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Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center

Volunteer Retires Following

40 years of Service

Holy Cross Hospital, FAU
and Christ Church Provide

the Homeless with New
Shoes and Foot Care
Martha Duncan has volunteered for the past 40 years at Pam Beach Gardens
Holy Cross Hospital’s faith community nurses, in partnership with nurs- Medical Center. Recently, Duncan made the decision to retire from volunteering. For
es from FAU's Christine Lynn College of Nursing and volunteers from the her commitment and love to volunteer her time, the hospital held a surprise party
hospital and Christ Church, recently provided 189 homeless individuals in her honor. Martha is described by her peers as energetic, enthusiastic, and
with free foot care, new shoes and socks, showers, and a hot meal during resilient.
the organizations’ fourth annual "All About Feet" event in Pompano Pictured (l-r) Jean Carver, PBGMC Auxiliary Board Member; Sandy Schneider,
Beach. The Florida Department of Health also provided 43 Hepatitis A PBGMC Auxiliary Board Member; Edith Parks, PBGMC Auxiliary Board Member;
immunizations during the event. Among those served were a 4-year-old Brenda Atlee, PBGMC Auxiliary Board Member; Teresa Urquhart, PBGMC Chief
child and an 89-year-old senior, the youngest and oldest participants Executive Officer; Martha Duncan, PBGMC Auxiliary Board Member; Tim Howard,
respectfully. Pictured are Jean Ready and Batia Fisherman who volun- PBGMC Chief Human Resources Officer; Frances Davis, PBGMC Auxiliary Board
teered to provide homeless individuals with free foot care at the event. Member; and Virginia Groover, PBGMC Auxiliary Board Member

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