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LDFF Plans Charity Golf Outing Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation (LDFF) will hold its 13th annual Charity Golf Outing at Manada Golf Club, 609 Golf Lane, Grantville, on Friday, April 30. This year’s title sponsor is Rohrer Bus Service. The event will start with registration and lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 1 p.m., followed by dinner catered by The Warwick. Golfers may compete in numerous skill contests, and prizes will include a $10,000 hole-in-one award.
Golfers of all skill levels are welcome, and organizers can place individuals in a group of four if needed. Sponsorship opportunities and player spots are still available. Proceeds from this event will support grants to fund programs in the Lower Dauphin School District that directly benefit Lower Dauphin students. For more information or to register, visit http://ldfalconfoundation .org/index.php/events/.
Medical student Garrett Thompson collected records and CDs from the 1980s to brighten the day of a senior resident of a local long-term care facility who is a former rock musician.
Medical Student Collects CDs, Records For Senior Resident BY FRANCINE FULTON
lthough he is partway on the long educational journey to becoming a doctor, medical student Garrett Thompson has already learned an important lesson about providing individualized care to patients. Thompson, who attends Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, recently collected donations of CDs and record albums from the 1980s to give to a patient in senior care, who is a former rock musician. After posting on social media about the need for donations, Thompson collected a variety of items, including an autographed album, “Metal Health,” by ‘80s band Quiet Riot, which was donated by Frank Lentz.
“This course provides students with more of these skills - how to understand a patient’s interaction with their disease and best tailor treatment to address all of their needs, not just medical needs, but also social and holistic needs.”
hard time with COVID because in the nursing homes there are all these restrictions in place. It is a challenging time for everyone, but especially people in long-term care because they have a lost a lot of contact with their family and their friends within the facility itself.” Working with patients in medical facilities is part of the curriculum in a required course titled Health Systems Science, which covers topics such as the foundations of health systems, health care delivery and insurance, as well as teamwork and leadership. “The art of medicine involves a lot more fine-tuning your approach to each patient’s individual needs,” said Thompson. “This course provides students with more of these skills - how to
Sarah LaVerdiere of Grantville is a member of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts, an honor typically earned only by Boy Scouts. In February 2019, Boy Scouts of America permitted girls to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, which is the highest rank in Boy Scouting. The Boy Scouting branch of the organization also adopted a new name at that time - Scouts BSA.
See Medical Student pg 2
See Local Youth pg 3
Local Youth Becomes Part Of Inaugural Class Of Female Eagle Scouts
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“Since residing in the long-term care facility, he lost touch with his musical side. He has been having a
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“I was thinking of ways to brighten his day. He always talks about his musical talents and how he used to tour with some famous bands,” Thompson explained.
The winners of Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation’s Charity Golf Outing in May of 2019 were (from left) Norm Stine, Jody Dimpsey-Reisinger, Chad Stine and Rick Reisinger.
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