Dr. Roberta Kalafut awarded Volunteer of the Year For Dedication To The City

ABILENE, Texas, Aug, 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Roberta Kalafut of Spine Abilene has always taken great pride in helping those in need and bettering her community. For her compassion and dedication to the city, the Abilene Philharmonic Association has recently presented her with Volunteer of the Year Award.

For years Dr. Kalafut has made a positive impression on those in the community. She has served on numerous committees for the Abilene Philharmonic Association and has raised thousands of dollars through her charitable work.

"I am always looking for ways to give back to the community," she said. "I am constantly working with the Philharmonic Association and I am very honored by the award they have presented me."

When she is not helping in the community, Dr. Kalafut is one of two board-certified physicians working at Spine Abilene, a regional spine center that emphasizes a non-surgical approach to back and neck pain. During her time at Spine Abilene, Dr. Kalafut has been recognized as one of the top physicians in the nation for her compassion and dedication to her patients. Dr. Kalafut said she prides herself on giving her full attention to each patient.

"Every patient I see is equally important to me. I have been fortunate enough to be given the Patient's Choice Award for the past 3 years," she said. "I love my job and the patients I get to interact with on an everyday basis."

John Whitaker, general manager for the Abilene Philharmonic Association, said that Dr. Kalafut always goes above and beyond with her services and fundraising efforts.

"She really cares about this organization and takes great pride in her fundraising efforts," he said. "We have been giving this award for almost 10 years and for 2013 we could not think of a better person to present the Volunteer of the Year Award to. She is a great role model for the Abilene."

For information on Dr. Kalafut or the Abilene Philharmonic Association go to www.spineabilene.com or www.abilenephilharmonic.org.

About the Abilene Philharmonic Association
The Abi­lene Phil­har­monic is one of Abilene's old­est per­form­ing arts orga­ni­za­tions, enrich­ing the cul­tural life of the "Big Coun­try" in West Cen­tral Texas. The Philharmonic's his­tory traces back to its incor­po­ra­tion in Sep­tem­ber 1950, when com­mu­nity sup­port­ers orga­nized a musi­cal group called the Abi­lene Sym­phony Orches­tra. The con­certs were held in the old Abi­lene High School, now Lin­coln Mid­dle School. The Abi­lene Phil­har­monic has an affil­i­ated 150-member vol­un­teer non­profit, the Abi­lene Phil­har­monic Guild, as well as a sep­a­rate non­profit endow­ment board, the Abi­lene Phil­har­monic Foundation.

They pro­vide oppor­tu­ni­ties for the pub­lic to enjoy excel­lence in sym­phonic per­for­mances by offer­ing musi­cal diver­sity and inno­v­a­tive edu­ca­tional pro­grams in order to enrich the qual­ity of life in our community.

SOURCE Abilene Philharmonic Association