Nominations sought for Red Cross award

Nominations sought for Red Cross award

BOARDMAN — The American Red Cross Mahoning Chapter is seeking nominees for its seventh Annual Heroes of the Mahoning Valley awards, which will be presented Feb. 6, 2010.

The Heroes award recognizes local people who have performed extraordinary acts of courage, donated countless hours to the better of the community, or have shown unusual kindness and unselfish character through their actions.

Heroes categories are: firefighter; law enforcement; medical; good neighbor, age 21 and over; youth samaritan; animal, either human caregiver or animal hero; workplace safety; educator; and community impact, which means involvement in a project that impacts the community.

Oct. 23 is the deadline for nominations for the heroic act, which must have been performed between Sept. 1, 2008, and Sept. 1, 2009, in the Mahoning chapter’s jurisdiction of Mahoning County and Girard, Hubbard and Liberty in Trumbull County.

Nominations must be submitted on the Red Cross form, which can be obtained on the chapter’s Web site at www.mahoning.redcross.org or by calling (330) 726-6063.

Food bank donation

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning-Shenango Kennel Club donated $1,000 worth of dog food to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley to be distributed to families that are struggling to feed their pets.

“Hopefully this donation will help prevent dogs from being abandoned or sent to a shelter,” said Tyne Horvath of the kennel club.

The dog food was purchased at Rogers Feed Mill, which offered a discount to the kennel club, delivered the food to the food bank free of charge and donated an additional 23 bags of food.

Akron Children’s award

AKRON — Akron Children’s Hospital was selected as a recipient of the 2009 National Health Information Awards, which recognize the nation’s best consumer health information programs and materials.

Inside Children’s, a quarterly newsletter mailed free to homes in Akron Children’s 25-county service area, received a bronze award for newsletters.

Windsor House rating

COLUMBIANA — Windsor House at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center, 1899 W. Garfield Road, received a deficiency-free rating from the Ohio Department of Health after its annual survey of the facility.

The state checks for compliance with 300 federal rules and 40 state regulations, said Miriam Maughan, Windsor House administrator.

Tea party for new moms

HERMITAGE, Pa. — The UPMC Horizon Lactation Center, located at the Womancare Center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, is marking World Breast-feeding Week through Friday with activities for new moms who deliver at UPMC Horizon this week, culminating with a tea party from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday.

The tea party, which will be in the Womancare Center conference room, is free and open to all breast-feeding mothers, their babies, and pregnant women. A certified lactation consultant will be on hand to answer questions.

Refreshments will be served. Guests may arrive any time between 1 and 4 p.m., but reservations are preferred. Call (724) 347-4780.

Recognition for St. E’s

YOUNGSTOWN — Humility of Mary Health Partners’ St. Elizabeth Health Center has been recognized for achievement in using evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines program.

St. Elizabeth Health Center and 569 other hospitals are featured in an advertisement in the “America’s Best Hospitals” issue of US News & World Report to commemorate receiving Get With The Guidelines Gold or Silver Performance Achievement Award.

The awards are given for achievement in coronary artery disease, stroke and/or heart failure treatment.

Support group for teens

BOARDMAN — Adolescents with scoliosis and their parents are invited to attend the first Teens Supporting Teens with Scoliosis (TSTS) meeting at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at Akron Children’s Hospital Beeghly Campus, 6505 Market St.

The meeting will be in the Community Room, Building C. Dr. Mark Adamczyk, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Akron Children’s Hospital, will offer a brief presentation and question-and-answer session.

Dr. Adamczyk decided to create TSTS after the mother of one of his patients approached him with the idea. “Her daughter was looking for someone to talk to about her scoliosis and had a hard time finding anyone,” he said.

The group will meet each month at Children’s Beeghly Campus. Dr. Adamczyk will set the stage for the first meeting, but he hopes to transition to parent-run meetings with guest speakers of their choosing.

For more information or to R.S.V.P. for the event, contact Jennifer Williams at (330) 543-4669.