Hotel Whitcomb

In order to help you plan for the 2009 Free Clinics of the Western Region annual conference during March 19, 20 & 21of 2009. I am posting some photographs of the Hotel Whitcomb located at 1231 Market Street in San Francisco. The hotel is a classic and historic hotel located downtown and near many interesting sights in this beautiful city. I have also posted views of the lobby and the lunch and dinner menus for your convenience. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

Board Meeting in San Diego

Members of the Board of Directors of the Free Clinics of the Western Region held a strategic planning meeting in San Diego August 16th and 17th. The meeting was held to discuss current issues and determine ways for the association to be more effective. Marcella Ruch and JoAnn Salazar joined via the telephone on a conference call for a portion of the meeting on Saturday.

The White House Project

Dear Friends,

I am delighted to share with you that I have been chosen to participate in the first “Women Rule” Women’s Leadership Training in NYC in June. It is sponsored by American Express, The O Magazine, and The White House Project. The clinic, along with other non-profit agencies, need additional space and resources to better deliver services in our community. A collaborative effort and shared space would provide endless opportunities. My application, which includes my vision for a multi-tenant non-profit center in our community, was one of 80 chosen out of over 3000 applicants. I am the only recipient from Wyoming and one of a few from the western region. I am humbled and thrilled by this unique opportunity. I have included the link to the information which includes the list of recipients and their photographs at www.thewhitehouseproject.org

Thanks to everyone who shares this vision and wants to work side-by-side to make it a reality in our community.

Rhonda Tyre Priest

Cheyenne Community Clinic

3100 Henderson Drive #3

Cheyenne, WY 82001

307-638-6842

LA Free Clinic to Change Name

L.A. Free Clinic to change name in honor of gift

By Mary Engel, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 3, 2008

The Los Angeles Free Clinic will change its name next month to the Saban Free Clinic in honor of a $10-million donation, the largest in its 41-year history, from philanthropists Haim and Cheryl Saban.

The gift, which the clinic plans to announce today, will be used to create an endowment, said clinic co-director Abbe Land.

It comes almost 25 years after Cheryl Saban -- then a divorced, working mother of two with no health insurance -- sought care at the clinic's Beverly Boulevard branch. The professionalism and kindness of the doctors and nurses impressed her deeply, she said.

Two years after that visit, Saban's circumstances changed dramatically when she married Haim Saban, who made his fortune as the producer of the children's show "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and is now chairman of Univision Communications.

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