By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Lorena Collins is a 52-year volunteer veteran
Gainesville woman has donated 25,000 hours to the hospital
0215lorena7
Lorena Collins has been a volunteer at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center for 52 years. She started donating her time in 1962.
When Lorena Collins accepted a friend’s invitation five decades ago, she had no idea what she was getting into. “I started volunteering by accident, really,” the North Hall woman said of her decision to volunteer at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in 1962. “I hadn’t lived here too long and (my friend) wanted to volunteer and didn’t want to go by herself.