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Paula Kreissler, President of the Wound Care Clinic -ESU, is the newest Chairperson of the Leadership Council for the Savannah Chapter of the American Diabetes Association. Kreissler has an extensive fundraising background and plans to use her experience to help increase funds and visibility of the organization in Savannah. The position with the ADA is a natural fit for Kreissler since many patients at the Wound Care Clinic are diabetic. The staff at the Wound Care Clinic-ESU is working to educate the public about diabetes which is the 5th leading cause of death by disease in the United States. Diabetes claims over 225,000 lives a year. In Georgia, there are 750,000 people who have diabetes. Approximately 249,000 diabetics don’t even know they have the disease.

(SAVANNAH, GA) Paula Kreissler, the Leadership Chair for the Savannah Chapter of the American Diabetes Association, traveled to Chicago this month to attend the National Leadership Council Meeting for the ADA. She was one of 16,000 people from all over the world at the “67th Scientific Sessions” sponsored by the ADA. The three-day event began Friday, June 22nd with an opening reception. There, the more than 200 ADA leadership council members gathered to meet and greet one another. It was also an opportunity for them to network. The following day, Kreissler and the others heard from Stewart Perry, the Chair of the board-elect for the National Leadership Council. They also received updates from the interim ADA CEO and heard from the ADA Secretary and Treasurer.

(SAVANNAH/POOLER, GA) Paula Kreissler, President of Wound Care Clinic – ESU, Inc., is proud to announce the grand opening of the newest Wound Care location in Pooler. The event is slated for September 6, 2007, at 11:30 a.m. “We are so excited about this new office,” says Kreissler. “Our Savannah location just got too busy, so this new office will be good not just for us, but our patients too… especially those that live in the Pooler area.” Perhaps the most advantageous are those patients who will no longer have to make the 20-30 minute drive into Savannah. It might sound simple to the ordinary driver, but for those with a non-healing wound, this new location will make treatment much more convenient for the nearly

(SAVANNAH) Paula Kreissler, President of Wound Care Clinic – ESU Inc., and her team of more than 40 people raised the most money at the American Diabetes Association’s “Step Out to Fight for Diabetes Walk” held in mid-October. The contest doesn’t officially end until December 3rd, so Kreissler and her crew are still pulling out all the stops to raise even more money to fight diabetes. “So far, we’ve raised more than $7,000,” says Kreissler. “It felt so good to know our team raised the most money, but it feels even better to know that we’re still raising money until the deadline and each and every penny is going toward the fight against diabetes.” Diabetes is America’s fastest-growing disease, affecting 21 million children and adults

Stepping Out to Support Diabetes From left: Rev. Clarence Williams, Rebecca Jackson, Kim Jones, Dave Smith, Cindy Meagher, and Paula Kreissler are members of the Wound Care Clinic ECU walkathon team, and they will be raising money in the American Diabetes Associationu2019s 2009 Sunsplash Outdoor Fitness Celebration. (John Carrington/Savannah Morning News) Published in the Savannah Morning News, Aug. 23, 2009 The Rev. Clarence Williams is walking proof that it’s possible to control Type 2 diabetes with a healthy lifestyle and still enjoy your favorite foods. “I can eat pretty much anything that I want,” said Williams, the pastor at First Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on Alice Street. “I just have to do so in moderation.” Now 50, Williams said he’s had Type 2 Diabetes –