Our Third Deserving Diva, Shefije!

Shefije, definitely a Deserving Diva you want to meet!

We met Shefije last year through our Diva Nominations but it was just not quite her time. Little did she know, we never forgot who she was or what she does! When we received even more nominations for Shefije in 2011, we were convinced that this was the year she would get her smile back. She is a single mother of five children and this is what some say about her “Beyond her own family, Shefije is a warm, kind, supportive presence to many children and adults in our community. She is that mom who makes it to three class parties all at the same time and, somehow, helps to make all the parties better, by her help and by her spirit. For no special reason, Shefije commits small acts of kindness or gratitude for teachers and kids. Or, she shows up with needed school supplies. In seeing her interact in the cafeteria, hallways, and meetings, it’s clear that she is a true friend to many in our community. It is obvious that she knows and cares about what is happening in the families in our school. Shefije doesn’t have a lot of material things. What she has, she shares. Generously. She gives all that she can, all of the time.” Melissa Faulkner Snellville,GA. We are so excited that Shefije is a part of our 2011 Deserving Diva Makeover contest. We couldn’t ask for a better group of deserving ladies this year.
Stay tuned for more updates!

More about our Deserving Diva Nancy!

This photo is off Nancy with Dr. Williams as she called her husband to tell him the good news!

Nancy lives in Cumming where she and her husband Pastor a church. Nancy is a full time caretaker (for the last 7 years) to her mother who has stage 4 Alzeimers. Their son has been a missionary in Mexico where Nancy takes frequent mission trips to supply shoes, clothing and Bibles to needy people. Her heart is to bless those in need in any situation she can. She recieved Alzheimer’s Caregiver of the year in 2008 from a local radio station due to the extraordinary job she does caring for her parents. She teaches classes through their church and as a couple, her and Brownlee also do marriage counseling. They also started a congregation in Midtown Atlanta. Nancy teaches Bible Classes to teens concerning marriage and adulthood. Nancy has also written a book for teens about choosing a mate for life Brownlee and Nancy never turn anyone away that is in need. They have opened their house over and over to complete strangers and provided a place for them to live until they could get on their feet.

We are so excited to begin treatment with Nancy, she is truly a Deserving Diva. Check out our facebook page: Deserving Diva Foundation

Stay tuned for blogs from each of our Diva's as they embark on this new journey!

Barbara King, a Truly Deserving Diva

Barbara King, how do you start writing about such an incredible woman? She is the type of lady that you meet and she makes a lasting impression on your heart. We were touched by this woman from her first nomination and as they kept pouring in, we were more and more convinced that she was just the person to be one of our Deserving Diva’s in 2011.

She is a business owner, teacher, care giver, volunteer and Mother to a daughter of 14 who has been battling Cystic Fibroses her whole life. Barbara is also on the board of advisors at Egleston where her daughter Olivia has been spent more days last year then at home.

Barbara is a caring, giving person who is very involved in her church. The people that know her the best say that she is a light in their lives and you would never know that she has been under such stress. We agree that Barbara is a bright and joyful person who understand the meaning of giving back in it’s truest sense.

Congratulations Barbara! You are truly Deserving! Watch for more updates from Barbara and our other 2 Deserving Diva’s in 2011.

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Meet your 2011 Deserving Divas!

Meet Nancy Reaves! She is one of our 3 Deserving Divas! Yes, that's right, we are going to have 3 ladies this year! We got to tell Nancy yesterday that she will be the recipient of a smile makeover this year! Nancy won the caregiver of the year award as she is the full time caregiver for her mother who is in the 4th stage of alzeimers. Nancy, like Dr. Williams and his wife, takes regular mission trips overseas to give back internationally. She is the wife of a minister and they currently pastor a church in Cumming. What a wonderful lady!

Our 2nd Deserving Diva this year is Barbara King! Barbara has an incredible story and we are honored to have the opportunity to give her the smile she has always wanted. She has been an incredible pillar in the community and has been a great source of strength for her family. With a wonderful daughter who is cystic fibrosis, they spend more days in the hospital then at home. You would never know it when you meet Barbara, she is a bright star.

Last but certainly not least we have Shefije Lika.. a single mother of five incredible kids. Shefije had so many people nominate her, they told us she is so deserving of this and after meeting her, we think so too. She has given back to her community whether it's by working with Autistic kids, tutoring the underprivileged she is committed to teaching kids life skills.

We are proud to announce to you the three ladies we will be giving a smile makeover this year. We can't wait to share their stories, bios, videos, blogs and more! Stay tuned for updates on your Deserving Diva's of 2011! Check our "Deserving Diva" facebook page!

Where it all began..

The Deserving Diva Makeover Contest was founded in 2009 by Dr. Bill Williams of Suwanee Dental Care. He was looking for a way to give back by rewarding the women in our community who are exemplary but also have a great need for dental care. The first year, after several small announcements, hundreds of nominations poured in. With such an overwhelming response, in 2010, Dr. Williams granted 4 women the chance to have the smile they always dreamed of. With dramatic makeover results that changed the lives of Debra Montgomery, Patti Shiver, Gwendolyn Richardson and Heather Trompke, Dr. Williams whole heartedly made the decision to yet again accept nominations for a Deserving Diva. With yet again, hundreds of nominations pouring in, Dr. Williams has narrowed down his search for the Deserving Diva of 2011 by these criteria:

1. A pillar in the local community
2. Ability to have the work performed
3. A severe dental need

“This is one of the most difficult yet rewarding in my career as a dentist” said Dr. Williams. After reading through hundreds of nominations and narrowing it down to ten, Dr. Williams, Dr. Smith and Dr. Golik are ready to announce the Suwanee Dental Care 2011 Deserving Diva...

Stay Tuned!

Cauble Center update on Heather and Patti

We are weeks away from the unveiling and all is going according to plan. Patti is healing from some of her procedures and Patti I need to see you soon for pictures and whatever.

Heather is perking along. She begins Zerona on Wednesday ( it was to be today but was longer in Dr. Bill’s chair than we anticipated. I did forewarn Dr. Bill she had juvederm in her lips and to go easy today. I hope he was gentle, Heather! So the Zerona is a laser body slimming to allow the fat to come out of the cells and move through the lymphatic’s to be eliminated from the body. Heather is looking great. She got the WOW factor from her husband when she put on a bathing suit she had not been in since last summer. Anyone who sees her or talks to her please encourage her to walk 20-30 minutes a day. This is sooo important with this procedure.

Everyone have a great week and see you soon.

Cheney Davis

Deserving Diva Update

I had the privilege of spending some time with two of our Suwanee Dental Care Deserving Diva's last week, Patti and Debra. We shot an update video with Innova One Productions to be featured on Atlanta Home and Style TV. It was amazing to hear the life change that has been birthed out of this smile makeover contest. We know that a new smile can make a huge impact on someone's life and we see that every day in the eyes of our patients. To hear the stories of these ladies from the begging and each step of the way on a more in depth level is incredible. Patti had her sedation visit several weeks ago. She was prepped for veneers and crowns and had temporary crowns placed on her teeth for the healing process. As Dr. Smith creates the smile Patti has always wanted, her temporaries are still pretty incredible. She was so impressed she joked with us and said "please don't take the these teeth off!". Debra is going to end up with implant supported dentures. Her story is incredible! As a survivor of domestic violence she had to have what teeth she had left extracted. She already has her implants placed and dentures that she is wearing. Right now, during the healing process of her implants, the dentures are not yet attached. It's looking like both of these ladies will be finishing up in August along with Gwendolyn and Heather. Just in time for our Diva Party with Gwinnett Magazine August 28th!

Our latest article in Gwinnett Magazine Announcing the Deserving Diva's!

WOW--I am humbled

Hello everyone!!--My name is Heather Trompke and I am one of the 2010 Deserving Divas.

I have been so humbled throughout the selection process. It blows my mind to think of the more than 250 nominations, that I was chosen to be a part of this makeover.

Let me tell you a bit about myself and my life. I am 30-something, with 6-yes 6-kids. My husband and I met on eharmony.com almost 7 years ago. Matt lived in Idaho and I lived in GA. After a year of cross-country romance, he moved to GA with our oldest. He had two kids, I had three and we have one together. We have 5 boys and one girl, they are 16, 12, 12, 10, 8 and 2. Five of the six live with us full-time.

I juggle many titles and responsibilities. Besides being wife, mom, daughter and sister, I also have two businesses, I am the Community Outreach Director of Way of Life Community Church in Tyrone, and travel the world for work and the Kingdom.

There have been many "adventures" I have encountered in my life that have led to shaping me into the woman I am today. Never would I have asked for most of these "adventures", but I have decided that God gets all the glory for bringing me through to the other side!!!

Working with my local community in conjunction with Way of Life and the Chamber of Commerce has given me a real drive to pull the community together. I look forward to talking more about that later.

I want to commend all the partners that have come on board to make the "Deserving Diva" possible. You are all sowing amazing seed into good ground. We have a teacher, a survivor and advocate for domestic abuse, nurse and speaker on health issues and myself. We all have taken experiences and passions and turned them back to our community. There is no wallowing in our circumstances, we have overcome and are moving forward. THANK YOU!!!!!

We have an amazing ride ahead of us in the next six months.

So, jump on board--it is going to be FUN!!!!

Deserving Diva Winners Being Selected

Suwanee Dental Care doctors and staff have reviewed over 255 nominations for the 2010 Deserving Diva contest and have selected the winner. The criteria for the winner included the demonstration of extraordinary community service, the qualities of good citizenship and stewardship of the God-given gifts that each possessed, a very significant dental need that could not be met through their ordinary means and a willingness to share with others their journey of self discovery and the change that will take place as they go through the makeover process. Dr. Jeremy Smith, Dr. Blazej Golik and Dr. Bill Williams are pleased to bring the winner of the 2010 Deserving Diva to your computer screen, TV screen, 104.7 The Fish radio and to the pages of Gwinnett Magazine as the process evolves. We think you will be inspired by the story of hope and perseverance, to the reality of God's answers to prayer and to the future that lies in store for our Deserving Diva winner. We are announcing the winner pending notification of that winner herself very soon. In the meantime, we are pleased to have the following local businesses participating as partners in the Deserving Diva Makeovers:

1. The Cauble Center, with Cheney Davis, F.N.P. will provide skin and facial enhancements such as laser hair removal, chemical peel, Botox, lip augmentation, body recontouring, laser resurfacing, dermal fillers, and microdermabrasion. Cheney is not just a specialist in anti-aging and beauty but is also an emergency room head nurse practitioner in the Gwinnett Medical Center and a member of many Kenya Medical Outreach mission teams with Dr. Williams.

2. Revival Salon in Suwanee, with Joy and Cody Smith, will provide styles, cuts, foils, coloring, balayage, airbrush tans, makeup, straightening and flying curls. The Revival Salon is located in Old Town Suwanee in the Historic District. They have renovated the oldest building in Suwanee and made it into a center for haute couture. They specialize in nouveau styling, precision haircuts and creative innovative color techniques. Cody is the stylist to many famous celebrity musicians and pro athletes and is a special friend of ours because he and my son Tyler played Pop Warner level football together at Fitzgerald Field in Tucker for years.

3.Ambiance Interiors and Gifts in Suwanee: Christi Reeves-Tullis is heading up the designer end of Deserving Divas. Christi will dress the Diva of the Year in the finest fashions of the season and accessorize from the tip of the toes to the loveliness of the earlobes. From turn-key interior design to full house remodeling projects to unforgettable gifts wrapped in signature polka-dotted paper topped with a unique handmade ribbon rose ... Ambiance has a piece of candy for every eye! In 1999 mother daughter duo, Pamela Reeves and Christi Tullis, imagined and conceptualized Ambiance Interiors & Gifts into the luxurious establishment it is today.

The team of world renowned designers, boasting a vast wealth of knowledge and passion for the industry, has lead the Ambiance Design Team to be recognized by Gwinnett Magazine as the Best of the Best for Interior Design annually since 2003. Equipped to handle commercial, residential, hospitality, or model homes, club houses and other building services, Ambiance Interiors has your project covered from the architectural framework until the last accessory is tweaked. Turn-key elite service and superior project management remains world-class.

The GIFT GALLERY overflows with accents for the home, personal accoutrements, and distinguished gifts that you won't find elsewhere. We insist your shopping experience be crème de la crème by providing exceptional guest service and an unbelievable array of goodies for you and yours. Our clients and guests are our best form of advertisement ... take the Ambiance experience and you'll see why!

Stay tuned for detailed description of the Dental Services providers of Deserving Divas: Advanced Ceramics, Berry Dental Lab, Pittman Dental Lab and Bonadent Dental Lab.

Media partners for the Deserving Diva contest are Gwinnett Magazine, Donna Davis and Innova Productions and 104.7 The Fish Christian radio.