Donate

Free Clinic of Rockingham County, Inc. graciously salutes its distinguished funders:

Reidsville Area Foundation

Annie Penn Hospital/Moses Cone Health System

Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

Home Savings Bank Charitable Endowment,

a component fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation

Commonwealth Brands, Inc.

Carolinas Credit Union Foundation

The McMichael Family Foundation-Susan & Mac McMichael

The Alexander Worth McAlister Foundation, Inc.

Ben R. & Lemma M. Apple Foundation

The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation

NC Dental Health Endowment,

a component fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation

Caring Individuals

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA). ® Registered Marks of the BCBSA.

A gracious thank you to website sponsor and Free Clinic advocate

Mike Aviña of Eden, NC

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible;

and suddenly you are doing the impossible."

- St. Francis of Assisi- Founder of the Franciscan order, 1181-1226.

OUR IMPACT

A $312 contribution will, on average, sponsor a patient for an entire year at the Free Clinic. The following services are provided at no charge to the patient:

Specialty Medical Care
Labs & X-rays
Medications

For a $10 administrative fee our patients are provided:

Chronic Medical Care
Acute Medical Care
Preventative Medical Care
Dental Care

Return on Investment

For every $1.00 received in 2009, the Free Clinic provided more than $7.00 in quality health care services.

DOES MONEY BUY HAPPINESS?

The March 2008 issue of Science Magazine reported on a recent study to determine if how people spend their money is as important for their happiness as how much they earn.

Scientists hypothesized that investing in others, rather than oneself, would have measurable benefits on personal happiness.

To test their theory, the researchers surveyed a nationally representative sampling of Americans to rate their happiness and report their income and spending in various categories. They also polled recipients of a company bonus to determine if personal versus charitable spending was more satisfying.

The results?

Science reports: “This study provides initial evidence that how people spend their money may be as important for their happiness as how much money they earn—and that spending money on others might represent a more effective route to happiness than spending money on oneself.”