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VSECU Makes Donation to The Open Door Clinic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2007

For further information, contact:
Yvonne M. Garand, Business Development Officer
ygarand@vsecu.com or 802/800 371-5162, ext. 5197

Access to quality health care is of great concern to many Americans, and Vermont is no exception. Coming to the aid of uninsured—and underinsured— Vermonters are nine clinics spread throughout the state which form the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured (VCCU).

VSECU recently donated $1,000 to each of the nine clinics, including The Open Door Clinic, serving Vergennes and Middlebury, so that the VCCU can continue its mission of providing quality health care to Vermonters, regardless of ability to pay. The clinics are supported through fund raising, patient donations, private foundations and state funding and are largely staffed by volunteers.

“Quality health care is fundamental to improving quality of life,” said Yvonne Garand, VSECU’s Business Development officer. “We at VSECU are grateful to the clinics for the uninsured for the vital services they provide to our communities. We applaud the concerned members of the community and medical professionals for their generous donations of their time and skills to help others in need.” 

“We are able to keep our doors open because of the generous community support we receive from organizations like VSECU,” said Ken Dabbs, director of The Open Door Clinic.

To find our more about the efforts of The Open Door Clinic, call (802) 388-0137 or visit http://mysite.verizon.net/opendoorclinic1/.

VSECU is a not-for-profit financial cooperative, which offers a full range of affordable financial products and services to its member-owners. People eligible to join the credit union live in Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Rutland and Washington counties. For more information about VSECU, call 802/800 371-5162 or visit www.vsecu.com.

Yvonne Garand, VSECU’s Business Development officer, presented a check for $1,000 to representatives of The Open Door Clinic. The clinic, which serves the Middlebury region, is one of nine clinics of the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured (VCCU) and provides quality health care for uninsured Vermonters. VSECU donated a total of $9,000 to the VCCU. Pictured left to right: Yvonne Garand;  Ken Dabbs, The Open Door Clinic director; Sonja Olson, VCCU coordinator; and Wilda Pelton, VCCU board president.