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The Largest Day of Caring Ever
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Day of Caring, the largest one-day volunteer event in Thurston County was held jointly by United Way of Thurston County and the Evergreen State College on Friday, September 21st. Over 600 volunteers from various local workplaces, service clubs and schools came together to work on 49 projects for area nonprofits.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Day of Caring in Thurston County, participants gave their time, talents and services to make a hands-on difference in our community. The 20th anniversary saw an increase of about 100 volunteers and 10 service projects, compared to last year. Read more...
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Spotlight on: The Olympia Free Clinic
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Andy is a college student with hopes of becoming a teacher. He's had some troublesome health problems but, like many college students, he lacked the resources to obtain health care. Shortly after The Olympia Free Clinic opened in 2011, Andy heard about their services and went to see if they could help him.
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Andy, volunteering at the clinic
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As a result of his visit to the clinic, he was referred to Thurston County Project Access, a program of CHOICE Regional Health Network, which connects patients in need with medical professionals willing to donate services. Project Access referred him to a specialist able to perform the necessary tests and procedures to investigate Andy's health problems.
During one of these tests (one he probably wouldn't have had for another 20 years) something unrelated to his complaints was found and removed. Later, the specialist told him that the removal "likely prevented [Andy's] getting cancer."
The Olympia Free Clinic volunteers impressed Andy so much with their enthusiasm and interest in helping to solve his problems, that he quickly signed up as a volunteer so he could help other people in need.
(Source: The Olympia Free Clinic)
The Olympia Free Clinic provides low-income, uninsured people access to cost-effective, quality health care and referrals to other community resources. The Olympia Free Clinic is among the 31 great programs being funded through United Way's Community Investment Grants for 2012-13. For more information about our grants. visit our website. |
