[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING THE TRINKA DAVIS VETERANS VILLAGE

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                       HON. LYNN A. WESTMORELAND

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 12, 2012

  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, I come to you today to recognize the 
grand opening of the Trinka Davis Veterans Village in Carrollton, 
Georgia on September 28, 2012. This is a momentous event for the 3rd 
district, and I am proud to help honor their great service to our 
nation's brave veterans.
  The Trinka Davis Veterans Village would not have been possible 
without the $17 million donation from the Trinka Davis Foundation. Ms. 
Katherine ``Trinka'' Rynne Davis was a Carroll County business leader 
who was profoundly impacted after learning of the difficulties our 
veterans and their families face on a daily basis. She founded the 
Trinka Davis Foundation on November 9, 2004 and focused the majority of 
the funding on improving the lives of our soldiers and healing the 
trauma from deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  Following her unexpected death, Ms. Davis left her entire estate to 
her foundation. Over $25 million was left to aid our veterans and their 
families. In working with the Atlanta VA Medical center, the Foundation 
developed the concept of the Veterans Village to best serve the needs 
of our local veterans in rehabilitating injuries and problems faced 
upon coming home; such as loss of limbs, traumatic brain injuries, 
depression, PTSD, unemployment, and loss of homes.
  The Trinka Davis Veterans Village has been built to serve as both a 
medical office and community living center for veterans across Georgia. 
Through regional research, the Foundation Board learned that veterans 
in the Bowden and Atlanta area needed a Community Based Outpatient 
Clinic and nursing facility in Carrollton, Georgia. Without the 
donations from the Trinka Davis Foundation, the construction and 
operation of the village would never have become a reality. The 
facility anticipates around 3,000 veterans in the area will use the 
primary care services, and with 42 beds, rehabilitation will be more 
accessible than before. The facility will have a family-centered 
approach to treatment and will let residents and family members of the 
village be more involved in their care. The Trinka Davis Veterans 
Village will also provide home-based care for patients who cannot 
travel to the clinic.
  I would like to thank Trinka Davis, who I know is smiling down from 
above, her wonderful Foundation and the Atlanta VA for their hard work 
and donations to make the Veterans Village possible. The Trinka Davis 
Veterans Village is a great step in improving veteran care in our great 
state and helps us to give back to our veterans who have given 
everything so that we can live free.

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