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Patrick and Angie Hawkins are long-time Extension volunteers. Angie is the founder of “I Am” Kinda Fit Ministry. Welcome to the Holiday Season!!!! This time of year, all common sense flies out the door when it comes to making healthy choices and decisions!!! With all of the expectations, shopping, activities, family, and parties, it’s easy…
“By God’s grace and mercy, I made my way home to the women’s campus of The Extension on June 7, 2016. As a young child, my parents divorced when I was two years old. When I was eight years old, my Mom remarried. My stepfather was a functioning alcoholic that was very abusive to my…
The Extension would like to welcome our new Clinical and Men’s Program Director Tricia Roberts. Tricia grew up in Georgia and has a powerful personal story and a passion to see transformational change in those who struggle with the disease of addiction… Where are you from? What is your background? “I grew up in Pickens…
The Extension would like to recognize and thank the Rotary Clubs of Cobb County, one of the world’s best-kept secrets. Rotary International has 35,000 clubs with 1.2 million members in two hundred (200) countries worldwide. Rotary’s mantra is “Service above Self.” The Rotary Clubs of Cobb County have supported The Extension since the very beginning…
“My name is William “Ryan” Sievert. I was born May 10th, 1984, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in your typical middle-class home. My parents got a divorce when I was seven years old. Growing up, I was always a quiet kid. My childhood was pretty normal compared to most. Growing up in Cajun country, like most households, there was never a shortage…
Visit our Lucky Dog photo album by Phillip Jackman Gallery It was still dark when everyone pulled up at The Stone Summit to set up. The sponsors and the band set up their tables and tents; the T-shirts, swag bags, and doggie bags were ready to go. The food table was ready, and…
We often associate exercise with something that has to be harsh, punishing, and unenjoyable so then, we try to avoid it because, well that just sounds awful!!! Or we associate exercise with losing weight and since we continue to feel like we “fail” at the whole weight loss thing, we also think we “fail” when…
“I am the mother of a recovering heroin addict. That is a sentence I never thought I would be saying, but I am grateful I am now able to add recovering to that sentence. My son had a long struggle with drugs. I believe he began in his senior year of high school with pot,…
Handyman McKinney’s I came to The Extension in September of 2017. I was in desperate need of help. I needed a change. All the wrong choices in life brought me to The Extension. It was “the last house on the block” as they say. I got started in construction right out of high school around…
As some of you may know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month; most likely you are seeing things on social media, hearing about it on the radio, etc. Given the devastating health crisis of the past 18 months, it is more important than ever to be aware of mental health. Unfortunately, many of us are…
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