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A publication of the Roosevelt Institute ond the Roosevelt Worm Springs Development Fund Inc. for friends of the Roosevelt Institute Volume 15, Number 5 SUMMER 2001

Rehab Tech Building Campaign Aims for 2003

By Martin Harmon

Public/private partnerships have been a hallmark of recent construction projects at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation and current efforts to construct a new, state-of-the-art rehabilitation technology complex are no exception.
In 1996, the Roosevelt Institute opened the Center for Therapeutic Recreation and Camp Dream, an $11.2 million project and the result of a public/ private partnership. In 1999, RWSIR benefited from the $4 million renovation of its East Wing Hospital in much the same way and, most recently, Roosevelt Hall re-opened its doors to both the stroke and spinal cord specialty programs after a $2.7 million renovation from both public and private gifts.
In other words, the planned 37,000square-foot building currently on the drawing board is only the latest in a series of projects at RWSIR designed to benefit all Georgians and patients throughout the country. Those patients return constantly for expert analysis and apparatus adjustments to be found at the Roosevelt Institute's Brace Shop, home of such assistive devices as the world-famous Warm Springs Double Upright Long-Leg Metal Brace, the Everett Aluminum Crutch, custom tenodesis splints and a unique No. 3 caliber point for shoes.
The new rehab tech center will replace the current, cramped and outdated Brace Shop, which was originally built as a laundry (1957). The modern facility taking its place will also house Assistive Technology, Seating and Wheeled Mobility, Outpatient Therapy, Diabetic

Foot Care, a retail showroom, a computer lab, and archives.
Reasons for the new facility are many, including the fact the above mentioned services are presently scattered throughout campus in six different locations. On the other hand, the new building will create a "one-stop shop," where clients can satisfy all of their rehab technology needs in one convenient location in addition to providing more space for advanced technology and research. It will be located near the Institute entrance, providing easy access without the need for repeated patient loading and unloading.
Through the generous support of the Georgia Legislature, the state has already committed $3 million to the $6 million project. Foundations, corporations and private donors have already pledged an additional $1.5 million (bringing the current total to 75% of amount needed for construction).
An artist's rendition of planned RWSIR Rehab Tech Center.

The goal is to open the facility by 2003. "We really want to capture the past,
present and future with a new building that blends with the historic architecture already here," Director of Development Tripp Penn said recently. "We believe the pre-planning design by Stanley, Beaman &Sears of Atlanta really does that and the site we've chosen is the perfect location to consolidate these critical services. We have a historic legacy when it comes to rehab technology, much like aquatic therapy, and this new center will allow us to maintain that legacy into the 21st Century."
For more information about the building campaign, Penn can be reached at 706/655-5667. Written inquiries or individual contributions can be made by contacting the Roosevelt Warm Springs Development Fund, P.O. Box 1050, Warm Springs, GA 31830.

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Roosevelt Institute Conference

Opportunities Are Limitless By Martin Harmon

What comes to mind when considering the Roosevelt Institute? For many people, it's the history of the place and the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt. For others it's comprehensive rehabilitation, both medical and vocational. But one area that's sure to garner increasing interest and conversation in the future is conference services.
With the re-opening of Roosevelt Hall, part of a major renovation project the last two years, the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation's Conference and Continuing Education Center could soon be hosting larger and more diverse conferences.
Under the leadership of director Carolyn Moreland, RWSIR Conference Services is on the verge of limitless opportunities due to facilities that include the Center for Therapeutic Recreation and Camp Dream, in addition to the 400-seat Roosevelt Hall Theater.
Increased recreational opportunities afforded by the CTR include tennis, bowling, swimming, weightlifting, basketball, handball and golf, and Camp Dream offers convenient lodge or cottage accommodations in addition to fishing, boating, hiking trails and other outdoor activities.
According to Dawn Freelin, who heads up marketing and promotional efforts for RWSIR Conference and Continuing Education, hosting conferences that are related to the programs and services offered by the Roosevelt Institute has been the focus up to this point. "This has provided opportunities to showcase our staff, who are experts in the field, and to target groups from which we have always generated referrals," she said.
Examples of these types of conferences in the last three months have included: Management of the Adult Neurological Patient (Apr. 6-8), AComprehensive Approach to Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention (May 3), Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse Preparation (May 16-18),

Hitting Hard-Traumatic Brain Injury Attack Gune 22) and, most recently, Brain AttackThe Patient with Stroke Gune 28-29). These have averaged 40 participants each.
All were very worthwhile programs that provided continuing education unit credits for such groups as nurses, disability management specialists, case managers and rehabilitation counselors, as well as all physical, occupational, recreational and speech therapists. But what about RWSIR's potential for retreats, workshops and extended stay con- ferences among other groups or state agencies? What about increased marketing and/ or consultation efforts to reach the full potential of the Roosevelt Institute Conference and Continuing Education Center?
"We could rent out conference space to a wider range of groups and we could market our staff as consultants with the expertise to organize and put on conferences," Freelin said. "Those are just two examples of areas we should develop. With more time, resources and manpower, we could really move in almost any direction."
Whatever direction is chosen, the

money generated by RWSIR's Conference and Continuing Education Center will continue to flow back into the Institute budget, earmarked for educational programs and / or facility improvements. "It can be a real moneymaker," Freelin added. "Last year alone we served over 5,000 external guests."
And with the Roosevelt Institute's 75th Anniversary on-tap for 2002, the upcoming year looms large in plans for the future. "We should have more usable space available for our purposes," Freelin acknowledged. "We interface with everyone on campus on a daily basis and what we do really benefits everyone. I guess you could say we're one of the Roosevelt Institute's best kept secrets."
That should be changing shortly. Anyone interested in more information about the availability of conference services or continuing education programs at the Roosevelt Institute should call 706/ 655-5231. "Besides all the medically connected conferences we host each year, we want to establish a variety of interests and we don't want to target just one group," Freelin said. "We want to involve as many groups as possible."

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RWSIR Pro-Work Provides Students

With Valuable Work Experience By Sybil Dennis

Every weekday, Ray Shawn Anderson of Hawkinsville, Ga., clocks in and heads for his work station, where he will assemble as many as 150 gas burners to fit outdoor cookers for the Masterbuilt company of Columbus, Ga. He is one of about 40 vocational unit students learning work routines through the Roosevelt Institute's Pro-Work Program.
Pro-Work provides an introduction to employment for most of the students who take part. It is a place where good work habits are encouraged while job skills are acquired. For the few who have held previous jobs, the program offers opportunities to build on past experiences and to reinforce skills.
"Our students are learning about filling quotas and managing their time," work therapy supervisor Linda McCranie pointed out. "They're also learning about getting paid for what they do. Earnings can total anywhere from $20 to $100 per week, depending on their speed and proficiency, and everyone is obviously pleased when they have a little pocket money."
Some of the jobs in the Pro-Work program involve assembling components.

Others are packaging or re-packaging and labeling products. Brandy Rauser of Byron, Patrick Roper of Smyrna and Daniel McMurry of Athens are three current students who pack brushes and combs for nearby Goody Products of Manchester. It's the first job ever for Rauser, who will handle about 400 items per day. McMurry indicated he finds packaging easier than working in a grocery store, his only previous work experience.
Tammy Michael of Columbus hopes to find similar work in her hometown. Like Anderson, she assembles parts for Masterbuilt gas cookers.
Virtually all vocational students spend a few weeks in the Pro-Work program, "testing the water," so to speak, before trying other jobs. "We like to see how the students perform here first before we recommend them for an off-campus work site," McCranie said.
Examples of these work sites are groceries, cafeterias, child care facilities, nursing homes, greenhouses, nurseries or variety stores. Many of the students sample several such work sites to discover which jobs best fit their individual aptitudes and, thanks to

Ray Shawn Anderson prepares to work 011 gas burners for Masterbuilt as part of the Pro-Work program.
the winning participation of many area businesses, RWSIR vocational students are afforded an excellent opportunity to test their potential marketability.
Contractual agreements with six companies currently allow students to build confidence and learn essential skills via ProWork. They include Cessna Aircraft of Columbus; Precision Components, a division of Pratt and Whitney of Columbus; Goody Products of Manchester; Quad/ Graphics of Thomaston; Masterbuilt of Columbus; and Yokogawa Corporation of Newnan. The Roosevelt Institute appreciates their involvement.

The Pro-Work nren at RWSIR's Vocational Unit has assembly line appearance.

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MRU+VRU=A Formula for Success
By Carolyn Kowalski andMartin Harmon

In all likelihood, Jan Harmon will start a new job sometime this autumn. And she has the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation (RWSIR) to thank for starting her on the road to employment.
About this time last year, the 54-yearold Jackson, Ga., native began losing feeling in her feet. It worsened when it got to her ankles and legs. "I couldn't tell hot from cold and by Christmas I knew I was losing all sensation in my legs," Harmon remembered. Soon after, staff at the Medical College of Georgia found a spinal cord lesion near her neck. While surgery successfull y removed the tumor, Harmon was left virtually paralyzed from the chest down. She arrived at RWSIR's Medical Rehabilitation Unit (MRU) in mid-February.
"At first I wasn't even able to sit up," she said. "My muscles had basically collapsed. Just being able to brush my hair or dress myself sounded impossible, but the hardest thing of all was the loss of dignity. I've always been somewhat vain and proud, and for a while I had to wear a diaper just like a baby. But I guess I'm from the old school of 'no pain, no gain' and I wanted to do everything in my power to get better. So I really pushed myself," Harmon continued.
"Right from the beginning Jan was one of the most motivated patients we have ever had," said Dr. Heather Denkhaus, a former RWSIR physician who recently relocated to Texas. By the end of her first week of therapy, Harmon was able to sit up, maneuver herself into a wheelchair, transfer from a bed and begin dressing herself. At the end of week two, she could transfer to a wheelchair and back from anywhere, and by the end of her third week in the MRU, she was trying various types of wheelchairs, making sure she had tl1e one for which she was best suited.
Such physical adjustments weren't the only life-changing challenges Harmon had to face, however. With no immediate family to move in with and no readily available

means of support, she needed to think about where she would go and how she would make a living once her in-patient therapy stay at the MRU ended in late March.
That's when the Vocational Rehabilitation Unit (VRU) got involved. "I had nowhere else to go," she said. "My work experience was in retail, along with arts and crafts, but I had no computer skills and no way of doing what I had done before. That's why my case manager asked me if I wanted to go back to school."
Even though Harmon is much older than the typical VRU student, it didn't take her long to grab the opportunity. In fact, the VRU's Certified Customer Service (CCS) program seemed perfect for someone used to dealing with customers but lacking the technological and other office related skills so necessary in today's business environment.
Darby McCamy, a VRU cotmselor and coordinator of the Options Cottage, the oncampus student residence where basic life skills are learned and practiced, also thought school was a great idea. "That's one very inspirational and motivated lady," he said. "She moved right in with our younger students almost like a fra ternity mom or house parent. She will be there for six months while completing the CCS program. Hopefully, we will be able to help her with living arrangements by the time she's finished," McCamy added.
Harmon's therapists in the VRU built on the initial improvements she made in the MRU. Occupational therapist Samantha Govender and physical therapist Donna Folden are key to Harmon's regimen. As Folden put it, "Jan has to undergo intensive muscle re-education. She has to re-learn certain muscle movements and skills."
So far the results of Harmon's re-education have been nothing short of remarkable across the board. She completed her first quarter of customer service training with a 4.0 GPA, and has begun to concentrate on

the computer technology she'll need for future employment. She "graduated" from occupational therapy sessions, and has even started to go grocery shopping and do her own cooking.
Harmon benefits from physical therapy three times a week, gaining upper body strength, working on moving from the chair to a standing position, and even walking up to 50 feet. She's completely in a manual wheel chair now, and is learning to "pop a wheelie," i.e., balance on the two back wheels.
"I know that doing a wheelie is a valuable skill I need to master so I can hop curbs and get over other small obstacles. But I have to admit that the real motivation behind my wanting to learn it is so that I can show off the move when I get back to country line dancing," she chuckled. "It's one of those things I have control over that's a real accomplishment. And the more positives I have to hang on to, the bigger the boost to my self-esteem," she said.
Jan Harmon is clearly well on the way to putting her life back together. She seems to be living proof of RWSIR's mission to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve - or in her case regain personal independence.
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Polio Survivor Makes Unique Donation
By Martin Harmon

Marguerite Scarry and Betty Wright were sisters. Not sisters in the truest sense of the word, but sisters nonetheless.
In only seven months, they and their families established a bond that few natural born sisters ever attain and, 66 years later, that bond could provide a unique bonus for the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation.
Their story starts on Sept. 4, 1944, when they were admitted to the hospital with polio less than five minutes apart. Scarry was 22 and pregnant at the time and Wright was only 15. Both wound up in Gallinger Hospital in Washington, D.C. (later D.C. General) in adjoining rooms and Wright, a huge fan of 1940s movie star Alan Ladd, ended up in an iron lw1g, the fate of many polio victims of the time who were not only deprived of their mobility but also their ability to breathe.
"I remember Betty had pictures of Alan Ladd all around the room where she could turn her head and see them from inside the iron lung," Scarry reminisced during a recent trip to Warm Springs for rehab tech assistance and a regular post-polio syndrome checkup. "She idolized him even before she contracted polio."
Scarry would later come to the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation for continued treatment in 1946, but Wright wasn't so forhmate. She died from the effects of her illness in 1945.
Before that happened, however, their lives became intertwined. Scarry became so close to the girl in the iron ltmg that she can remember feeding her from her wheelchair whenever the nurses would allow. Along with her own mother, she became like adopted family to the Wrights during their daily visits to the hospital, and she was there the night Alan Ladd paid a visit to his biggest fan.
That was the night of the last Presidential Birthday Ball in Franklin Roosevelt's honor on Jan. 29, 1945 at Washington's Mayflower Hotel. For years, the Birthday Balls all across the country raised money for Warm Springs and for polio research and they would give rise to the better known March of Dimes.
This would be the last of the Birthday Balls, however, as President Roosevelt had less than three more months to live, dying w1expectedly in Warm Springs on April 12, 1945.
On the guest list at the Mayflower was none other than Alan and Sue Ladd, all the way from

Hollywood, along with such other early film stars as Victor Borge, Gene Kelly and Charles Bickford. They arrived early and toured the local hospitals. That's how Betty met Alan Ladd.
"It was the thrill of her life," Scarry remembers. "When Alan Ladd walked in that room to meet Betty, she was beaming from ear to ear. I got to meet him as well and he later sent her a personally autographed picture. He was very nice and just as handsome in real life as he was in the movies."
Another ball attendee was congressional clerk Elton Layton and in his possession must have been a commissary menu from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios autographed by six legendary stars and MGM co-fotmder Louis B. Mayer himself. Among the other clearly discernable names are Spencer Tracy, elson Eddy, Lana Turner, Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Taylor and Judy Garland, a virtual Who's Who of MGM at the time. In addition, Mayer's own executive secretary, Ida Koverman, signed the menu.
According to Ron Kirchoff of the MGM Archives Department, Mayer almost never signed autographs and the fact he signed along with so many of his screen stars would seem to indicate it was for a very worthy cause. But regardless of the reason, Layton presented the menu to the Wrights that same night (1/29/45), and it became another prized keepsake for a yotmg girl with only a few months to live.
After Betty Wright's death, Scarry remained very close to her parents. Scarry and her mother moved near to them in Washington and continued to share holidays, correspondence and memories for the rest of their lives.
Following her stay in Warm Springs and the birth of her son, Jack, who currently lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, Scarry lived a full and varied life despite the lasting effects of polio. Now approaching 80, she lives in the Washington suburb of Herndon, Va., and formerly held jobs with AAA, the Navy and the Federal Aviation Administration, from which she retired in 1976. Since then, she's been to Europe twice and continues to enjoy travel, including her participation in the Warm Springs Reunion this past April.
With the passing of Betty Wright's parents, Scarry recentlycame into many of their personal effects and among those were the Hollywood autographsstored away from so many years ago. Remembering how and when her dying friend

obtained those autographs, Scarry thought it would be appropriate to share them with the place that helped turn her own life arow1d, a place that Betty never had a chance to share.
The menu is dated Jan. 18, 1940. Unlike the Birthday Ball program, it has no direct c01mection to the Institute and the thought occurred its value could best be realized in other ways. Marguerite Scarry, who says she "got so much from Warm Springs" concurs.
With that in mind, estimates of the menu's value have been sought and publicity generated. Decisions about what will be done with the menu should be forthcoming. Thartks Marguerite ... we will keep you informed.
Polio victim Betty Wriglzt at age 16 i11 iro11 l1111g, early 1945.
Written inquiries concerning the menu should be addressed to the Roosevelt Worm Springs Development Fund, P.O. Box
1050, Worm Springs, GA 31830. Also, as o result of interest
generated by this unique donation, the RWS Development Fund is interested in hearing from any other former patients, staff, supporters or interested individuals who might consider similar donations of memorabilia or heirlooms.
Georgia Warm Springs Fo1111datio11 polio s11rvivor Marg11erite Scarry displaysa11togmplzed memorabilia left to her by Betty Wriglzt's family.

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Canada Wins Another Roosevelt International Cup

Great Britain's Mark Eccleston utilizes backhand volley at Roosevelt Cup. Canada'sJeffAdams tags teammate Kelly Smithduring relay competition. Members of the USA basketball teamenjoy dinner at Camp Dream Dining Hall. Development Fund Chairman Bruce Williams presents Roosevelt Cupto Canada.

Winning two of three sports, Canada captured its second

Roosevelt International Cup in Warm Springs on Saturday, June 9,

duplicating its winning effort at the inaugural Cup in 1998.

After the Canadian track stars held off Mexico on the morning

of the final day, their unbeaten basketball counterparts upheld their

end of the bargain that same afternoon, downing Great Britain S7-S3

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in the hoops championship to secure the 2001 Cup, a four-day com-

petition (June 6-9) featuring over 100 of the world's top wheelchair

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athletes from five countries.

Great Britain, which had already won the rain-abbreviated ten-

nis competition, went into the basketball title game with a chance to

steal the Cup via the upset route. And the surprising British (3-3) led

by as much as 16 points in the first half before the Canadians rallied

behind the leadership of Patrick Anderson, who finished with 26

points and lS repounds.

Canada (6-0) didn't take its first lead until only 1:01 was left in

the third quarter and didn't ice the victory until two Anderson free

throws with just eight seconds remaining provided the winning four-

point cushion.

The Canadian basketball win pushed Canada's final overall

point total to 2S, including five points from bonus events in track

(relays) and basketball (shooting contests). With the loss, Great

Britain settled for third overall (16.5) behind runner-up USA (20),

which finished third in basketball and track, and second in tennis.

Team USA benefited from two bonus points in all three sports,

Starringfor World Team, American Karin Korb returns serve against Mexico.

including a fast serve contest in tennis. Mexico (16) was fourth, a

World tennis team (4.5) was fifth and The Netherlands, playing only

basketball (3), was sixth.

Individually, three women and five men dominated the track

competition. Canada's Chantal Petitclerc finished first in the women's

100, 200 and 400 meter races, Christina Ripp of the USA was first in

the 800 and lOK, and Ariadne Hernandez of Mexico won the lSOO

and SK. On the men's side, Mexico's Saul Mendoza (lSOO, 800) and

Canada's Jeff Adams (400, SK) were double winners, while Canada's Daniel Normandin (200) and Mathieu Blanchette (100), and Atlanta-

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based Scot Hollonbeck (lOK) of the USA squad also won races. The final track standings had Canada winning a three-way race

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with 177.6 points to Mexico's 1S3.0 and USA's 139.6.

Although rain washed out the final round of tennis matches,

Great Britain's Kim Dell and the USA's Derek Bolton were the tennis

round-robin's big winners, winning two singles matches apiece and

teaming up with Kay Forsham and Larry Quintero, respectively, for

doubles victories. Great Britain finished with 10 match victories in

tennis to edge USA with nine. The World Team was third with eight

and Mexico had two.

Prior to Canada's Cup-clinching win in the basketball title

game, USA (3-4) edged The Netherlands (3-3) in the consolation, 64-

Sl. Mexico (0-S) finished fifth in basketball.

It was the third time the Roosevelt Cup has been held. USA

won the second in 1999. The next Cup will be held in June 2003.

Patrick Andersondisplays hisshootingform whileleading Canada toCup.

Governor Roy Barnes meets USA star Derek Bolton at Rotary Tennis Center. USA hoops star Chuck Gill glides in for layupahead of Canada'sfoe Johnson. UGA Athletic Director Vince Dooley acknowledges introduction at International Dinner. Mexico's Saul Mendoza gives t/111mbs-up signafter winning 400-meter grudge match.

Plans In Place For Student Newspaper By Sybil Dennis

Roosevelt Institute Vocational

Unit students should be reading

their own newspaper soon if plans

materialize according to schedule.

"We're hoping to have the first

edition ready by September,"

RWSIR Assistant Recreation

Director Mary Dickens, who will

oversee the project, stated recently.

"Student reporters will be assigned

to cover various areas throughout

campus such as the cafeteria,

Mary Dickens

nurses station, hub meetings with

counselors and other programs. Essentially, the newspaper will

give students a voice on legal issues, things like accessibility, and

other issues that affect them."

The newspaper will feature information on just about all

aspects of Roosevelt Institute campus life, including a personals

column, updates on graduates, editorial opinion and even food.

Work on the newspaper will be considered one of the

recreation classes and is expected to generate interest among students who are less likely to take part in sports activities. "We have some students who are not sports enthusiasts but who really show a talent for computer skills," related Dickens. "These are the students who are likely to become involved in the newspaper. "
Dickens anticipates about 10 students taking part in the reporting and editing duties.
Computer access to the newspaper should be easy through a convenient web page and the Institute's on-site print shop will provide printed copies. Initial publication is planned for once a month with the possibility of increasing to twice a month in the near future.
A similar venture was undertaken in the 1960s 1mder the leadership of then recreation director Tim Reddock. Before that, a campus newspap~r was also published during the Institute's early days as the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, so today's student reporters will be reviving a worthy tradition.
For more information about the student newspaper, Dickens can be reached at 706/655-5723.

RWSIR Named Recipient Of Christopher Reeve Foundation Quality Of Life Grant

The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) has announced that the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation has been awarded a $10,000 Quality of Life Grant. CRPF awarded more than $390,000 in Quality of Life Grants to 34 organizations nationwide that improve opportunities, access and day-to-day quality of life for families and individuals living with disabilities. The grants, awarded twice yearly, recognize programs that enable people with disabilities to live independent and active lives.
"As a caregiver and wife of someone who spends every day in a wheelchair, I know that when we are able to be active as a family - to take our van to the movies or go for a hike on a wheelchair accessible trail - we're all much happier," said Dana Reeve, CRPF Director and Chair of the Quality of Life Program Committee. "We are much better equipped to face the daily challenges that are part of a life with a disability." she added. "I'm delighted we are assisting organizations who provide people living with disabilities the kind of daily comforts and opportunities that those of us without disabiliti~s take for granted."
Upon receiving notification of the grant, RWSIR Executive Director Frank Ruzycki said, "We are honored to receive support from the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. The work CRPF

is doing in support of people with disabilities is truly outstanding and we look forward to continuing our association in the future. "
The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) was formed in 1999 as a result of a merger between the American Paralysis Association (APA) and the Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF). CRPF, a national, nonprofit organization, supports research to develop effective treatments and a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders. Until those treatments and cures are found, CRPF's Quality of Life Program is committed to supporting organizations and programs that seek to improve the day-today lives of people with disabilities.
For more information about CRPF or the grant application process, please contact CRPF at (800) 225-0292 or its website at www.paralysis.org. Christopher Reeve

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Chandlers To Chair 14th Annual GHS

Ball & Auction On January 26 ByMartinHarman

Co-chairs for the 2002 Georgia Hall Society Ball and Auction will be Lenn and Paula Chandler of Warm Springs. That's the word from the Roosevelt Warm Springs Development Fund, which annually hosts the black-tie gala at historic Georgia Hall on the Roosevelt Institute campus.
Lenn is the Piedmont Area manager for Georgia Power Company and they are the proud parents of a two-year-old son, Preston.
The 14th annual celebration is slated for Jan. 26 and figures to be the first major event on the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation's 75th Anniversary (19272002) calendar. All proceeds are used for the

benefit of RWSIR programs and services, and over the last 13 years almost $550,000 has been raised.
Aportion of the proceeds will go to the 2003 Roosevelt International Cup, a premier wheelchair sports competition held every other year at the Roosevelt Sports Training Center.
As always, the 2002 CHS Ball and Auction will include an exquisite dinner, excellent entertainment and both a silent and live auction featuring luxury vacation packages, fine jewelry, exotic furs, original art works and sports memorabilia.
Allen Owen of Phenix City, Ala., will serve as this year's corporate sponsor chair

and Jennifer Elliott of Manchester will be auction chair.
The annual fundraiser is patterned after the Presidential Birthday Balls that were held throughout the country during the 1930s and '40s on behalf of polio treatment and research for Roosevelt Institute founder and then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The theme for this year's event will be "A Night with the Stars."
To request CHS Ball reservations or for further information, please contact Cherie Tripp at 706 / 655-5670 or via fax at 706/655-5673.

Past & Present GHS Ball Chairs
1989 - Mary Chapmon Alexa Meadows
l 990 - Alexa Meadows l 991 -Darien and Judy Foster 1992 - Bobby and Molly Carmichael Jr. 1993 -David and Lin Jordon 1994 -Joe and Eileen Morrow l 995 -Steve and Dana Langford
l 996 -Sid and Lano Miles 1997 -Libba Kersey Sid and Lana Miles
l 998 - l 0th Anniversary Ball Committee 1999 - Alex and Beverly Soint-Amand 2000 -Don and Susan Lee 200 l -Dan and Susan Lee 2002 -Lenn and Paula Chandler

Le1111 and Paula Chandler, co-chairs for the CHS Ball and A11clio11, are joined i11 front of Bradley Collage, lw111eof the RWS Deuelop111e11I Fund, by their son, Preston.

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Camp Dream Hosts 415 From June Through July
Seven camps were held at the Roosevelt Institute's Camp Dream between mid-June and the end of July, involving 415 total campers.
Among the camps were the Rockdale Baptist Church Camp Oune 14-17, 40 campers), the Blaze Junior Sports Camp Oune 17-23, 44 campers), Special Olympics Training Camp Oune 24-26, 80), Georgia Jaycees Can1p Oune 27-July 1, 99-third largest RWSIR camp ever), the Adult Track and Field ationals Ouly 5-8, 30 athletes), the Clayton County Parks and Recreation Disabled Youth Camp Ouly 9-13, 45) and the Girls Outdoor Adventure Leadership Camp Ouly 21-28, 77).
Ayoung camper prepares her fishing lineduring therecent Girls Outdoor Adventure Leadership Camp.
Governor Roy Barnes Re-Opens Roosevelt Hall
During a visit to Warm Springs and the third Roosevelt International Cup on June 8, Georgia Governor Roy Barnes took part in ribbon-cutting ceremonies at recently re-opened Roosevelt Hall.
About 200 people, including patients, supporters and staff were in attendance.
Built in 1952 and originally dedicated in 1954,

Roosevelt Hall underwent a $2.8 million renovation over the last two years through a public/ private partnership, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in the new-look, first floor therapy gym, home of the RWSIR spinal cord injury and stroke teams.
New Tour System Installed At Roosevelt Institute
Anew tour system was unveiled at Roosevelt Institute on June 22 and initiated July l.
Responsible for all general and new employee tours, the RWSIR Tour Team is composed of 18 staffers, including Valerie Bishop, Patsy Waddell, Debra Carroll, Charlotte Montgomery, Mike Shadix, Ladeen Howard, Ric Buran, Lou Ellen Grant, Faye Roberts, Dawn Freelin, Richard Potratz, Gary Corday, Rhonda Fuller, Alicia McClain, Becky Massey, Randy Evans, Martin Harmon and tour coordinator Carol Killingsworth.
They are charged with conducting general and new employee tours for RWSIR on a rotating basis throughout the 2001-2002 fiscal year. The tours are available when needed at 1 p.m. each day, but requests should be made in advance.
All patient-related or professional tours are to be handled through the office of Larry Huggins, RWSIR's director of marketing and managed care, departmental tours will still be the responsibility of the individual department involved, and student-related tours will continue to be handled by the three hubs in the RWSIR Vocational Unit.
Special Olympics Again Benefit From Torch Run
For the third straight year, the Roosevelt Institute Police were again one of several local law enforcement agencies involved in a national torch run designed to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics.
A total of 12 Institute staffers and students took

Flanked by patients, supporters and staff Governor Roy Barnes (center)officially re-opened Roosevelt Hall.

part in the run, which was held May 29 and included much of the Roosevelt Institute campus in the local torch route.
Retirement Ceremonies Held For Five Staffers
Two separate retirement receptions were recently held for five Roosevelt Institute staffers, whose final days at RWSIR came at the beginning and end of July.
Four of those staffers were honored with a reception at recently renovated Roosevelt Hall on June 28, including Ruth Massengale, Gwendolyn Johnson, Judy Salvant and Joe Braswell.
Massengale retired after 10 years with the Nursing Department and Nurse-of-the-Year honors in 2000. Johnson completed 20 years of service, the most recent of which were as a Case Manager in the SCI Program. Salvant retired after almost 24 years in a variety of roles with the RWSIR Vocational Unit. And Braswell called it a career after 34 years with the RWSIR Medical Unit.
Also recognized with a reception on July 31 at the RWSIR Maintenance Department was Luther Kurrass, who retired following 23 years of work with both Grounds and Maintenance.
Retirement honorees (sitting) Judy Salvant, Ruth Massengale, (standing) Gwen Johnson and Jo Braswell.
The Spirit of Warm Springs
Editor Martin Harmon
Staff Writer Sybil Dennis Art Direction Image By Design
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The mission of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation is to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve personal independence.

WARM SPRINGS

INSTITUTE FOR

REHABILITATION

Roosevelt Warm Springs Development Fuud, Inc. Board of Directors

]. Bruce Williams, fr. Cltairman

Step/ten A. Melton Vice Cltairman

Leonard R. Meadows Cltairman Emeritus

Edgar E. Cltapman, fr. Treasurer

Do11110 R. McNeilly Secretary

Daniel W. Brinks

Rep. Carl Von Epps

The Georgia Department of Labor Rehabilitation Services administers and conducts all progra ms and activities in accordance with the U.S. Civil Rights Act, which provides that no person shall, on gro unds of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, be excluded from the benefits or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity.

David L. Foy, D.O.S. ]. Harper Gaston, M.O. F. Stuart Gulley, l'lt.D.
jimmy Hill Cltarles H. Hood William B. Jones

Accredited by: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

D. Gaines Lanier Senator Daniel W. Lee Andrew foe Morrow, D.V.M. fudge fames W. Oxendine

Zebe Y.C. Scltmitt

Rep. jimmy Skipper

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Post Office Box 1000 Warm Springs, Georgia 31830-1000 www.rooseveltrehab.org

Erik Vonk
Frank C. Ruzycki Executive Director
Tripp l'enn Director of Development

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