FREE CLINIC RECEIVES A GRANT FROM CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION
December 6, 2002
Robert Barlow, Executive Director of the Free Clinic of Central Virginia, and Augustus Petticolas D.M.D., President of the Board of Directors, have announced that the Centra Health Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Free Clinic. This donation will be used for specific supplies and expenses in the Diabetes Chronic Disease Program and to defray the expenses of pharmaceuticals for the working poor who are served by the clinic.
The Free Clinic has now served over 11,000 different Central Virginians who are without health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid since it opened in 1987. Currently, there are an estimated 21,000 citizens in this area and over 41,200,000 Americans in this situation. The Free Clinic has been able to supply $5 in services for every $1 donation in 2002. Please send donations or bring in-kind gifts to support the Free Clinic to 1016 Main Street, Lynchburg, Virginia 24504.