Auxiliary augments care

Coaches beat the heat

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Sharon Young (from left), Carol Adams, Linda Hankins, Sarah Kendall, Jackie Broshears, Nancy Swearingen and Marilyn Swearingen, Circle of Life Auxiliary founding members, welcome guests to the group's annual Impact Luncheon on July 24 at Pinnacle Country Club.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/CARIN SCHOPPMEYER Sharon Young (from left), Carol Adams, Linda Hankins, Sarah Kendall, Jackie Broshears, Nancy Swearingen and Marilyn Swearingen, Circle of Life Auxiliary founding members, welcome guests to the group's annual Impact Luncheon on July 24 at Pinnacle Country Club.

In just the five years since its founding, Circle of Life Hospice Ladies Auxiliary members "in small ways and large ways, you've made a huge impact on lives in Northwest Arkansas," Catherine Grubbs, chief executive officer, told those gathered for the group's annual Impact Luncheon on July 24 at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers.

The group's "Angel Fund" helps them serve patients and their families in need. Examples include buying Bibles for a patient who wanted to give them to her grandchildren; having professional family portraits done; cake and flowers for birthdays and anniversaries; or just satisfying a patient's craving for pizza or a milkshake.

At a Glance

Impact Luncheon

Who: Circle of Life Hospice Auxiliary

What: The annual luncheon celebrates the impact the group has made for patients and families.

When: July 24

Where: Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers

Next: Art of Hospice, Nov. 3

Information: (479) 872-3327 or dvaughn@nwacircleof…

Beat the Heat Luncheon

Who: Kendrick Fincher Hydration for Life Foundation

What: The luncheon was part of the Mercy Sports Medicine Coaching Summit.

When: July 26

Where: John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers

Next: A Cool Summer Homecoming, Aug. 18

Information: (479) 986-9960 or kendrickfincher.org

Next up for Circle of Life Hospice will be Art of Hospice on Nov. 3 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.

Those supporting Circle of Life Hospice included Carol Adams, Jackie Broshears, Sharon Young, Linda Hankins, Sarah Kendall, Marilyn Swearingen, Nancy Swearingen, Wylene Cohagan, Beth Haney, Emily Douglas, Kathi Garrett, Marie Blankenship, Janet Wilson and Brenda Compton-Hardin.

Jeretta Hardwick, an auxiliary founding member, was unable to attend the luncheon because she was receiving hospice care at home from Circle of Life. She and her husband Horace led the capital campaign to establish a Circle of Life home in Bentonville. Jeretta died Wednesday and will be missed by many.

The Kendrick Fincher Hydration for Life Foundation welcomed hundreds of area coaches for the Beat the Heat luncheon July 26 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. The luncheon was part of the Mercy Sports Medicine Coaching Summit. The daylong summit included breakout sessions on sports medicine topics including sports-related concussions, hydration, heat-related illness, advanced nutrition and cardiac issues.

The Fincher mission is to "promote proper hydration and prevent heat illness through education and supporting activities."

The nonprofit organization's 2018 Hydration Heroes are:

mBilly Dawson, Fayetteville High School;

mAaron Crouch, Rogers High School;

mTaylor Tinsley, Rogers Heritage High School;

mJames Wilson, Lincoln Junior High School in Bentonville;

mBryan Pratt, Bentonville West High School;

mLee Larkin, Greenland High School; and

mJared Magness, Gravette Upper Elementary School.

Next up for the foundation is A Cool Summer Homecoming on Aug. 18 at the Fayetteville Town Center.

Those helping promote hydration included Bill Oldham, Dean Weber, JoAnn Stevens, Amy Combs, Clark Ellison, Martine Pollard, Matthew Ganio, Joey Walters and Dr. Steve Goss, Mercy Clinic Northwest Arkansas president.

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Columnist Carin Schoppmeyer can be reached by email at cschoppmeyer@nwadg.com.

NAN Profiles on 08/05/2018

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