The Rotary Clubs of Alamo and Pittsburg have rallied the Rotary Clubs of Antioch, Danville, Danville/Sycamore, Delta/Antioch, Brentwood, Dougherty Valley, San Ramon and San Ramon Valley to co-sponsor a community service project; The RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

 

Unemployment is 18%+ in East Contra Costa County, higher than the rest of the Bay Area. 25 % of Americans (according to NPR) do not have Health Insurance, and Heart disease is the foremost cause of death in Contra Costa County. Additionally, there are approximately 400,000 individuals diagnosed with diabetes in Contra Costa County.

 

As the saying goes, "We are all part of the same community". Helping to educate and provide a solution for those most vulnerable in our Community is based deeply in the tradition of the Rotary Clubs and our mission. RotaCare Pittsburg received its license from the State and is scheduled to begin operations on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. The Clinic will be open from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

 

To help with this project, our immediate task is to recruit our friends, our Doctors as volunteer Doctors and Medical staff willing to contribute the equivalent of one evening a month or every other month to provide Free Medical care for the uninsured and those without access to quality health care.

 

We are also seeking volunteer nurses, bilingual translators, folks to help register patients, IT specialists, and volunteers to just help out at the Clinic. The opportunity in our sponsorship is to embrace what is encompassed in each tenant of our Four-Way Test;

1). Is it the Truth?-YES.

2).Is it fair to all Concerned?-Yes.

3). Will it build good will and better Friendships?-Again.., Yes.

4) Will it be beneficial to all concerned? -Absolutely.

 

RotaCare Pittsburg at The Society of St. Vincent de Paul

2210 Gladstone Drive
Pittsburg, CA 94565
skkrank@aol.com
P (925) 439-5060 F (925) 439-7863