Dear Friend of Shepherd’s Hope:
It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? It certainly has been a year to remember for Shepherd’s Hope. Shepherd’s Hope provided its 100,000th free medical visit! We reach this milestone with mixed emotions, since it speaks to the incredible commitment of our volunteers and donors who have sustained this program for the past twelve years. But, sadly it also speaks to the enormous need for medical care for the uninsured and the working poor.
To ensure that Shepherd’s Hope can provide the next 100,000 patient visits, we have launched our 100,000 Faces of Hope campaign. Our goal is to raise $100,000 by the end of 2009, with each dollar representing one of the past and future 100,000 faces seeking hope and healing.
Janet had been sick on and off for several months but couldn’t afford to see a doctor. Thankfully, someone told her about Shepherd’s Hope. Janet walked into a Shepherd’s Hope Health Center one evening with her four year old daughter, Katy. Not wanting to leave Katy unattended in the waiting room, her mother brought her into the exam room when she met with the volunteer physician. When the doctor, finished with the exam, something unexpected happened. Katy flew across the room toward the doctor. “Thank you for making my Mommy better,” she said as she hugged him. Katy’s mother along with the volunteer nurse and the physician were momentarily stunned. No one knew that little Katy has been so worried about her mother. There were tears in the eyes of everyone in the room that night. Sometimes the faces of hope at Shepherd’s Hope are not the one’s we expect. The face of hope might be a patient, or a loved one or even a volunteer.
Will you help us bring hope to all those who will seek care at one of our health centers by making generous year-end gift if you can. Perhaps you would consider making a gift to the Faces of Hope campaign in honor of someone you love? Just click here to make a donation.
We wish you and your family peace and joy as well as good health during this season of hope,
Cindi Kopelman
President
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