Social worker month set (3/30/04)

In recognition of National Social Worker Month, licensed social workers from State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice would like to share about the important role a social worker plays in the care of hospice patients and families.

Hospice social workers draw the patient and their family together so they receive the support necessary as they face end of life issues.

Social workers work together with nurses, home health aids, chaplains and volunteers. They also facilitate care giving support groups and grief support groups.

State of the Heart provides home health, private duty, hospice and bereavement care to patients and support to their families throughout Mercer, Darke, Auglaize, Preble, Randolph and Jay counties.

DEAN’S LIST

Tony Homan, son of Rick and Cathy Homan, Bryant, made the dean’s list for the winter quarter at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute. He is majoring in computer engineering.

GRIEF SUPPORT

State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice is having a six week series of adult grief support sessions starting Wednesday, April 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Greenville, Ohio.

Marlene Black, Bereavement Specialist, will teach participants ways to deal with their grief and loss.

The sessions are free and available to anyone who has lost a loved one. They will be held at the State of the Heart office at 1350 N. Broadway, Greenville, Ohio.

For more information or to register, call Marlene Black at (937) 548-2999.

CAMP DIRECTOR NAMED

Brenda Kaup, a Gifted Intervention Specialist at Fort Recovery schools, has been named camp director for Camp Invention, a science and creativity camp to be held at the Mercer County Alternative School from June 28 to July 2.

Kaup and a staff of teachers will teach hands-on camp activities, including making inventions out of broken appliances and discovering how to get off an imaginary planet where the campers have crash landed.

Students going into grades second through sixth are eligible to attend camp. Registration forms may be picked up at their schools.



FORT RECOVERY FFA

The Fort Recovery FFA held a truck and tractor drive in to celebrate National FFA week.

In the tractor category Nick Hemmelgarn won first place in the cleanest category and Tana Bergman won second place. Eric Weitzel won first in the biggest category with a 360 horsepower 9682 New Holland and Scott Overman won second place with a 9250 Case IH. Jennifer Link won first place in the smallest category with a 16 horsepower Kubota.

Jennifer Guggenbiller won first place in the oldest category with a 1936 AC tractor and Alan Will won second place with an IH Super A. Joel Bey won first place in the newest category and Jason Post won second place, both driving 2003 John Deeres.

In the truck category Brianna Hess won first place in the cleanest category and Lee Stammen won second place. Scott Overman won first in the dirtiest category and Eric Weitzel won second place. Nick Sutter won first place in the oldest category and Jackie Lennartz won second place. Troy Grieshop won first place in the newest category and Kelsie Will won second place. Kurt Kremer won first place in the most miles category and Barry Shier won second place. Dusty Tobe won first place in the loudest category and Alan Will won second place.

All winners will receive a trophy at the Annual FFA Banquet in April.[[In-content Ad]]