VSECU Makes Donation to the Putney Walk-In Clinic

802/800 371-5162

VSECU Makes Donation to the Putney Walk-In 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 Putney Walk-In Clinic, 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.”

“ It is the community-minded support of organizations like the Vermont State Employees Credit Union that helps make it possible for us to continue to provide health care and other services to those in need,” said Leon Cooper of the Putney Walk-in Clinic. “To the membership of the VSECU we offer our grateful thanks for your continued interest and concern.”

To find our more about the efforts of the Putney Walk-In Clinic, call 387-2120 or visit www.vccu.net.

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 Putney Walk-In Clinic. The clinic 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; Leon Cooper, Putney Walk-in Clinic; Sonja Olson, VCCU coordinator; Wilda Pelton, VCCU board president; and Mike Mrowicki, Putney Walk-In Clinic.