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iTNLanier transit service a savior for seniors
Program marks 1,000th ride with health system CEO at wheel
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Linda and Jon Stiehr pose with Carol Burrell, right, president and CEO of Northeast Georgia Health System, at the 1,000th ride celebration for the iTNLanier organization Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church in Gainesville. The organization helps senior citizens and those who are no longer able to drive find rides to and from anywhere they need to go. - photo by HAILEY VAN PARYS
For those who can’t get around on their own, iTNLanier fills the gap. Jon Stiehr had been shuffled back and forth to doctors’ appointments primarily by his wife Linda Stiehr until she saw an article in The Times about the driving service. Jon and Linda were chauffeured from their home by Northeast Georgia Health System President and CEO of Carol Burrell to a celebration for the organization’s 1,000th ride Saturday. “(Burrell) is a wonderful lady, and she’s been supportive all the way,” said Erika Walker, a member of the iTNLanier board.