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2021: The Nurses of the Childbirth Center at Parkwest Medical Center

A morning shot of Parkwest Medical Center under a blue sky

At the last minute, the COVID-19 pandemic made meeting in person impossible, but these nurses continued to show up for our registration numbers. Apart from online registrations, the Childbirth Center remains our #1 registration partners at Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Knox County. We showed up on September 20, 2021 to show our love and appreciation with a small presentation of the 2021 Seeds of Imagination Literacy award. Holly Woodlee and Christy Richardson stepped in to represent the department, and local news stations were kind enough to make sure they got the recognition they deserved. Check out the articles below to get a glimpse into what a crazy, stressful situation 2021 was for Parkwest Childbirth Center, and how they made literacy a priority anyway:

WBIR10: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to honor Childbirth Center nurses at Parkwest Medical Center

WATE6: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library honors nurses at Knoxville hospital

WVLT8: Dolly Parton recognizes Parkwest childbirth nurses

Danielle Velez, Holly Woodlee, Christy Richardson, and Bonny Naugher stand in front of a brightly-colored Imagination Library sign at the presentation
Board members and Awardees pose together in front of the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library banner outside of Parkwest Medical Center
Holly Woodlee, left, and Christy Richardson, right, pose together with the Seeds of Literacy award 2021
Christy Richardson (left, wearing blue scrubs and holding one half of the Seeds of Literacy award) and Holly Woodlee (right, wearing a leopard print sweater and holding the other award) are interviewed for the Seeds of Literacy Awards Ceremony

 

 

 

2021 Seeds of Imagination Honorees
Program
Seeds of Imagination