Hospital doctors 'Press Out Domestic Violence'
* What: Erlanger physicians and University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga residents recently competed in the 11th annual "Press Out Domestic Violence" bench-press competition, organized by Transitional Year Residents. The weightlifting competition was held in the Medical Mall at Erlanger and was officiated by event sponsors Workout Anytime.
Categories for the bench-press competition included most weight lifted overall, most weight lifted by an individual resident, most weight lifted by an individual medical student, most repetitions lifted, and highest weight-lifting department.
* Benefits: The competition raised over $5,500 to benefit the new Children's Hospital Believe Campaign and to support programs and services for children who are victims of domestic violence. Dr. Mukta Panda, program director of the Transitional Year Residency at UTCOM said, "This year's competition was the most successful 'Press Out Domestic Violence' event in the program's history, nearly doubling the money raised in previous years."
Three businesses partner with Urban League for first Shoes for School
At the Enterprise Holdings Foundation check presentation are, from left, Warren Logan, chief executive officer of the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga; Karlene Claridy, Shoes for School project manager; and Timothy Romero, Enterprise Regional vice president.* What: Three companies invested in Chattanooga youth by supporting the area's first Shoes for School. Enterprise Rent-A-Car founded Shoes for School in partnership with the Urban League of Knoxville, where it has been held for 14 years. Buoyed by that success, Enterprise partnered with the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga to start the program here this year. More than 260 Enterprise employees and business partners from Knoxville and the Chattanooga area donated $10,000 to the back-to-school event.
Enterprise employees presented a $2,500 check from the company's philanthropic arm, the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, to provide additional funding to the project. As a result, nearly 500 students received a new pair of tennis shoes and school supplies at the first Shoes for School on July 30 in Coolidge Park.
Urban League also received funding to launch the initiative from the Unum Foundation and $2,500 from State Farm Insurance. The funds from State Farm were used to purchase new tennis shoes for children ages 5 to 12 who were identified by 10 local nonprofit agencies and registered for the event.
Nearly 500 children ages 5 to 12 received a new pair of tennis shoes and school supplies at the first Shoes for School event on July 30 in Coolidge Park. Officials from the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga and State Farm Insurance with some of those children are, back row, from left, Warren Logan, Urban League chief executive officer; Lauren Hodges, State Farm team member; Brian Burkeen, State Farm's area manager; Donald Kane, State Farm agent; Maridee Galloway; State Farm agent; Jeff Greeson, State Farm agent; Diana Bullock, Urban League board chairwoman; Brett Smalley, State Farm agent; Stephanie Sinkfield, State Farm agent; and Eli Beard, State Farm team member.