VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 14, 2018 – The tally is in for the tenth annual Holiday Ball to benefit the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington. Funds raised at the event and related follow-up pledges total over $230,000. The money will provide medical care, medicine, supplies, lab testing, and medical equipment for low-income, uninsured and underinsured members of the community.

The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Free Clinic December 1 at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver. About 218 people attended. Dawn Tolotti of Providence Health and Services and Ron Bertolucci of Columbia Credit Union co-emceed the evening.

“We are so grateful to the Friends of the Free Clinic and our Holiday Ball guests for their support,” said Ann Wheelock, interim executive director of the Free Clinic. “This was a very successful event.”

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center served as presenting sponsor. Other sponsors included Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Providence Health and Services, The Vancouver Clinic, Hidden Charitable Trust, Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company, ENTOffice.org, Wells Fargo Advisors, Rebound Orthopedics  & Neurosurgery, Inc., the Free Clinic’s Board of Directors, and the Friends of the Free Clinic.

About the Free Clinic:

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington provides free, compassionate, quality health care to children and adults who are otherwise unable to obtain such services. The Free Clinic offers medical, dental, vision and specialty care services from 500 volunteer professionals. The Free Clinic is funded by the local community, and all donations stay in Southwest Washington. For more information about the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, visit our website: freeclinics.org.