The director of the Office of Minority Health thanks the general manager of George Fern Company for their employees' assistance with the INShape Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair in 2012 and 2013. She specifically thanks Tom Drullinger, Judy Buchanan, Michelle Price, Randy Fisher, Keith Bramlett, Charles Thompson, Tana James, David Black, Bruce Skirvin, Jimmy Davis for their hard work and dedication setting up the event. She states that George Fern employees are efficient, helpful, and critical to the success of the health fair.

2. January 4, 2013
Pat Baumgardner, General Manager
George Fern Company
1147 S. White River Parkway E. Drive
Indianapolis, IN 462255-9606
Dear Baumgardner,
Happy New Year! I hope the past few days have been a great start to 2013. As we should not
forget the great accomplishments of 2012, I would be amiss if I didn’t thank and give you my
fondest appreciation to the staff at George Fern. The INShape Indiana Black & Minority Health
Fair continues to remain successful because of all the dedication and hard work individuals and
organizations put in to it. This includes George Fern. Your organization continues to give us the
best representatives to work with. Tom Drullinger, Judy Buchanan, Michelle Price, and Randy
Fisher helped us so much last year. With logistics, graphics, even helping us avert a major crisis
with our give away promotional item, they unrelenting showed great customer service and went out
of their way to help the Office of Minority Health staff and myself. As I have stated before, I do
not take for granted their continued sacrifice they make for the health fair and so many others.
“My crew” that helps get our Hall and event ready continues to shock and amaze me. They are
efficient, effective, timely, and always available. Their continued service has never wavered. Even
when unforeseen changes or problems arise, they are right there and ready to lend a helping hand.
Please thank Keith Bramlett, Charles Thompson (Chucky), Tana James (TT), David Black, Bruce
Skirvin, Jimmy Davis, and Judy Buchanan (again) personally for the wonderful labor of love. I am
honored and consider it a privilege to continue to work with such great people.
The Office of Minority Health is grateful to these individuals and George Fern for helping us put
on a flourishing nationally recognized event year after year. Thank you, thank you, and thank you.
We may not know what the future holds, but we definitely know who holds our future and cannot
wait for another opportunity to work with all “my crew” this year.
Without End and Forever Thankful,
Antoniette Holt, MPH
Director
Office of Minority Health
Indiana State Department of Health

3. July 28, 2014
Pat Baumgardner, General Manager
George Fern Company
1147 S. White River Parkway E. Drive
Indianapolis, IN 462255-9606
Greetings Pat,
The wonderful employees of George Fern Company have done it again. I will go on record again to
say that the INShape Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair continues to remain successful because
of all the dedication and hard work individuals and organizations put in to it. This definitely
doesn’t exclude George Fern. Your team continues to show forth an attitude of professionalism,
accommodating, and genuine kindness. Thank you for letting Tom Drullinger, Judy Buchanan, and
Randy Fisher continue to help us with logistics and plans for the health fair. This year George Fern
also provided graphics for our show. Special thanks to Angela Miles, out of your Cincinnati office,
for her hard work as well. I look forward to working with these individuals every year. George
Fern has become family and a definite permanent facet of the Office of Minority Health, the health
fair planning committee, exhibitors, sponsors and participants. One of the many joys of this event
is the opportunity to work with George Fern staff.
Thank you for the hardest working crew that sets up our hall every year. I will continue to call
them “my crew” until the end of time. I am completely amazed how they take 46,000 square feet
and make it into the largest health fair of its kind in the U.S. They are resourceful, efficient, and
timely. Their continued service has never wavered. Even when a problem arises, they are right
there and ready to lend a helping hand. Please give my sincere gratitude and thanks to Keith
Bramlett, Charles Thompson (Chucky), Tana James (TT), David Black, Bruce Skirvin, Jimmy
Davis, Shannon Zimmerman, and Judy Buchanan (again) personally for the wonderful labor of
love.
The Office of Minority Health is indebted to these individuals and George Fern for making the
2014 INShape Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair look so great. Thank you a thousand times
over. We may not know what the future holds, but we definitely know who holds our future and
cannot wait for another opportunity to work with all “my crew”.
Forever Thankful,
Antoniette Holt, MPH
Director, Office of Minority Health
Indiana State Department of Health