Georgia Council "Cherokee Rose"
The Cherokee Rose is Georgia's State Flower. The name "Cherokee Rose" is a local designation derived from the Cherokee Indians. In 1916, the Georgia General Assembly, with the support of the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs selected, Cherokee rose as the State's floral emblem because it was "indigenous to its area and grows with equal luxuriance in every county of the state". The Cherokee rose is extremely hardy and beautiful just like the Georgia Council of Perioperative Nurses. The beautiful small roses symbolized the legend that our Creator gave us a gift to remind us that life is a cycle and that the Cherokee people will always survive. Georgia Council will survive and the rose on the AORN quilt will symbolize our hope and survival. The center of gold in the middle of the rose reminds us never to harm others. Perioperative nurses always puts patient safety first.
Secretary
Regina Mills (Atlanta)
Geogianurse@bellsouth.net
Treasurer
Vicki Brokaw (Atlanta)
brokawv@aol.com
Board of Directors
Ellen Whitehead (Suburban)
Ellenjwhitehead@earthlink.net
Pat Moody (North West)
Grits50@alltel.net
Pat Rush (North West)
pat.rush@RB-online.com
Legislative Committee
Pat Reynolds (Atlanta)
Patricia.reynolds@choa.org
Rose Cassidy (Suburban)
rozcass@charter.net
Chris Marok (Atlanta)
Tinacac@comcast.net
Georgia Council "Cherokee Rose"
