Guadalupe Free Clinic Serving the indigent and medically-uninsured

NEWSLETTER
Volume 4, Number 2
Thanksgiving/Advent/Christmas 2008

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CONGRATULATIONS TO CONNIE PRESCOTT!
On October 21, the Mary Washington Hospital Foundation, at the seventh annual Goodwill Awards and Dinner sponsored by the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, honored our own Connie Prescott, Assistant Medical Director. Connie was nominated for and received the prestigious Lawrence and Martha McMurtry Award for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health and Wellness for her dedication and commitment in the operation and development of the Guadalupe Free Clinic for the past three years. The award plaque was presented by Xavier Richardson, President of the Mary Washington Hospital Foundation, who chronicled Connie’s many accomplishments. In addition to the plaque received by Connie, the Clinic received a check for $5,000.

SAVE THE DATE:
On Sunday, December 21, join us for the 4th Annual Advent/Christmas Benefit Concert to be held at St. William of York Catholic Church in Stafford, Virginia at 2p. Refreshments will be served after the concert and a free-will offering will be taken up to support the ongoing work of the GFC.

CURRENT STATS:
In the fiscal year, ending in June, 2008, the GFC experienced continued growth:
Patient Visits: 675 (582 last year)
Total value of services: $444k ($400k last year) from our meager $40k budget
REMEMBER US IN YOUR WILL: 582
Please consider including the Guadalupe Free Clinic of Colonial Beach, Inc. in your will and estate. We depend on private donations and grants to do our work and so any help we receive is greatly appreciated!

OUR NEEDS:
•Your prayers
•Gas cards (available from local gas stations to defer transportation costs associated with GFC business)
•Medical volunteers - contact Connie Prescott at nominibay@aol.com
•Non-medical and Bilingual volunteers – contact Greg Dilick at almostdone@metrocast.va.net

We are happy to provide charitable contribution end of the year statements for your tax purposes.
Please make checks payable to Guadalupe Free Clinic of Colonial Beach, Inc.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for Us!

Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for Us!