Editor:

Mercy Medical’s 17th Annual Valentines event, Denim & the Dooleys, held Feb. 5 was a great success and fun for all involved! Former University of Georgia head football coach and Athletic Director Vince Dooley and his vivacious wife, Barbara, held the audience captive with humorous stories of their ties to Mobile and the Gulf Coast, as well as life in the limelight at UGA. We would like to thank dozens of sponsors and over 300 attendees who helped Mercy raise $18,000 to help underwrite pediatric and charity care at Mercy Medical.

Touchdown! Sponsors were Jeff and Kristin Philips; Field Goal Sponsors were the Sisters of Mercy, South Central Community; and the Safety Sponsor was Nephrology Associates, by Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Amare. Table Sponsors were: Baldwin EMC; Mr. and Mrs. Milt Bolling; Hand Arendall; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gamotis; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest (Fob) James Jr.; Lyons, Pipes & Cook P.C.; Dr. and Mrs. Chris McManus; Dr. and Mrs. Michael Meshad; Southern Cancer Center; and Terry Thompson Chevrolet. WKSJ’s morning host and UGA alum Dan Brennan served as emcee for the evening.

We want to thank food and beverage donors: Bon Secour Fisheries, Camellia Café, Cellar 43 Wine Bar, Chick-Fil-A, CiCi’s Pizza, JJ’s Dog House, Moe’s Original BBQ, Panini Pete’s, Sam’s Club, Something Sweet, Tamara’s Bar & Grill, Taste!, The Fairhope Inn & Restaurant, Uncorked Fine Wines, Walmart, Wintzell’s Oyster House, and Zaxby’s.

Silent Auction and other special donations were made by Gene Bouchillon, Susan Cooper, Stella Coward, Wendy D’Olive, Brandon’s, Delatorre Day Spa, Dogwood Productions, Doug Harrell, DMD, Flowerwood Nursery, Hayes Jewelers, The Karat Patch, LuLu’s, Marrakesh, Lee Milstead, Mimi’s Gifts, Nall Hollis, Page & Palette, The Peninsula Golf Club, Premiere Cinema Eastern Shore 14, Dana Proctor, Nancy Raia, Rock Creek Golf Club, Norman Sanchez, The Senior Bowl, Gloria and Wade Stewart, TimberCreek Golf Club, Uptown and Wired for Sound.

Kristin Phillips served as chair of the event with past chair, Debbie McManus, serving as co-chair. Other committee members were: Shelley Bennett, Catharine Burch, Dianne Chinners, Ellen Dinges, Tiffany Donald, Margie Hamilton, Carrie Hubbard, Jackie Isaacs, Brooke Kalifeh, Jane Legier, Jerolyn McManus, Catherine St. Pierre, Cheryl Sansom, and Linda Zwickey. Mercy staff members and other volunteers who worked to make the event a success were Susan Cox, Rhonda Cunningham, Lyn Fogarty, Sr. Marilyn Graf, Sandy Grill, Lana Lemons, Cecilia Mace, Stephanie Pierce, Peggy Thornhill, and Donna Wilhelm. The committee successfully solicited sponsorships and donations for Mercy and we truly appreciate their efforts.

On behalf of our patients, residents and the Mercy family, Mercy Medical would like to thank the community for its continued support. For more information please call the Mercy Medical development office at 621-4884.

Mercy Medical

development director