Navicent Health Awards Don Faulk Teen Volunteer Scholarships
On Tuesday, August 15, Atrium Health Navicent presented the 2017 Don Faulk Teen Volunteer Scholarship to three teen volunteers. The following recipients each received awards:
$1,000 scholarship "“ Aisis Hull
Rutland High School (Bibb County)
425 hours at Heart Center, Navicent Health)
$500 scholarship "“ Naomi Neria
Westside High School (Bibb County)
307 hours of service at The Medical Center, Navicent Health
$500 scholarship "“ Samantha Tillman
Houston County High School (Houston County)
192 hours of service at Medical Center of Peach County, Atrium Health Navicent
The scholarships are awarded to students who have volunteered their time at Atrium Health Navicent through the health system's Teen Volunteer Program. Teens accepted into the program commit to volunteer for a minimum of six months, giving no less than 100 hours of total service. Scholarships, named in honor of former CEO Don Faulk, are funded through The Medical Center, Navicent Health Auxiliary.
Applications for the 2018 Teen Volunteer Program are available September 1, 2017 - January 31, 2018. The program assists teens from throughout central Georgia with interest in the healthcare field. Teen volunteers must be at least 16 years of age. Those interested in applying for the Teen Volunteer Program should contact Atrium Health Navicent's Office of Public Relations at (478) 633-1353.
In the attached photo (L-R): Naomi Neria, Don Faulk and Aisis Hull. Not pictured, Samantha Tillman.
About Atrium Health Navicent
Atrium Health Navicent was incorporated on November 17, 1994, as a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to coordinate the Medical Center, Navicent Health and other affiliated entities in their mission of providing a comprehensive continuum of high quality, reasonably priced healthcare services to the region. Atrium Health Navicent has 830 beds for medical, surgical, rehabilitation and hospice purposes. The health system includes The Medical Center, Navicent Health, a nationally recognized tertiary teaching hospital; Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital, the region's only dedicated pediatric hospital; Medical Center of Peach County, Atrium Health Navicent, a rural critical access hospital; Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent, the region's oldest and most experienced rehabilitation provider; Pine Pointe, Atrium Health Navicent, which provides palliative and hospice care in homes and in its facility; Carlyle Place, Atrium Health Navicent, the area's first continuing care retirement community; Navicent Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Atrium Health Navicent; as well as diagnostic and home care services. For more information, please visit www.navicenthealth.org.