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No gift is too small or too large. Over 33,000 Catawba County citizens have to choose between hunger, home, or health every day. Your support can make a difference. Every $5 given provides someone with so much more…a bag of groceries, another month of housing, a much needed bottle of insulin. For giving options click on the quick link “How can you help?”

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We provide honor cards for all occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, remember someone, thank someone, recognize someone or just because. It is a great way to support GHCCM and let someone know you are thinking of them. To get your honor cards, contact Lillian Carte at 327-0979 ext. 231.

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In the parable of the Good Samaritan, as told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke (10:25-37), a Jewish traveler is beaten, robbed, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and Jews generally despise each other, but the Samaritan helps the injured Jew.

Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to a question regarding the identity of the "neighbor" which Leviticus 19:18 says should be loved. Klyne Snodgrass writes "On the basis of this parable we must deal with our own racism but must also seek justice for, and offer assistance to, those in need, regardless of the group to which they belong”.

We at GHCCM believe this parable speaks to us about helping our neighbors. We only ask that evidence of need and service area data are presented to receive our services. Further, in Matthew 25, Jesus makes it clear that we are called upon to help those around us, not just those who look like us or believe the same things we believe.

It is good to help the world. We suggest you start by helping your hurting neighbors - right here, right now.

The 35,000 Catawba County residents we help each have their own individual stories.

Blessings,

Roger D. Baker, Ed.D.
Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 6, 2010

The AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance (ALFA) and Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry (GHCCM) announced a partnership agreement to increase access to health care for area residents.

ALFA Partnership

Pictured Left to Right: Dr. Roger D. Baker, GHCCM Executive Director, Leann Shull RN, BSN, GHCCM Director of HealthCare Services, and Rodney Tucker, ALFA Executive Director

ALFA, which provides community outreach, prevention education and medical case management services to those who are affected or infected by HIV/AIDS in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, Lincoln, Watauga and Wilkes counties, announced it has chosen GHCCM as a testing site for patients of the ministry’s Healthcare Services Division, the only free clinic in Catawba County. ALFA will provide free and confidential HIV counseling, testing and referral services. GHCCM will provide confidential office space for counseling and testing. ALFA will be at GHCCM during Tuesday night clinics and on Wednesday mornings.

“Early diagnosis and quick entry into care saves lives,” said Rodney Tucker, Executive Director of ALFA. “Knowing your HIV status is the first step toward treatment. We are excited to expand our services and partner with GHCCM.”

“This partnership gives area residents opportunities for better personal health care management, said Dr. Roger D. Baker, GHCCM Executive Director. “GHCCM has always been open to community collaborations which result in more access for our citizens.”

For more information about ALFA, call Rodney Tucker, (828) 322-1447 Ext. 224. For more information about GHCCM’s clinic, call Leann Shull, Director of HealthCare Services, at (828) 345-0854.