Plans under way for second Missions of Mercy clinic at FPC

 

Please mark your calendars for the Missions of Mercy Dental Clinic which will be held once again at our church on Nov. 5 and 6 with set-up on Nov. 4.

 

We hope to increase the number of people we can serve by increasing the number of dental chairs from 40 to 60.

 

Volunteers are needed for facility support. No special skills are needed for these volunteer positions.

 

Dental professionals, including dentists, dental assistants and dental hygienists, are needed. If you are a dental professional who wants to volunteer, please contact Chuck Norman, DDS, at (336) 282-2120 or chnormandds@yahoo.com, or visit www.charlesnormandds.com.

 

If you would like to volunteer for support services please contact Congregational Nurse Maggie Turner, 478-4708 or mturner@fpcgreensboro.org, or Martha Turner at whtmt77@aol.com.

 

We hope to hear from you soon.

 

Sadye Bowles Fund has money available to help

Sadye Bowles was a member of FPC who believed in caring for older adults. Her estate has assisted more than 100 people who needed extra help in paying for care in later life.

 

Currently 13 members are being helped, and the Sadye Bowles Fund has funds to assist additional members and their family members with the cost of in-home care, care in an assisted living facility, or other special medical needs. Recipients must meet the following criteria:

• Age 55 or older
• Reside or are cared for within 50 miles of Greensboro
• Have medical conditions that require in-home nursing care or services in an in-patient assisted living facility or require care and services deemed medically necessary by a medical doctor.
• Demonstrate financial need (A complete financial disclosure is required.)
• Approved by the Sadye Bowles Committee.

 

A recipient can receive up to $2,000 per month in assistance depending on need, cost of care and other financial resources available.

 

Contact Maggie Turner, Congregational Nurse, at 478-4708, for an application or more information. All applications are confidential.

 

 

About the congregational nurse program

 

For more than 10 years, First Presbyterian's congregational nurse program has helped connect church members with health resources in the community and beyond.

 

Congregational Nurse Maggie Turner works with all generations within our faith community, organizing events such as Teddy bear clinics, which help small children learn what to expect at a medical exam, to blood drives to health screenings.

 

Contact Maggie, 478-4708 or mturner@fpcgreensboro.org, to learn more about FPC's Congregational Nurse program.