, according to St. Vincent’s Health Care Foundation Guardian Angel Program. “The Guardian Angel Program allows grateful patients, their families and friends the opportunity to support patient services and programs at St. Vincent’s HealthCare while recognizing the exemplary care received from a St. Vincent’s Guardian Angel health care provider,” said Jane R. Lanier, St. Vincent’s chief development officer and president of Guardian Angel program. Syperek received a Guardian Angel pin and a gift was presented in his honor to support the programs for children and families in the Jacksonville area.

Salvation Army provides food, water, and spiritual care
JACKSONVILLE – The Salvation Army’s North and South Carolina Divisions brought in 10 additional mobile disaster kitchens to join in the aid efforts with the Salvation Army of Northeast Florida’s two mobile kitchens. Together, these canteens provided 8,392 meals, 8,607 drinks, 5,329 snacks, and emotional and spiritual care to 1,529 people to date for those touched by Hurricane Irma. Since the storm, volunteers have encountered people in need particularly in rural areas where well water was contaminated by the flood or water pumps was shut down when power went out. Emotional and spiritual care workers have been vital to this operation – lacking power for several days, survivors have been stressed and need a listening ear, as well as guidance to available resources. The Salvation Army asks people who want to help those directly affected by the storm to visit helpsalvationarmy.org, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY or text “Storm” to 51555.