Hospice staff packs Thanksgiving meals for families

Hospice staff packs Thanksgiving meals for families 
Coosa Valley News, Rome, GA; by Staff; 11/27/24 
It was a labor of love on Wednesday morning as teammates, volunteers and family members gathered again to provide Thanksgiving meals for families served by Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Heyman Hospice Care. The meals, made or donated by Hospice teammates, volunteers and family members, included turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, green beans, sweet potatoes, potato salad and corn. A variety of pies and cakes were baked for dessert. Nearly 150 meals were packed up and delivered personally to the families. Melissa Washington, a social worker with Hospice, once again served as the onsite director as the food boxes were assembled and sent out. She and others were also there late Tuesday night getting things ready. “We can do this!” exclaimed Washington as she encouraged the workers lined up behind tables as the assembly line began its work. Casey Blankenship, program director for Heyman Hospice Care, said the annual event started in the 1990s.