It’s time for the 24th Football Golf Tournament! We are so excited that the venue for this event will be Oakwood Golf Course. The money raised helps our Football Program finance off-season activities as well as assisting with in-season needs. We are aiming for a full field of play and need your help in contacting interested players to get them signed up for this event.

We have scheduled the tournament for Saturday, the 14th of May. The tournament will be a scramble with a shotgun start at 8:00 am. We would like for you to have foursomes sign up, but if you have less than 4 sign up, we always have some golfers that want to support our program and need to be assigned to a team. The cost for the tournament is $50 per golfer and includes golf, lunch, and door prizes. Jarrett Gordon is a Sponsor of a Hole in One to Win a 2 Year Lease on a New Car.

In order to run a quality tournament, we need individuals and businesses to provide hole sponsorships. Signs will be made with your company name or family name showing your support for our program.
The cost of this sign is $100. We are also looking for some Major Sponsors for $500. This sponsorship includes a larger sign and a foursome for the tournament. Door prizes are another way you can help
support this event. If you have something to donate, please let one of the coaches know and we will come by and pick it up.

Again, thanks for your support and Go Highlanders!

Send all applications with $50 per player and/or Hole Sponsorships to:

Please make checks payable to the Highlander Booster Club

Name: ___________________________________________________
Phone: ___________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________

BROWN NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Lake Wales, FL – Whitney Brown, RN, House Supervisor at Lake Wales Medical Center, was presented with Employee of the Month for March. Brown, who has worked at the hospital since 2011, was nominated “because of her can-do attitude and her willingness to do whatever it takes to make sure our patients get the best care possible,” said Marlene Howlett, RN, Chief Quality Officer at the hospital. “Whitney is someone that can always be relied on to respond quickly to any situation and support our staff and patients.”

Mall Walkers Plans Prize Party

Lake Wales, FL – The Mall Walkers program, sponsored by Lake Wales Medical Center and Eagle Ridge Mall, will hold a prize party on Thursday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Food Court area of the mall.

During the prize party, Mall Walkers participants are asked to turn in their mileage tracking cards. Mall Walkers tracks each walker’s mileage, and they earn prizes for reaching mileage milestones.

The Mall Walkers program, a partnership between Lake Wales Medical Center and Eagle Ridge Mall, encourages active, healthy lifestyles by offering participants the opportunity to walk inside the mall from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and from 10 a.m. to noon on Sundays. All Mall Walkers must enter through the Food Court, and are encouraged to wear their Mall Walkers t-shirts so that security officers know they are part of the program. Participants are encouraged to use their tracking cards to log their mileage each time they walk in the mall to earn prizes, including walking towels, water bottles, movie tickets, and gift cards. Mileage logged and turned in must be walked inside the mall to be eligible for prizes through Mall Walkers.

Participants are reminded to check with their physician before beginning any exercise program.

For more information about Mall Walkers or to sign up, please call Julie Sing at 679-6802.

LAKE WALES MEDICAL CENTER SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

Lake Wales, FL – Lake Wales Medical Center has an immediate need for volunteers for courtesy shuttle drivers, the gift shop, and the front lobby information desks. Courtesy shuttle drivers bring patients and visitors to the hospital entrances from parking areas. Gift Shop volunteers assist shoppers in the hospital gift shop. Front lobby volunteers greet visitors, hand out visitor passes, and answer questions. All volunteers must be friendly, personable, and at-ease interacting with the public.

“As we move into the Summer season, many of our volunteers head back up North, and we have a need for year-round residents who can volunteer four hours per week,” said Julie Sing, manager of volunteer services at the hospital.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, complete an application, submit a letter of recommendation, and pass a background and drug screening. Top applicants will be interviewed, and available positions will be filled based on best fit.  Not all applicants will be brought on as volunteers. Shuttle drivers must be 21 years of age and will be trained on courtesy shuttle safety prior to beginning their assignment.

Hospital volunteers receive a free meal ticket for the hospital cafeteria for each shift worked, a volunteer uniform, and a free flu shot once per year. Volunteers ages 50 or older who work an average of at least 4 hours per week will receive free membership to LWMC’s Senior Circle program.

Applications are available in the lobbies at the hospital, or can be downloaded online at www.lakewalesmedicalcenter.com and click on the “Volunteers” tab at the top of the home page.