Sonja Wilson Participates In Community Service Project With Northwest Practical Nursing Class

2012 Aug 1

Sonja Wilson of Southaven was among several Northwest Mississippi Community College DeSoto practical nursing students who participated in a community service project at the Care Pregnancy Resource Center in Southaven as part of their summer maternal-child class.

The students and instructors donated baby items including diapers, bottles, formula, bibs and bags to the center. The Care Pregnancy Resource Center provides care for pregnant mothers who are unable to financially meet the needs for their newborn babies.

"We appreciated the center and their dedicated volunteers, such as Claudia and Beverly, who provide care for pregnant women in the Mid-South area, for providing us with information and allowing our class to participate in their walk-a-thon to raise monies for this important community non-profit organization," said Paula Geeter, Northwest practical nursing instructor.

The Practical Nursing program prepares the individual to assist in providing general nursing care, which is performed under the direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician or dentist. The program requires 43 hours of credit over three semesters. The Practical Nursing program is offered on the DeSoto, Senatobia and Oxford campuses and also at the Benton County Vo-Tech Center in Ashland.

For more information about the practical nursing program at Northwest, visit the website at www.northwest.edu.

Pictured: Northwest Mississippi Community College-DeSoto Center practical nursing students recently participated in a baby shower for pregnant women in need at the Care Pregnancy Resource Center in Southaven. The students and their instructors donated needed baby items to the center. First row, left to right, Alice Grandberry of Lakeland, Tenn., Aimee Tyer of Horn Lake, Joanna Weeks of Olive Branch, Jane Sayle of Lake Cormorant, Chelsea Shepherd of Horn Lake and Cassandra Arteaga. Second row, left to right, Katy Key of Collierville, Jessica Wilkins Leach of Hernando, Sonja Wilson and Jeremy Jeffries of Southaven, Samantha Rice of Olive Branch, Jessica Fielding of Southaven, Andrienne Fuchs of Hernando and Kristen Bounds of Grenada. Third row, left to right, Whitney Blair of Coldwater, Lamedra Payne of Southaven, Kim Cross of Horn Lake, Pamela Harris of Hernando, Cassie Lee of Olive Branch, Adora Brown of Holly Springs, Mallory Wakham of Hernando and Crystal Shelton of Walls. (Photo submitted)