Red Cross honors local volunteers
What: The Red Cross honored its volunteers during the Hometown Heroes luncheon at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
Benefits: Greater Chattanooga Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Honorees: The Rev. Fred Fuller, First Responder Award; Jim Bailey, Adult Good Samaritan Award; Hannah McKinney, Jade Van Hook, Jordan Gardner and Hannah Cecil, Youth Good Samaritan Award; Dot Garrett, Hospital Volunteer; and Will John Rowe, Disaster Volunteer.
Denim & Diamonds celebrates the ’60s
What: Denim & Diamonds gala celebrated the decade of the 1960s at The Chattanoogan. The annual benefit is hosted by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, Medical Foundation of Chattanooga and Medical Alliance.
Benefits: Project Access, a charity of the foundation, which provides health care to the working poor and uninsured.
Highlights: Auctions, dancing, music by The Ascots.
Possibilities boosts Siskin hospital
What: Roger Crawford, an NCAA Division I tennis champion despite physical disabilities, was the featured speaker at the annual Possibilities luncheon held at Chattanooga Convention Center.
Benefits: Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation.
Highlights: Mr. Crawford shared his story of being born with underdeveloped arms and legs and eventually undergoing the amputation of his left leg. He taught himself to hold a racquet and learned to play tennis, becoming a college champion before being inducted into the National Hall of Fame for People with Disabilities.
Apison children help Haitian relief
What: Apison Elementary School students made a $2,269 donation to the Greater Chattanooga Area chapter of the American Red Cross.
Benefits: Red Cross’s Haitian relief fund.
How it worked: For every $1 donated, a paper hand was attached to the school’s “Hands for Haiti” wall.
