• Erica Rice (Scott Air Force Base, IL) has volunteered more than 40 hours to assist with blood drives at Scott Air Force Base. Erica assists in setting up the blood drive facilities, greets donors at the sign-in table, and assists individuals after they donate. Erica is also a regular blood donor.

• Lauren Brethauer (Belleville, IL) volunteers over 25 hours every week to the Belleville Family Medicine Residency Program. Lauren prepares the faculty schedule, helping to facilitate an additional 384 patient visits. Lauren’s attention to detail and effective communication in interacting with 42 residents and 15 faculty physicians has been an asset in the training of Air Force physicians and in the care of over 6,000 military and civilian patients.
• Francoise Calvin (Fairview Heights, IL) volunteers for the Belleville Family Health Center Clinic and brings 26 years of volunteer work and 46 years of nursing experience to her important duties. Francoise coordinates important follow-up care and supports the clinic’s overall operation, interacting with 10 physicians, numerous support staff and patients.
•  Lindsay Pickens (St. Louis, MO) is a 19-year volunteer for the 375th Medical Information Services Flight and dedicates hours to developing and implementing databases for use throughout the Medical Group. When a need arises, Lindsay helps determine the issue, designs and tests the database, installs the application, and trains the user. These databases are crucial, as they readily make information available during exercises and actual deployments.

• Karen Vernon (O’Fallon, IL) volunteers 6 hours per day, three days a week at the 375th Medical Group Coumadin Clinic, providing support for more than 150 patients. Karen greets individuals, guides patients through their medical documentation, and assists with processing lab results. Karen began volunteering in May, 2005.

• Regina Millinder (Scott Air Force Base, IL) has volunteered more than 1,500 hours in service to the 375th Dental Squadron. Regina provides chair-side dental assistance, prepares treatment rooms for planned procedures, performs equipment maintenance, processes dental radiographic films, retrieves and files dental records and schedules appointments. In 2005, Regina was recognized as the 375th Medical Group Volunteer of the Year and as the Dental Squadron Volunteer of the Year.

• Mary Gibbar (O’Fallon, IL) volunteers with the Life Skills Flight, providing administrative assistance to the Life Skills Support Center (LSSC) and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Treatment (ADAPT). In this capacity, Mary supports one psychiatrist, four psychologists, five social workers and 11 mental health technicians. Mary maintains files, administers psychological tests, tabulates test results and assists with patient assessment and case management.

• Amber Weidman (Mascoutah, IL) has been volunteering for the American Red Cross since she was 10 years old and currently serves the 375th Medical Group Education and Training Squadron. Amber has volunteered over 200 hours with the Education and Training Flight, assists with Red Cross Babysitter Training, and helps coordinate local blood drives. In addition, Amber assisted with the remodeling of the Red Cross building at Scott Air Force Base and provided support for the 79th Annual American Red Cross National Convention in St. Louis. Amber recently received the President’s Volunteer Award Scholarship and will graduate from high school in May, 2006.

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