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Flowers
on the Lake
SAFE House Domestic Violence Shelter held its second Flowers
on the Lake on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at Warriors Path State
Park.
Sgt.
Jason McCready, Bristol Tennessee Police Department Domestic
Violence Officer, and Randy Murray, Kingsport Police Department
Domestic Violence Officer, spoke at the event following an
opening prayer by the Rev. Susan Anderson, Kendrick Creek
United Methodist Church, and a personal story by a domestic
violence survivor.
The
ceremony concluded as attendees launched a beautiful array
of flowers on the lake in remembrance of Victims of Domestic
Violence, including the 213 served by SAFE House during Fiscal
2009. The flowers were provided by Rainbow's End Gift and
Floral.
Next
year's event will be held in May, to coincide with the change
of the National Domestic Violence Awareness Month to May.
6th
Annual Kid Power a Success
The 6th Annual Kid Power: Empowering Kids for Success held
Saturday, May 9, 2009, drew a crowd of 5,500 at the Appalachian
Fairgrounds in Gray. Highlights for the day were Daisy, the
Opossum from Bays Mountain, Kingsport Lifesaving Crew Search
and Rescue Bloodhounds, Pluggie the Fire Hydrant, the Chuckey
Doak Soccer Clinic and the Obstacle Course by Johnson City
Schools Coordinated Health. More than 70 exhibitors, outdoor
activities and events kept kids busy all day.
Kingsport Lifesaving Crew brought their heaving equipment
and Bloodhound Search Team and Johnson City Fire Department
brought Pluggie the Fire Hydrant. The last-minute newcomer
and biggest hit for this year’s event was Zappo the
Magic Clown, who never stopped creating balloon tree-hanging
monkeys, hats and creatures of every color, shape and size.
Another newcomer, The Marathon Ministry, gave away new clothing
for infants and toddlers, blankets and other items.
More
on Kid Power>>
 REMOTE
AREA MEDICAL (RAM) is set for
July 23-25, 2010. The 10th annual event is expected to draw
even more individuals from the region in need of care.
The 9th annual Remote Area Medical health outreach
served 5,598 patients with 1,746 volunteers providing $1.7
million in care including medical exams, mammograms, eye exams,
and dental exams, cleaning, fillings and extractions.
The event at the Wise County Fairgrounds in Wise,
Virginia, is evidence of the need for affordable health care
services in the region. Photo courtesy Kingsport Times News.
More
on RAM>>
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Planning
District One Behavioral Health Services received new funding
for 2009-10 from the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation
to provide tobacco prevention programs for local youth in
Wise, Lee, and Scott counties and the City of Norton. 
Family
Links planned respite services, a program
of Frontier Health, offers a Support Group for parents and
caregivers of children with severe emotional disturbances
or mental illness. The Support Group is not a parenting class.
Family Links can provide child care for all appropriate children.
The Support Group is free of charge. If you would like more
information, call (423) 232-2719. 