Advertisement
 
Plymouth, Indiana
Saturday, November 7, 2009
 
 
 
Search Archive
 
Advertisement
News
Home
Local News
National News
Business
Horoscopes
Obituaries
Opinions
Recipe of the Day
Weather
Entertainment
Sudoku
Lifestyles
Advertisement
Sports
Local Sports
National Sports
Classifieds
Place An Ad
Classifieds
Service Directory
Make Us Your Homepage
The Pilot News
About Us
Contact Us
Subscribe
Submit Letter To Editor
Social Announcements
Weeklies
Bourbon News-Mirror
Nappanee Advance News
Bremen Enquirer
Culver Citizen
The Leader of Starke Co.
Community Events
Community Events
November 2009
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
MARKETS
QUOTES
 
Poll
Would you attend evening
Marshall County Council
meetings?
 
Advertisement
Advertisement
 
First H1N1 clinic moves smoothly
Image
Nurse Barb White administers a shot to a brave Jacob Deacon, who didn’t flinch when accepting the H1N1 vaccine at Washington Elementary School Thursday. Pilot photos/Maggie Nixon

By Rusty Nixon Correspondent
PLYMOUTH — For most it is a strange sight to see. Literally hundreds of children, lined up down the block from an elementary school hoping to get a shot.
That was the unlikely scene at Washington School in Plymouth last night as The Marshall County Health Department held its first H1N1 flu shot clinic. In spite of the large numbers that turned out and the trickle of vaccine into the county, the department didn’t have to turn anyone away. Everyone who came received an inoculation.
 
Advertisement
United Way’s 2-1-1 service is vital link E-mail
Saturday, 02 May 2009
By Rusty Nixon Correspondent
PLYMOUTH — Thanks to a strong partnership and a little help from the United Way of Marshall County, one of the best new sources of gaining valuable information is growing.
The United Way 2-1-1 Call Center information and referral service is becoming a vital link to helping those in need of services find those services.
The service began about four years ago as a partnership between the United Way of Marshall and St. Joseph counties.
Now Elkhart and Fulton Counties have also joined the team.
“It’s a number you can call to get information and referral, day or night, seven days a week, 365 days a year to find out about resources in the community,” said Jennifer Maddox, executive director of the United Way of Marshall County. “For example they can provide information and answer questions about the current swine flu situation.”
The Center can provide information on practically any need a caller may have.
“If someone needs to find a food pantry, we can tell them where that is and how to get there,” said Maddox. “Cleanup supplies for your home that may have been flooded. If its winter and you need a warming station, or summer and you need a place to go and get cool, we can provide all that information.”
The Center acts as go between for agencies providing services and those in the community who need them but may not be aware of where to find them.
“People are given good answers to their questions anytime of the day or night that they call,” said Maddox. “You talk to a live human being. Obviously, based on the amount of calls, you may have to wait on hold for a short time but you will get to talk to someone. It’s important that you can get answers to your questions without having to wade through a maze of messages asking you to press seven for this or that.”
The service is part of a nationwide network of call centers. Funded by the United Way, the center has received 1500 more calls this quarter than the same time a year ago with a total of over 4,500 calls.
Maddox says that there is work underway that would make the 2-1-1 Call Centers a help in time of crisis.
“We are working now to be a help with non-emergency calls in a disaster situation,” said Maddox. “For example, if there were a tornado in a community they could call 2-1-1 to find information on where to go for shelter, or to check on the welfare of a loved one rather than calling fire or police departments with those questions.”
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 May 2009 )
 
< Prev   Next >
 
 
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Click For Hot Products
JW Buildings
Quality Comfort
Hunter Transit
Stone Excavating
4 Season Decks
Clean Rite
G&R Home Sales
FREE 17" LCD Monitor!! Click Here
Post Buildings
Advertisement
   
Copyright © 2009 The Pilot News
Powered by Tricube Media