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Dr. Sharon Stanley, PhD, RN Chief Nurse of the American National Red Cross toured the new Nurse Assistant Training laboratory at the Southwest Florida Chapter's Sarasota Branch today. This is Dr. Stanley’s first visit to Florida. She also addressed the State College of Florida's Nursing program at the Lakewood Ranch Campus Center for Medical Technology.
Dr. Stanley’s visit to the facility included meeting Michael S. Zimmermann RN, Sarasota and DeSoto County Response Services Chairman and State Nurse Liaison for South Florida who was instrumental in securing an in-kind donation from Medical Education Technology Incorporated (METI) who donated three human patient simulators estimated at $750,000.
Dr. Stanley is responsible for supporting and strengthening paid and volunteer nurse involvement throughout the Red Cross, maintaining a liaison with all business lines. In addition, Dr. Stanley represents Red Cross nursing to external health-related professional organizations, educational institutions and regulatory groups.
The Red Cross has a long history with the nursing profession since many of its early founders and leaders were nurses. With a mission of service and humanitarianism, the opportunity for
nursing students to have a meaningful Red Cross volunteer experience is as timely today as it was in decades past.
The American Red Cross has been involved in Nursing Aides for over 90 years. The Nurse Assistant Training course continues the Red Cross tradition of outstanding training that benefits participants and their communities.
Manatee County Medical Society announced a partnership with PhoneRover, a Sarasota-based software company that specializes in personalized, automated telephone messaging services. The Manatee County Medical Society serves the physicians and people of Manatee County with the goal of elevating the quality of medical care.
Identifying companies and creating partnerships is an important role of the Society. PhoneRover’s services are geared specifically at improving the patient experience, and freeing medical staff members’ time allowing them to focus on personal care. ”With the demands and changes facing physicians, especially the need to comply with the 2013 Electronic Health Records deadline, this is a perfect time for them to take advantage of
our solution,“ says Brian Maguire of PhoneRover.
As a partner to the Society, PhoneRover is providing a unique set of services to member medical practices through their website at www.phonerover.com. ”We are happy to partner with a company that focuses on improving communication between a patient and their physician,“ says Liz Gatlin, Executive Director of the Medical Society. PhoneRover’s automated appointment reminder services quickly contact patients using voice calls or text messages. Once contacted, patients can listen to a personalized message containing information about their upcoming office visit, or speak directly to the physician’s staff.
”In addition to automated appointment confirmations, our broadcast notification capabilities allow Doctors to proactively engage patients, calling to remind them to take their meds or just to say ÔWe haven’t seen you in a while, you’re due for a routine checkup’“ comments PhoneRover’s Patrick Lennon.
Kid’s Fundraising Efforts Will Help Wildlife and Wild Places in Need
Kids around the country are gearing up for another year of Pennies for the Planet, an environmental education and action campaign to protect wildlife and habitat. Pennies for the Planet is made possible by support from TogetherGreen, an Audubon initiative in alliance with Toyota. This year’s program focuses on three unique and vital wildlife habitats–spanning special places from the Atlantic to the Arctic Oceans–that are in critical need of protection.
Pennies for the Planet (www.penniesfortheplanet.org) is a powerful tool for motivating kids of all ages to learn about and become engaged in protecting biodiversity. Kids not only learn more about conservation, but also directly help protect it by raising funds and conducting environmental projects in their own communities. By teaching young people about threatened ecosystems and wildlife, Pennies for the Planet strives to connect young people and families with the environment and provide ideas about how they can make a conservation difference.
Pennies for the Planet donations collected from September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012 will be divided equally among the following three conservation projects:
The group that raises the most funds (postmarked by the May 5, 2012 deadline) will be awarded an Audubon BioBash, a fun environmental educational assembly led by Audubon educators. Last year, the largest donation came from the Hermitage School District in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, which raised over 163,470 pennies.
”Kids are our future conservationists,“ said Audubon President David Yarnold. ”This program gives young people a chance to learn more and be empowered by seeing results from their actions. We hope that this year’s conservation projects inspire them to get involved and realize that they can make a meaningful difference in protecting our planet.“
Since receiving support from Audubon and Toyota’s TogetherGreen initiative, Pennies for the Planet has raised more than $90,000. Donations made during 2010-2011 helped restore crane habitat along the Platte River in Nebraska, created monarch butterfly habitat in Arizona, and helped protect beach nesting birds along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, which is still recovering from last year’s oil spill.
Over the past decade, in conjunction with several environmental organizations, Pennies for the Planet has helped tens of thousands of young people nationwide raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to support species and habitat conservation.
Pennies for the Planet materials, including a full color poster and educators’ guide, and a participation form with incentives and awards are available for download at www.penniesfortheplanet.org for classroom or at-home use.
Polo Grill and Bar/Fte Catering and Ballroom located in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Mason to the role of Catering & Event Sales Director. Kelly joined the Polo/Fte team on August 31, 2011.
In her role, Kelly is responsible for sales and coordination, working directly with clients to guarantee that their event is successful. While creating special catering menus tailored around their specific wants, Kelly manages client relationships while upholding employee and vendor relations.
Kelly attended the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh where she received her bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations. She also enjoyed time abroad in England and Peru as well as serving as an international volunteer in Southeast Asia and Central America. Most recently, Kelly was employed at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee as the Convention and Meeting Manager. There, she was responsible for initiating hotel services to groups including food and beverage, room blocks, and room set-up services. At the Hyatt Regency, Kelly also served as the Assistant Event Manager before advancing to her role as Restaurant & Event Manager. Kelly has a true passion for this industry and is beyond thrilled to be joining the Polo/Fte family.
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity’s Board of Directors announces the promotion of Diana Shoemaker to the position of Executive Director for the affiliate. Ms. Shoemaker has been with Manatee Habitat since 2009 in the role of Family Services and Volunteer Program Manager. Prior to Habitat she served as the first director for Family Promise, an interfaith program providing services to homeless families in Manatee.
Ms. Shoemaker has worked with children and families for over 20 years in social services and educational organizations in New York, Connecticut and Ohio. She has a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University in New York City.
”Ms. Shoemaker has a demonstrated ability to lead non-profits in difficult times and the passion for helping young children and their families to get out of sub-standard housing“ said Jim Frame, Board President, ”we are honored that she has accepted this challenge“.
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Sarasota-based Octex broke ground on a 26,000 s.f. expansion to its production facility located at 901 Sarasota Center Boulevard on Thursday, September 22. The $7.6 million expansion, funded in part by a $200,000 development grant from Sarasota County, will increase Octex’s production facility to more than 60,000 s.f. in total and will accommodate more than 80 new employees Octex expects to hire in the next several years. The expansion is expected to be completed in March 2012.
”I am very excited to be breaking ground on the expansion of Octex,“ said Jim Westman, owner of Octex, to the group gathered for the traditional gold shovel ceremony. ”We are experiencing a great deal of demand from new and existing customers and this expansion ensures that we will be able to meet our customers’ needs. Both BB&T and the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County have been extremely valuable partners in bringing this project to fruition.“
On hand for the ground breaking were Mark Huey and Joan McGill of the EDC, as well as DooleyMack Constructors of Sarasota, The Schimberg Group, BB&T bank, and AM Engineering. BB&T is providing the project financing through a Sarasota County Industrial Revenue Bond.
Octex is a premier manufacturer of precision injection molded plastic components for the medical, electronic, industrial and consumer products industries. Founded in 1990, the company was purchased by Westman in 2009. Since 2008, Octex has increased sales from $7.8 million to more than $14 million last year.
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