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

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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

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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