🌟 Community Spotlight: Amanda Tucker — Advocacy in Action Today, we are especially proud to spotlight Amanda Tucker, one of our Community Health Workers and the Transportation Navigator for the MTS Sickle Cell Foundation.

This Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Amanda did more than raise awareness — she engaged her local government and turned advocacy into action. Through Amanda’s outreach and advocacy, the City of Newnan issued a proclamation officially recognizing September 2026 as Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Amanda joined Mayor James Shepherd to receive the proclamation on behalf of a community she not only serves, but is also part of. This moment is deeply personal as Amanda lives with sickle cell disease and has shared that as a child, she was told she would not live to see age 5. Today, she is here — living, thriving, raising her voice, serving other families, and making sure sickle cell disease is seen and acknowledged in her own community. That is leadership. That is advocacy. And that is impact. Community Health Workers are the superheroes of our communities. They have this incredible ability to take what they know, who they know, and the communities they belong to and create change from the inside out. Amanda is doing exactly that. She saw an opportunity to elevate sickle cell awareness in Newnan, engaged her city, and helped secure formal recognition of the warriors and families impacted by this disease. We could not be prouder. ❤️ Amanda, congratulations. Thank you for demonstrating what happens when lived experience, service, and advocacy come together. And she isn't stopping there. 🩸 Amanda is also spearheading our upcoming Sickle Cell Awareness Month Blood Drive in partnership with LifeSouth Community Blood Centers and Greater Love Bible Church. 📅 Sunday, September 27 | 8 AM–2 PM 📍 Greater Love Bible Church | 1325 Hwy 29 S, Newnan, GA If you're able, please support Amanda's next community effort by becoming a #SickleCellHero and donating blood. Register: https://donors.lifesouth.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/914693 #SickleCellAwarenessMonth #SickleCellAdvocacy #AdvocacyInAction #SickleCellDisease