Fresh and Easy Gift

This morning the Fresh and Easy Store just up the street celebrated its one year anniversary by donating $1,000 to the Free Clinic. Fresh and Easy is a great community neighbor, and as one of their neighbors, we appreciate their support.

New Fundraising

The Free Clinic is now listed as a cause in FaceBook and GoodSearch.com If you are a member of FaceBook you can link the Free Clinic to your page and encourage your friends to donate. GoodSearch is a search engine like Google powered by Yahoo. If you select the Free Clinic as your designated charity, then each time you search for something online one penny comes to us. It may not sound like much but in this economy, every penny counts.

New Copier

Thanks to our friend Cherié Whitaker a new (rebuilt) copier was donated to our Dental Program. Olga is thrilled!

Why Sheri is Smiling

Sheri is smiling because today she has completed her 3,000 hours of counseling in order to qualify to take the first of two written tests to become a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Sheri has been a volunteer at the Free Clinic for three years but today she said goodbye to the clinic and her colleagues and will begin studying for her tests. We all will miss her smile. Good Luck Sheri!

Leila Maghdam, DDS

Meet Dr Leila Maghdam a new dentist at our dental program. Dr Maghdam and her husband who is also a dentist, toured our Clinic and were very impressed. Dr. Leila Maghdam began volunteering today and her husband will begin in a few weeks. They live in Woodland Hills and in Bakersfield and are looking forward to coming in to the Free Clinic at least once a month. How's that for commitment!

Holiday Party

A sagging economy is no reason not to celebrate the amazing volunteer professionals and accomplishments of the past year. Executive Director Fred Bauermeister hosted a Holiday gathering at Senor Gomez's in Simi Valley last Thursday night. About fifty people attended representing all four of the Clinic service areas. Among the guest was Ted O'Connell from Kaiser Woodland Hills who is the head of the residency program.

2008 Gala Open House

Last night was our First Annual Gala Open House. Well over 100 people were in attendance including May Paul Miller and his wife Connie. There was great food provided by Finery Catering and music provided by New Motif. Then event, which was open to the public, featured tours of the Clinic programs and services and an opportunity to financially support the Clinic by sponsoring a room in either of our two sites or sponsor supplies the clinic purchases. The weather was perfect and the attendees and corporate sponsors generously demonstrated their support which led to a very successful first time event.