Letter to the Editor
Lynchburg News and Advance
Monday, April 12, 2004The Free Clinic of Central Virginia held the annual James River Charity Basketball Tournament over the weekend of March 20th-21st. As usual, it was a great success due to the financial and in-kind backing from the following corporate contributors: The News and Advance, Barr Labs, Bank of the James, BB&T, Benchmark Systems, Centra Health, High Peak Sportswear, Schewels, Wachovia, Hurt and Proffitt, Rehabilitation Associates of Central Virginia, Southern Air, Inc., First National Bank of Altavista, Flippen, Bruce, Porter, Inc., N. B. Handy, Inc., Elks Club, Planters Bank and Campbell Insurance. The members of the committee thank Lynchburg College and Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, for use of their excellent facilities during the weekend. Thanks especially to Georgia Delbridge, Special Events Corodinator at the FC, for her significant and reliable work. Special Thanks to Rick Klein for coordinating the LC gym on both days.
The tournament was a success also due to the officiating by The Colonial Officials Association under the leadership of Mr. Bob Walker, and the clock and scoring volunteers: Nathan Gillispie, Ben Ruele, Candace and Ashley Farringer, Peter Okemmuo, R.J. Lynch, Yolonda Johnson, Ron Pennix, Shannon Gaines, and Lauren Davis. Without their help the tournament could not have run as smoothly as it did. We thank you.
The Board of The Free Clinic of Central Virginia also thanks the following corporations, who sponsored teams and supported their participating employees: Abbott Laboratories/Ross Division, Archer Creek/Intermet, Areva (Formerly Framatone) , Barr Laboratories, BWX Technologies, Diebold, Inc., GE Financial Assurance, Georgia Pacific, Tri Tech Laboratories, Westover Dairy, and Weyerhaeuser. Congratulations to Championship Winner - GE Financial, 2nd Place Winner - Abbott Laboratories, and 3rd Place (Consolation Bracket) Winner - Diebold.
For participating in the Professional/Fun division, we thank individuals on teams of: attorneys, alums from Heritage High School, alums from EC Glass High School, educators at Lynchburg College, alums from UVA, alums from Virginia Tech, and insurance personnel from Scott Insurance.
WE THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PART OF HELPING FULFILL OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED AT THE FREE CLINIC OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA! Over $8,600 was raised to support this important work!
Robert Barlow, Chair Stuart Turille, Vice Chair
Basketball Committee Basketball Committee
Free Clinic of Central Virginia Free Clinic of Central Virginia
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