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Hometown Heroes

We are highlighting four locals that have impacted our community in big ways

There are many things that make our community so great and one of those things is the people who live here. So many people have helped, given, and supported those who needed it. We talked with four amazing people who make our town home.

When Help Can’t Wait

Augusta, Georgia

“We are the only organization in the area that I know of that provides help to nursing homes and residents of nursing homes,” says Abbie Baumann, When Help Can’t Wait board member. “We collect funds to supply nursing home residents with necessary items that most nursing homes don't provide such as clothing, adult diapers, and toiletries.” As a non-profit organization, most of the funding comes through grants, fundraisers, and donations. When Help Can’t Wait also operates a Thrift Store located at 122 Old Evans Road – Suite B and proceeds from sales benefit the elderly.

For more information or to donate, visit www.whenhelpcantwait.com. The Coca-Cola Corporation proudly partners with When Help Can’t Wait to meet the needs of the elderly in the CSRA.

SWAT Foundation, Inc.

Marquitta Rucker, Founder & Executive Director

“SWAT Foundation's mission is to educate, elevate, and empower the community by the services that we provide - with an emphasis on serving those who have been impacted by cancer,” explains Marquitta, who lost her mother to cancer in 2013. SWAT, which stands for Servants with a Testimony, hosts an annual health fair to provide access to free health screenings for the community. “We also partner with schools to provide school supplies and toiletries for families in need,” she adds, “so that they don’t have to make the choice between buying those supplies and paying for food or medical bills.”

For more information on upcoming events or how to support SWAT, visit www.swatfoundationinc.org and follow the SWAT Foundation, Inc. on Facebook.

TBonz Steakhouses of Evans & Augusta

Henry Scheer, Co-Owner

For over thirty years, TBonz has partnered with Augusta University Health’s Camp Rainbow to provide a great summer camp experience for a special group of kids. “Camp Rainbow is a camp for kids with cancer and their siblings,” explains Henry. “With doctors and nurses on-site, it’s a week out of the year when the kids can just be kids.” Henry says it’s the kids that keep them coming back to help each year. “Through all the shots and all the chemo, these kids just have an aura about them of calmness and peace and we want that to rub off on us,” he shares. “So, we’re really being greedy by wanting to be with them. We enjoy it so much.”

Dr. George W. Williams, Jr., M.D.

Dr. Williams made a name for himself as an OBGYN in Augusta. Throughout his career, he has delivered around 15,000 babies in the CSRA. “It’s exciting bringing a new life to the world,” says Dr. Williams. While he no longer delivers babies, he still works at OBGYN Partners of Augusta seeing patients who are past having children. He is also passionate about helping those in need by going on medical mission trips to tell others about Jesus.

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