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Staff
Shannon McElroy
Physician Assistant
Carmela Whitfield
Licensed Practical Nurse
Christy Vaughn
Patient Coordinator
Melany Strader
Practice Manger
Tamisha Keith
Development Director
The Free Clinic of Rockingham County is celebrating 15 years of providing exceptional medi-
cal and dental services to low income, uninsured residents of Rockingham County. To help
commemorate this momentous event, The Free Clinic of Rocking-
ham County will host the Helping Hands 15 year Celebration
and Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on October 26th at
11:30am at The Free Clinic of Rockingham County Reidsville
office.
At its inception in May of 1998, The Free Clinic of Rockingham
County began as a medical facility serving only a six mile ra-
dius in Reidsville. In October of 2005, The Free Clinic of Rock-
ingham County expanded to serve all of Rockingham County
and has recently opened offices in Eden and Madison. What began as a medical facility built
by well over 100 dedicated volunteers and community members has now become the medical
home of approximately 350 patients that have been treated by full time staff consisting of a
Physician Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurse, Patient Coordinator, Practice Manager and De-
velopment Director.
The Helping Hands 15 year Celebration and Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon will honor the
clinic’s rich history while looking towards our bright future. Upon arrival, guests will be ushered
into the clinic’s new conference room where a slide show presentation of pictures of the clinic’s
past events and fundraisers will be shown on a screen. In addition, we will have an awards
ceremony to show our appreciation to volunteers that have gone above and beyond the call
of duty to support the clinic. “It is important to celebrate this anniversary and generously
thank those who have made the clinic what it is today.” says board member Debbie Cobb.
If you would like more information about this event please contact Tamisha Keith, Development
Director at (336)349-3220 ext. 303 or via email at tkeith@freeclinicrc.org.
The Free Clinic of Rockingham County: Celebrating 15 Years
of Service In The Community
15 Year Celebration and Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, October 26, 2013
Inside this issue:
Celebrating 15 years 1
Clinic Carnival 2
Thank You Sponsors 3
Patient Spotlight
Meet the Development
Director
4
SAVE THE DATE
Hearts and Hands Ball
Saturday, April 5, 2014
7:00pm-11:00pm
Autumn Creek Vineyards
The Free Clinic of Rockingham County 315 S. Main St. Reidsville, NC 27320 336-349-3220
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What’s Up…
The Free Clinic is
Sociable…
The Free Clinic of Rockingham
County has entered the world of
social networking. The Clinic will
use social media outlets such as
Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter
to spread awareness about our
services in an effort to reach out
to a larger demographic. Follow
The Clinic on twitter @FreeClinic1
and on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/freeclinicrc
to get updates on upcoming
events.
The Free Clinic is Putting
the “Fun” in
Fundraising…
The Free Clinic of Rockingham
County is planning a lot of exciting
events to raise community
awareness as well as funds for
our organization. We will host
The Hearts and Hands Ball on
April 5, 2014. This gala will
feature a live band, cocktail buffet
and silent auction. In addition,
our Gifts of the Heart annual
mailing campaign will take place
in December. This provides
supporters of the clinic an
opportunity to honor or
memorialize someone while
making a contribution .
On September 7, 2013, Market Square in Downtown Reidsville came alive with the Latin sounds of Clinic Carnival! Carnival attendees joined us for zumba, carnival games and more, all to benefit the Free Clinic of Rocking-
ham County.
Clinic Carnival, the recent fundraiser for the Free Clinic of Rockingham
County, was a success, giving the community an
afternoon of family fun while earning $11,000 for The Clinic. Clinic Carnival in-cluded zumba, an exercise that involves dance and aerobic elements inspired by Latin American and Caribbean music and choreography. Zumba was led by certified zumba instructors Dee Moyer, Amy Swisher, and April Cox who graciously volunteered their time and kept the zumba participants
energized. There were also
activities for children, including a magician, carnival games, and food. In addition, lo-cal businesses were present at the event
selling their products and services.
“The purpose of this event was to raise community awareness about The Free Clinic of Rockingham County and the services that we provide, while helping our organization raise funds that will allow us to continue to pro-vide quality healthcare services for our community,” said Tamisha Keith, Development Director. “Clinic Carnival ties in with the vision of The Clinic because it is an event that is open to the community,
family friendly, and promotes healthy living.”
Individuals and businesses supported the event through tax deductible sponsorships. There were three different sponsorship levels: Salsa sponsors who donated $500 or more, Merengue Sponsors who donated $250 and Samba sponsors who do-nated $100. The Free Clinic of Rockingham County would like to thank everyone that participated in this event and all of our sponsors for the generosity and continued support of our organization.
The Free Clinic of Rockingham County Presents Clinic Carnival
The Free Clinic of Rockingham County wishes to thank our sponsors:
Salsa ($500+) Sponsors Samba ($100)
Foley and Wilson Allen Johnson
Home Savings Bank Ashmead Pipkin
Pete and Debbie Carter Avate
Reid Square Properties, LLC Barbara and Jule McMichael
Roy E. Truslow, MD Elbert and Mary Shepherd
Tech Authority Ginger T. and Fletcher Waynick
Trudy S. Mason H.J. Latta
William Truslow Judy Wilkins
Edward Jones Investments, Financial Advisors of Reidsville Liquip International-U.S. Operations
Merengue ($250+) With Special Thanks to:
Cardinal Recycling Cater Fest, Jason French, Amy Swisher,
J. Michael Fargis and Associates April Cox, Deirdre Moyer, Di’lishi, Office City
Jay and Anne Donecker Art by Dorian artworkbydorian@gmail.com,
Margaret Lewis Cupcakes and More, Star News, La Boutique
Piedmont Occupational and Urgent Care Dynamic Fitness of Reidsville, Natural Blends
RICHARD L WESTMORELAND CPA, PPLC Reidsville Family Fitness, Don Lucey,
Robert Michael Rourk, MD Terry and Tammy Harris, Screen Print Plus
Southeast Financial Services
Newbridge Bank
Jennifer Griffin
Meet the Development Director
Hello friends! My name is Tamisha Keith and I am the new development director for the Free Clinic of
Rockingham County (FCRC). I am so happy to be a member of the Free Clinic of Rockingham County
family and I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to the success of the organization.
I am a resident of Greensboro, but I have been working in Rockingham County for the past two years
as a Representative Payee, managing the social security benefits of residents throughout Rockingham
County and surrounding counties. Previously, I worked at The Enrichment Center in Winston-Salem, a
nonprofit organization that advocates for individuals with developmental disabilities. At the Enrich-
ment Center, I wore many hats. I originally worked as the Director of Community Outreach where I
was responsible for developing a marketing campaign for the Community Relations Department and
maintained the organization’s membership database. I also led the United Way workplace cam-
paign, wrote and edited a monthly newsletter, and was responsible for recruiting and training volun-
teers. Furthermore, I assisted in planning the center’s flagship fundraiser Mardi Gras on Marshall
Street.
In earlier experience, I worked in Washington D.C. at Project 2000 Inc., with the Washington Area
Lawyers for the Arts, and the Pension Rights Center. I earned my law degree from Indiana University
School of Law and I also attended Florida A&M University for my undergraduate studies where I
majored in Political Science.
I look forward to continuing the fundraising initiatives that have been instrumental in The Clinic’s suc-
cess as well as developing new projects and raising awareness about the great services offered at
The Free Clinic of Rockingham County. This is an exciting time of growth for The Clinic and I look for-
ward to being a part of its burgeoning success!
In June of this year we received a letter from a patient expressing his gratitude
for our services. This patient was referred to us through the Congregational Nurse
Program, a specialized nursing practice established as a collaborative relationship
between Cone Health and the faith communities of Rockingham County. The Free
Clinic of Rockingham County began collaborating with The Congregational Nurse
Program in January of this year as a pilot program to meet the healthcare needs of
the homeless and Hispanic populations of Rockingham County. The patient stated in
the letter that he was living in a homeless shelter where he received blood
pressure checks and flu shots from the staff of Congregational Nurses Program. He
stated that he was advised by the nurses of the program to seek medical attention
with The Free Clinic of Rockingham County where he had a through check up and has
now made our facility his medical home. “Knowing that [The Free Clinic of
Rockingham County] is available to me when health issues arise gives me much
comfort.”
Patient Spotlight
The Free Clinic of Rockingham County 315 S. Main St. Reidsville, NC 27320 336-349-3220
Board of Directors
Allen Johnson
William Coleman
Richard Westmoreland
Deborah Carter
Deborah Cobb
Pete Crouch
Ron Flack
Steve Gilliam
Jennifer Griffin
Christopher Hicks
E. Edward Holbrook
William Kallam
Joye Latta
Michael Meitl
Dale Parks
William Truslow
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