Pack the Park -- July 10
WV Health Right will participate in the Pack the Park for Public Health on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement, in conjunction with the American Lung Association and other partnering organizations, are sponsoring an evening at Appalachian Power Park. The game between Charleston’s WV Power and the Lexington Legends starts at 7:05pm. Free tickets, free food, games, prizes, etc. are available to any and all who support good public health. This event is sponsored in part by the WV Division of Tobacco Prevention to celebrate the second anniversary of our 100 percent clean indoor air regulation.

Congressional Day -- August 3
On Tuesday August 3, 2010, the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) will sponsor a congressional visit day when free clinic staff, volunteers, and state associations will meet with Members of Congress to provide insights into the important work of free clinics and our policy priorities. Executive Director Patricia White and other free clinic personnel from around the state will meet with West Virginia’s congressional delegation to detail West Virginia’s free clinics’ priorities.

C.A.R.E. Clinics -- August 4
WV Health Right staff will participate in the C.A.R.E. (Communities Are Responding Everyday) Clinic scheduled for August 04, 2010 in Washington, D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center as well as the C.A.R.E. Clinic scheduled for late August in New Orleans. WV Health Right Nurse Practitioners Angie Settle and Michelle Selanik will be providing medical care and Executive Director Patricia White will be providing logistical support. Sponsored by the NAFC, C.A.R.E. Clinics have been held in Houston, TX (serving 1,700+ people), New Orleans, LA (serving 1,000 residents), Little Rock, AR (serving 1,000 patients), and Kansas City, MO (serving 2,300 people over two days). Hundreds of medical and non-medical volunteers from around the country participate in these clinics and offer treatment as well as follow-up care resources in the local community.

WV Health Right Annual Fundraiser -- September 25
It’s that time of year again! WV Health Right’s annual dinner and auction fundraiser is quickly approaching. This year’s event will be at Berry Hills Country Club on Saturday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. We will offer an array of silent and live auction items, wonderful food, and our annual Volunteer of the Year presentation. Tickets are $75.00 per person. Please plan to join us as we mark our 28th year of serving the most vulnerable among us: the impoverished uninsured.