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The Ronald McDonald House of the Coastal Empire, Safe Shelter Center for Domestic Violence Services, the Tiny House Project and Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society are among the seven area nonprofits that will benefit from $26,300 in donations made Monday by the Savannah Area Realtors.
“Its important to the realtors to be part of the local community, said Savannah Area Realtors CEO Steve Candler. Part of that community involvement is giving back through contributions and serving with their time at several local area nonprofits.”
Those reached by the Savannah Morning News said that, as a donation, the money will be able to help boost their general fund, a budget line that grants cannot help.
Longtime Savannah surgeon Dr. Tom Freeman, who died at age 102 on Feb. 17, is remembered by friends, family and colleagues as a down-to-earth pioneering medical professional whose varied interests ranged from golf to the Florida dog races.
Paul Hinchey, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s/Candler described the longtime beloved physician as “arguably one of the most talented people ever to live in Savannah.
“He was a general surgeon in an era where there were few sub-specialists in general surgery,” Hinchey said. “As an example, he was the first surgeon in the area to include thoracic surgery as part of his general surgery/vascular surgery practice. No one had done that. He pioneered the first aortic aneurysm resections in Georgia and the first carotid artery in the Southeast. He did his own grafts and shunts. He pioneered using heparin for thrombotic cardiac problems.”
If you re over 65 and your finger hurts from dialing the phone again and again for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment you still don t have, rest assured you have plenty of company.
As of about 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported that 997,950 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines had been shipped to Georgia and 484,775 doses had been administered in the state. In a state of over 10 million residents, more than 1.5 million of whom qualify for the vaccine so far, that s left a lot of frustration.
More than a dozen health care providers and pharmacies have received shipments of the vaccines in Chatham County. Some ordered only enough for their own employees and are not offering them to the public. Some, like Kroger, received only a small portion of their request so far 300 doses in the case of Kroger s, according to the state web site and have already distributed them to patients.