Peggy Spencer (from left), Corrine Thiel, Deanna Warren and Virginia Sanders smile after completing a donation at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in December. It was their largest, with more than 200 pajama packs, 300 hats and 300 love worms. (Submitted Photo)
Giving back: Local groups make impact with gifts for kids in hospital
Mia Fishman
For Corrine Thiel, working with the Oglethorpe County Lions Club to donate to pediatric patients at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center is deeply personal. Thiel’s grandson, Alexander, was diagnosed with kidney cancer at age six.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026