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TGMC’s Teresita McNabb, RN, MSHSA, CNAA, BC Named Rotarian of the Year

Teresita McNabb, RN, MSHSA, CNAA, BC, Vice President of Nursing Services at Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) was awarded Rotarian of the Year along with Mart Black on June 24^th at the annual Houma-Terrebonne Rotary Banquet.

McNabb has been a member of the Rotary Club of Houma-Terrebonne for 4 years, but in that short time has been an integral part of the club making a huge impact. Rotarian of the Year is an annual award chosen by the club president, and is the pinnacle of Rotary Club awards. Dan Foster, President of the Rotary Club of Houma-Terrebonne, felt both McNabb and Mart Black were deserving of the honor, and awarded them with a commemorative plaque that states the ideals of a Rotarian - upholding and furthering principles and ideals of the rotary way of life.

“Teresita contributed to the success of the club during this past year. I could count on her to get things done; she was always very dependable and faithful, which helped make my job easier,” said Foster. “She truly has the spirit of a Rotarian, which is service above self. For these reasons, I felt she was truly deserving of this coveted award” said Foster.

According to Foster, it is rare for this award to be given to a Rotarian with few years of service, but McNabb’s efforts and contributions set her apart from the rest. This past year, McNabb served as secretary for the club and was the membership committee chairperson. She is currently serving as President-Elect from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009, and then she will take over as president for the 2009-2010 term.

When asked about being the recipient of the award, McNabb commented, “It was both a surprise and honor to receive this award from the Houma Terrebonne Rotary Club. I admire the group of Rotarians that comprise our club. They are a wonderful group of generous people who tirelessly work to make our community and world a better place. It is my privilege to be a member of this Club as well as represent our Club as an officer.”

McNabb has been an integral part of the TGMC team for over 22 years. Currently, she is the Vice President of Nursing Services and has served as Assistant Vice President of Nursing Services and has held various leadership positions in the Critical Care Department from staff nurse to Director of the Critical Care Services. Mrs. McNabb holds a certification in Nursing Administration, Advanced and a Master’s in Healthcare Administration. She is a member of the Louisiana Organization of Nurse Executives as well as the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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Friday, January 16, 2009 (1125 reads)

By Linda Tabor

Given today’s economic atmosphere many of us are interested in finding more ways of keeping the money we still have, or understandably finding ways of getting back some of the money we’ve lost. Generally speaking the majority of people who provide volunteer services to various nonprofits organizations are not necessarily motivated by tax breaks. But rest assured there is certainly no shame in taking IRS allowable deductible expenses incurred while you do your volunteer work for the nonprofit organizations of your choice.

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ANN MALBROUGH NAMED TGMC JANUARY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Thursday, January 08, 2009 (421 reads)

Ann Malbrough has been named the Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) January Employee of the Month. Malbrough, a Marketing Data Analyst in the Marketing and Planning Department, has been a part of the TGMC team for 8 years.

In an effort to recognize outstanding employees, the TGMC Customer Service Council has implemented the Employee of the Month program. This program recognizes employees that exemplify the kind of person that patients, family members and fellow employees distinguish as role models. This employee shows dedication, outstanding work ethics, a positive attitude that is reflected in their day-to-day work and focuses on meeting both internal and external customer service goals.

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TERRY WALLACE NAMED TGMC DECEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Thursday, January 08, 2009 (395 reads)

Terry Wallace has been named the Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) December Employee of the Month. Wallace, a Multi-Craft Mechanic I in the Facility Management Department, has been a part of the TGMC team for 23 years.

In an effort to recognize outstanding employees, the TGMC Customer Service Council has implemented the Employee of the Month program. This program recognizes employees that exemplify the kind of person that patients, family members and fellow employees distinguish as role models. This employee shows dedication, outstanding work ethics, a positive attitude that is reflected in their day-to-day work and focuses on meeting both internal and external customer service goals.

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Spring 'Flood of Books' Drive Collects 97,000 Books for lower Terrebonne Schools

Six Terrebonne Parish Elementary Schools celebrated Christmas a bit early this year – well not really. But I’m sure teachers, students and parents felt that way. Thanks to Frank and Karen Ball, natives of Terrebonne Parish who now live in Santa Clarita, CA, over 97,000 books have been donated to the Rita-damaged schools.

As mentioned above, The Santa Clarita Valley Disaster Coalition shipped 97,000 elementary school library books on a Camelot Moving & Storage truck on Friday, May 5. The books will be distributed to Dularge Elementary, Dularge Middle, Grand Caillou Elementary, Grand Caillou Middle and Little Caillou Elementary.

The "Flood of Books" drive, spearheaded by KHTS Radio, the Santa Clarita Senior Center, the City of Santa Clarita, the Sulphur Springs Elementary School District, College of the Canyons, The Signal, the Santa Clarita Interfaith Council, REMAX and others was a phenomenal success.

According to Ball, the drive also raised $13,500, and about 85,000 books points from Scholastic that can be traded for books. The city of Santa Clarita donated $10,000 of the $13,500 mentioned above. “A special thanks to Carl Goldman and The Santa Clarita Disaster Coalition for their efforts and for making this all possible. My wife Karen Borowski Ball and I are from Houma and we were just amazed at the support we received from the people in Santa Clarita, Ca. Karen is a teacher here in California and she helped get all the school boards in Santa Clarita involved in the Book Flood,” said Ball.

“I actually went to school at Dularge Elementary in the 6th and 7th grade so this really had a special meaning for me. I have lots of relatives and friends from the area and we wanted to do whatever we could to help out,” added Ball.

“Our initial goal was to reach 20,000 books,” said Carl Goldman, president of the Coalition. “We were able to get all four Santa Clarita elementary school districts involved (Sulphur Springs, Newhall, Saugus & Castaic) -- that’s 37 schools. Some private schools like Pinecrest joined in. Then a number of the high schools and College of the Canyons got involved. It just kept growing.”

Added Coalition member Diane Green: “So many others pitched in to help. The City let us stage the books in the old Santa Clarita Chamber offices. The Junior Blind of America in Los Angeles heard what we were doing and donated approximately 4,000 books in Braille and large print. All American Marketing donated 20,000 stickers saying, ‘From your friends in the Santa Clarita Valley,’ with room for donors to write in their names. It just kept snowballing.”

There were so many that helped and each had their own personal reason. But, according to Green, a local Math teacher, Mrs. Erum Jones, especially touched the hearts of organizers. When she learned about the book-drive, she joined the effort to collect books as a way of honoring the memory of her daughter Dayne that died 10 years ago when she was 2 days old. Her daughter would have been 10 years old this month, and an elementary school student. She and her Math classes collected 1,500 school books and created special labels for each book dedicated to the loving memory of her daughter Dayne.

“The Junior ROTC from Valencia High School sent 16 cadets over and they helped us sort, count and box up the books for two days,” Goldman said.

“This was truly a team effort,” said Coalition member Adele Macpherson and Community Services Superintendent for the City of Santa Clarita. “So many organizations participated. Friends of the Library donated books they didn’t sell during their book drive. It’s just another example of how our Valley can work together and support one another. We had high school kids boxing up books through the Junior ROTC, alongside seniors from the Santa Clarita Senior Center. Our hope is that if another disaster strikes our area, other communities will assist us in the same way we’re pitching in.”

“As more people learned about the project, they wanted to join in with the Coalition,” Green said. "The Junior Blind of America in Los Angeles made a substantial monetary contribution to our Coalition earlier this year because of the non-profit work we were doing helping Hurricane evacuees who had relocated to Santa Clarita. The JBA has since become a member of our Coalition, and they were eager to participate in the book drive and donate materials to serve the needs of the visually impaired students in the Houma area. The donated Braille and large print books came from all over the state of California.”

The Santa Clarita Valley Disaster Coalition is an extension of the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging, a non-profit corporation and Coalition charter member. The SCVCOA provides fiscal oversight that allows donors of good or services to the Coalition to get a tax deduction for their charitable contributions.

“Coalition members are all volunteers and everything is donated by them and their companies and organizations," Goldman said. "It’s a powerful group. Membership also includes the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and Valencia Acura, which I didn’t mention earlier. During an emergency, we can be there behind the first-response groups filling in gaps they aren’t able to handle. It’s truly a tremendous resource for our community and very unique. I don’t know of anything else quite like it anywhere else in our country.”

More photos will be availabel at http://www.scvcoalition.com/

Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 (Archive on Monday, May 15, 2006)
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Thursday, April 16, 2009 (154 reads)

Lafourche Soccer Club in Raceland will be holding an Adult Summer League for anyone who is interested and is 18 years of age or older. In an effort to bring the sport not only to its youth, but as well as to its local community members, it has announced its formation of its 7 verses 7 league that will be conducted on Sunday from June 7th to August 2nd.

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Vandebilt Sets Championship Date, Rest Look Back On Season
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 (273 reads)

Vandebilt Lady Terriers have set a time and date for their State Championship match against the #3 seed, Teurlings. With the Lady Terriers hosting on Friday at 6:00, it will require a head start with the parade rolling on the normal Houma Route.

As we switch gears to review the soccer season as a whole, Vandebilt was not the only ones in the playoffs. On the girls side, Morgan City won their first match against West Quachita before losing to DeRidder in the Quarterfinal round. Terrebonne, Central Lafourche, H.L. Bourgeois and E.D. White all made the playoffs, but all lost in the opening round of the playoffs.

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Vandebilt Girls Soccer Advance to State Finals
Sunday, February 15, 2009 (235 reads)

Carnival season isn’t the only reason to celebrate for the Lady Terriers as they advanced to the Finals yesterday and proved their #1 seed given to them by the coaches is justifiable with a 4-0 win over DeRidder. The Lady Terriers took care of business early and led at halftime 4-0. Despite the rainy weather, the Terriers had no problem with the #4 seed.

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