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The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Women’s Hospital of Greensboro is even more inviting thanks to a piece of original art donated by the parents of a former patient. “A Special Delivery” is a gift to the hospital from Dan and Dawne Deuterman of  the Deuterman Law Group in Greensboro.

“It is a generous gesture on the part of the Deutermans to donate the painting to Women’s Hospital, with the proceeds from the purchase benefiting the March of Dimes,” Cindy Farrand, Vice President/Administrator, Women’s Hospital says.  

The Deutermans bought the painting at the Chef’s Auction, a local fundraiser for the March of Dimes. The Deuterman Law Group was a sponsor of the event, which funds programs designed to reduce the incidence of premature births.

“Though he is healthy and happy today, our son Jake weighed just two pounds at birth and spent five months in Neonatal Intensive Care,” Dan Deuterman says. “That means we had an up-close look at the skill and dedication of the team at Women’s Hospital and at the resources offered by the March of Dimes. We’re delighted to be able to honor both organizations and the families they serve.”

 “A Special Delivery” was created by Greensboro artist David Gaadt and portrays the arm and hand of a surgeon cradling a small infant. Gaadt painted the image from a photo by Paul Kuroda. The painting now hangs in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Women’s Hospital.

For the second year, the Deuterman Law Group helped spread holiday cheer at Britthaven of Guilford, an assisted living and rehabilitation facility in Greensboro.

Employees delivered holiday gift bags to the home’s 120 elderly and disabled residents, many who do not have family with which to share the holidays.

Paralegal Erin Quintrell and her family volunteer at the nursing home weekly with their congregation at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 3228 Hines Chapel Road, Greensboro. Quintrell’s husband, who is a Sunday school teacher and lay minister, leads church services at Britthaven every Tuesday night.

Two years ago, Quintrell brought in tags from Britthaven’s angel tree and asked her employers and coworkers if they’d each be willing to sponsor a resident and buy gifts for that person for the holidays. Dan and Dawne Deuterman, who founded the Deuterman Law Group, decided to support Quintrell’s charitable work by paying for the gifts for all the residents.

“I think I started crying,” said Quintrell, who thought she’d have to recruit many donors to fulfill her dream of providing gifts for every Britthaven resident. “These residents have become like my family.”

The Deutermans decided to do the same this holiday season, buying fleece blankets, socks, toiletries, Christmas ornaments, water bottles and sugar-free candy for the 50 men and 70 women who live at Britthaven. Personal Care Inc., a Greensboro-base home health care company, also provided some stadium blankets for the residents.

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Kineshia Irby's life changed forever in 1992 when she was just 7 years old.

Her father, a counselor for the Mecklenburg County Health Department, was returning from a workshop when he was critically injured in a car accident. He has never recovered from the injuries and remains in a semi-vegetative state 14 years later.

Kineshia's mother, Christine Irby was suddenly thrust into the role of a single parent. From that day forward, she alone became responsible for raising her only daughter, providing for her and making sure her dreams were realized. Their story illustrates just how devastating on-the-job injuries can be for workers and for their families.

But there is hope for families like the Irbys, who live in Charlotte. Kids' Chance of North Carolina provides scholarships to children whose parents have been catastrophically injured or killed in work-related accidents. Kineshia, who is a junior at Norfolk State University, was the state's first recipient of a Kids' Chance scholarship.

The scholarship program has been in existence for two years and has built up a $30,000 endowment. However, in that time, the group has received few applications from qualified students, said Martha Dealy, president of Kids' Chance of North Carolina.

Dan and Dawne Deuterman of the Deuterman Law Group in Greensboro hope to change that.

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(Greensboro, N.C., March. 23, 2006) - Daniel and Dawne Deuterman of the Deuterman Law Group in Greensboro have endowed a scholarship to benefit students attending the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law.

The Daniel Lyndon and Dawne Talbert Deuterman Scholarship will be awarded annually to a student ranked in the top third of his or her college class, who demonstrates financial need and leadership abilities through college involvement and extracurricular activities.

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Attorney Daniel Lyndon Deuterman, a certified specialist in workers' compensation, has been admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.

During a special ceremony at in Washington, Deuterman and 15 fellow alumni from the UNC School of Law were sworn in before the nine justices of the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice John Roberts.

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