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Temple Chamber’s 14th Annual Baylor Scott & White Health Community Showcase

7/5/2024

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​The Temple Chamber of Commerce proudly hosted the 14th Annual Baylor Scott & White Health Community Showcase, continuing its tradition of offering an exceptional welcome to new resident physicians, fellows, nurses, senior staff, and their families.
 
"Temple is dedicated to providing a warm and exceptional welcome to the new resident physicians upon their arrival to the community. With our annual Showcase, now in its 14th year, and the street banners, we strive to ensure our new arrivals and their families feel genuinely embraced and supported," noted Whitney Theriot, President & CEO of the Temple Chamber of Commerce.
 
The Baylor Scott & White Community Showcase offers a unique opportunity for newcomers to meet and explore their new community. Set in a trade show format, Temple Chamber Member exhibitors introduce their businesses and services to the latest residents. This event aims to ease the transition for these new community members by showcasing the various goods and services available in Temple.
 
Moving to a new city involves numerous challenges: packing, relocating, finding housing, unpacking, and preparing for a new job are time-consuming and stressful. Recognizing this, Baylor Scott & White Health and the Temple Chamber of Commerce collaborate annually to host the Showcase every June, welcoming over 150 new residents and fellow doctors. The showcase featured over 85 local Chamber Member businesses.
 
The event received positive feedback from local businesses, with many exhibitors impressed by the warm reception from the new residents. "It was amazing to welcome such an important part of our community to the Temple area," commented one exhibitor. Another added, “Several attendees commented on how nice it was of the Temple community to give them such a warm welcome.”
 
In an age that is more digital than analog, a more traditional meet and greet creates a lasting impression and has the potential to build lifelong relationships.
 
For more information on the Baylor Scott & White Health Community Showcase or other initiatives of the Temple Chamber of Commerce to strengthen the ties between local businesses and the community, visit www.templechamber.com.
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Amy’s House, Business Spotlight

5/16/2022

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Written by: Claire Jones, UMHB Intern
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Amy Henderson Firth died suddenly in 2012. Amy was an organ donor whose organs and tissues either saved lives, or made lives better, for least 70 people. Jim Fly, the Executive Director and Chaplain of Amy’s House explained that in honor of Amy, an affordable, sanitized, and safe home-away-from-home was established in Temple, Texas.  He explained that Amy’s House is for living organ donors, organ recipients, and their support teams. Amy’s House provides rooms for patients who are gaining strength to return home, patients who still need to be close to the hospital, and the families and caregivers of transplant patients. Once a patient has stayed at Amy’s House, they are welcomed back when traveling into Temple for medical appointments related to their transplants. 

There are several things about Amy’s House that make it so unique and make it a huge asset for the community. Amy’s House knows how important sanitizing is for those who stay in the house. Most every patient who comes in is on an immunosuppressant, which makes patients very susceptible to infections. To minimize infections, several steps are in place. The air and surfaces are sanitized, guests are required to wear masks, and no children under the age of 16 are allowed in. In addition, separate food storage drawers and separate refrigerator spaces are assigned for each patient.
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Patients who stay at Amy’s House may stay anywhere from 1 night to around 2 months depending on their medical needs. Patients and their caregivers are encouraged to make donations. However, the Board of Amy’s House understands that many patients have expended large sums on necessary medical care, leaving little to cover the expenses of temporary lodging. Therefore, Amy’s House allows patients and caregivers to stay regardless of their ability to make donations. Amy’s House also has other ways of providing patients and caregivers with ways to satisfy other needs. One example of this is that financial donors often provide grocery vouchers that Amy’s House distributes to patients who need them.
In the future, Amy’s House plans to add opportunities for volunteers to help maintain the services Amy’s House provides. As for now, Amy’s House is focused on keeping the infection rate at low to none, and continuing to provide a home feel to patients who need peace, comfort, and a place to call home for a while. 

Visit Amy's House online: ​https://www.amyshouse-temple.org/
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11th Annual Baylor Scott & White Community Showcase

6/29/2021

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​The 2021 Baylor Scott & White Health Community Showcase was Thursday, June 24, 2021, at the Mayborn Convention Center from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Temple Chamber of Commerce members promoted their businesses and services to 200 new Baylor Scott & White Health Residents, Nurses, Fellows, and Senior Staff.
See more photos here: https://bit.ly/3y5bYgh
Thank you to our sponsors & vendors for participating!
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Vendors:
  • 855Bugs.com
  • 9Round
  • Advanced Chiropractic
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • Amedisys Hospice
  • Animal Medical Care
  • Anthony Medical & Chiropractic
  • Arthur Murray Dance Center
  • BancorpSouth
  • Baylor Scott & White Health- Human Resources
  • Canyon Creek Behavioral Health
  • Capital Farm Credit
  • Cedar Crest Hospital & Residential Treatment Center
  • Chick-fil-A
  • City of Temple
  • Clearvista Financial
  • Club Pilates West Temple
  • Cornerstone Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation
  • Dapper & Dashin’ Salon and Shop
  • Discover Temple
  • Don Ringler Chevrolet - Toyota
  • Everest Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Extraco Banks 
  • Farmers Insurance/Hoelscher Insurance Agency
  • First Baptist Church Temple
  • First Christian Church
  • First Community Title
  • First United Bank & Trust
  • Garden Estates of Temple
  • GoGo's Treatery
  • Grace Christian Center
  • Grande Communications
  • Holiday Inn Temple-Belton
  • Hope for the Hungry
  • Integrity Rehab
  • Jersey Mike's Subs
  • KCEN Channel 6
  • Kindred Hospice Care
  • Ludwick, Montgomery & Stapp, P.C.
  • Mary Kay Cosmetics/Jerlene Vrana
  • Massage Envy Temple
  • Meet Temple
  • Morada Senior Living
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes
  • Orangetheory Fitness
  • Pizza Hut
  • Precious Memories Florist & Gift Shop
  • Premier ER & Urgent Care
  • Primrose School of Temple
  • Raising Cane's
  • RE/MAX Temple-Belton Realtors
  • Reliant, an NRG Company
  • Scott & White Employees Credit Union
  • Sears Hometown Store
  • Shine & Richardson Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
  • Smile Doctors Braces
  • Spare Time Texas
  • St. Mary’s Catholic School
  • State Representative Hugh D. Shine, District 55
  • Subway Sandwiches
  • Temple Children's Museum
  • Temple Community Clinic
  • Temple Fire & Rescue
  • Temple Health & Bioscience District
  • Temple ISD
  • Temple IV Drip Health and Wellness Clinic LLC 
  • Temple Police Department
  • Texas A&M University-Central Texas
  • Texas Army National Guard
  • Texas Home Health Hospice
  • Tour Temple
  • Truecore Fitness
  • U.S. Dermatology Partners
  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
  • University of Phoenix
  • Valet Cleaners
  • Warm Cookie Company
  • Whataburger
  • Wings Pizza N Things
  • Workforce Solutions of Central Texas
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