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Summer 2006
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23320 North SR 235
Brooker, FL 32622
(352) 485-1133 Medical Clinic
(352) 485-2772 Dental Clinic
director@acornclinic.org
ACORN Receives Success by Six
Grant from the United Way!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Marilyn Mesh, MEd, MAc
President
Rebecca Ragosta, MHS
Vice President
Larry Dankner
Treasurer
Jan Robinson, MSN, RN
Secretary
Carol Barnard
Laura Berns, PhD
Margaret Eppes
Runi Foster, MD
J.T. Frankenberger, JD
Jane Gay
Victoria Goodwin, RDH, MEd
Paula Guerrein
Leslie Hendeles, PharmD
Christy Harris Lemak, PhD
Ellen Lopez, MPH, PhD
John Meuleman, MD
Cristina Palacio, JD
Lorie Primosch, RDH, MEd
Boyd Robinson, DDS, MEd
Mimi Balch, MD
Co-Volunteer Medical Director
John Meuleman, MD
Co-Volunteer Medical Director
Sheryl Ely, DMD
Volunteer Dental Director
Stuart Wegener
Executive Director
In early June, the United Way of North
Central Florida announced ACORN
Clinic was the recipient of a grant of
$20,000 to support the costs of providing pediatric dental and medical services to children through the Success
by Six Initiative. Designed to ensure
every child enters kindergarten ready
to learn, the first year of this Initiative
was kicked off after a broad and open
competition among interested local
nonprofit agencies and organizations.
The grant will underwrite the costs of
enhancing our services to assist primarily rural and low-income children
to enter school healthy so that they can
focus their energies on learning!
ACORN Clinic provides a low cost
solution to rural north central Florida
residents in need of quality health care.
ACORN Clinic
Transitions to A
New Look!
You can see strong evidence of ACORN’s new look in these pages! During 2005, ACORN
undertook a comprehensive review of its logo and attendant images which had remained
the same nearly since the Clinic’s inception. Working with a Santa Fe Community College
graphic design class, a formal competition was held among its students, who produced nine
different options for our consideration. For an organization which seeks to maximize its
scarce funds, this was a golden opportunity to obtain high quality assistance at minimal
cost! The new design logo on the front of this newsletter was chosen by the Clinic’s Board
of Directors as the winning selection. It was designed by Elise Powers, a recent SFCC graduate in Graphic Design. We are delighted with our new look and hope you’ll like it, too!
Mark Your Calendars!
The United Way of North Central Florida Campaign
September through October, 2006
The University of Florida Combined Campaign
September through October, 2006
Friends of ACORN Annual Campaign
November through December, 2006
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Thank You to the following Friends of ACORN for your generous support...
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
ACORN Clinic Volunteers
ADA Foundation - Samuel Harris Fund
Advantage Court Reporters
AEC Trust
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners
Alachua County Dental Association
Altrusa International of Gainesville
Altrusa International of Starke
Arlene Weinshelbaum, MD
AVON Foundation - Breast Care Fund
B’Nai Israel Congregation
Bradford County Board of County Commissioners
Capital City Bank
Community State Bank of Starke
Creative Workshop
Elizabeth Moore & Linda Grant Trust, TTE
Federal Accountants & Tax
Consultants
First Presbyterian Church
Florida Dental Health Foundation
Gainesville Community Foundation, Gladys Cofrin Donor Advised Fund
Gainesville Country Day
Gainesville Radiology Group
Grace Presbyterian Church
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Jacarlene Foundation
Know CPR
Lawn Enforcement Agency, Inc.
North Florida Regional Medical Center
Publix Supermarket Charities, Inc.
Renaissance Printing
Ronald McDonald Charities, Inc.
Salter, Feiber, Murphy, Hutson & Menet, PA
Shands @ AGH
Shands Children’s Hospital
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation N. Florida Affiliate
Suwannee River AHEC
The Retina Center
The Unique Women’s Club
The WJK Charitable Foundation
Thomas H. Maren Foundation
United Church of Gainesville
United Way of North Central Florida
University of Florida AHEC
Westminster Presbyterian Church
INDIVIDUALS
Virginia Adams
Marianne & Wesley Aho
Jane Almond
M. Kathryn Alexander
Debra Amirin
Thomas & Linda Andersen
Thomas Andrews
Linda Andrews
Judith Angley
Drs. Kenneth & Sandi Anusavice
Karen Autrey
Andres Avellaneda
Martha Banks
Henrietta Banks
Pearl Banks
Arlene Bargad
Drs. Carol Stewart & Robert Bates
Mickey Bath
Imogene Beckemeyer
Tina Benton
Robert G. Bergdoll
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Bernard
Kenneth & Laura Berns
Betsy Berry
Debbie Berry
Michael Bielling
Susan Bliss
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Blizzard
Al & Judy Block
Linda B. Bobroff
Ed Book
Tara Boonstra
Harold Boudreau, II
Phoebe H. Bowers
Wallace & Mary Louise Brey
Eric & Gail Brill
Michael S. Brodeur
Joe Brooks
Charles S. Broward, III
Mark & Kayser Brown
Leveda Brown
Virginia Brown
Mary Brown
Karen P. Brown
Dawn Brown
Mary Brown
Deborah Brown
Judith A. Bruderly
Susanne Wilson Bullard
Linda S. Burgess
John W. Burgess
George Burgess
Theodore Burns
Tom & Regina Bussing
Deborah Butler
Tony & Robbie Campo
Kathleen Cantwell
George & Constance Caranasos
Jane & Frank Catalanotto
Marina Cecchini
Margaret T. Cheaney
John & Alicia Churchill
Christine S. Clark
Dr. David & Mary Ann Cofrin
Gladys Cofrin
Jane Cohen
Rena, Amy, Karen & Jonathan
Cohen
Glenda Corrine Cole
Richard Conley
John Cooper
Nancy Long Corbett
Frederick Cox
Linda Crider
Dr. & Mrs. Kerry Crooks
Billie Crowell
Susan S. Crowley
Mary Crummer
Steve & Gretta Cullen
Larry Dankner
Sally Danzy
Josie Davenport
Hunt & Jeanne Davis
Scott & Melissa Davis
Paula Davis
Arlene Davis
Amy Davis
Scott & Melissa Davis
Charles & Marianne DeBolt
Janet & Robert Degner
Diane H. Depuydt
Nancy Detweiler
Allyson Devito
Maria & Miguel Diaz
Sheila Dickison
Kathy & David Dilcher
Charleen Fristoe Dimmick
Terri Dolan & Stan Given
Melvin Dolwick
Stephanie M. Dominy
Polly & Paul Doughty
Mary Ellen & Evan Drummond
Candi C. Duenas
Rebecca Duncan
Laura M. Durbin
Donna Dyer
Douglas Dyer & Susanne Hesse
Emily T. Eagar
Don & Mary Lou Eitzman
George Elias
Antoinette & Gerard Emch
John & Fonda Eyler
Judge & Mrs. Osee Fagan
June S. Favara
John & Denise Feiber
Jeff Feller
Mark Andrew Fenster
Dr. David Figlio
Waldo & Lillian Fisher
Bobby Fogarty
Susan Lynette Fort
Craig & Runi Foster
Matthew & Adrianne Fox
Patricia Fox
JT Frankenberger
Howard & Laurel Freeman
Carolyne Freeman
Nicki L. Freiberg
Richard & Justine Fry
Leonard Furlow
Kathy Gamble
William Garst
Jane Gay
Lisa & Peter Gearen
Paul Gearen
Paul & Reisa George
Ira & Gerri Gessner
Parker & Micaela Gibbs
Nancy Gilbert
Jerry Jr. & Ruth Gleason
Joyce & Mandell Glicksberg
Asa L. Godbey
Karolyn Godbey
Terresa Goggin
David & Judy Gold
Cheryl Goodson
Wendy Graham
Helen Green
Antonia Greene
Wayne & Nancy Griffin
Jeanne Grimaudo
Dr. Nicholas Grimaudo
Drs. Ann & Gary Grooms
Dorris & Leo Guenzburger
Chuck Klice & Paula Guerrein
Paul & Maggie Gulig
Marilyn & Jack Hairston
Allyson Gail Hall
Amanda K. Hall
Sven & Carolyn Hanson
William Harriet, DMD, PA
Allison & Ted Hauser
Linda F. Hayward
Marc & Ann Heft
Dr. Leslie & Donna Hendeles
Dink & Peggy Henderson
Phiney Henderson
Nancy Hendricks
Jennifer Henry
Jayne Hester
Richard & Jane Hiers
Beverly Hill
Alan Hill
Ola Hill
Jaclyn M. Hinds
Martin Hoehn
Chris & Ed Hoffman
Marc Hoit & Fay Prost
Norman & Jane Holland
David & Gretchen Honeyman
Clarance Hope
Michael M. Howell
Edward & Eleanor Hritzo
Brian & Jenny Ilfeld
Sheldon & Shaya Isenberg
Christopher Jacobs
Juliet and Gerald Jacobs
LuAnn Jacobs
Janice & Thomas Jacobs
Kay Kiner James
Catherine B. Jenkins
Laurie Jennings
Jerome Johns, Jr.
Paula F. Johns
Crescent Johnson
David Johnson
Pamela A. Johnson
Melvina Johnson
Bill & Liz Jones
Margaret Joyner
Cynthia Karle
Katherine Karpinia & Tim Sagul
Kim Kazimour
Robin J. Keirnan
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Dorothy & Gareth Keith
Kenneth & Irene Kellner
Candy Kenzior
Trish S. Keohane
Lonnie & Karen Kessinger
Charles King
John & Candice King
Bertram & Virginia Kinzey
Paul Daniel Kirk
Sharon Kitchen
Margaret L. Kohn
William Kornegay
Tatyana Koropeckyj-Cox
Ruth Kovner
Harry & Dawn Krop
David Kuniansky
Verne F. Landsiedel
Max Langham
Alvin & Irma Langham
Debbra Langham
Mary Lanier
Muriel Lawson
Candace J. Leggett
Mark & Christy Lemak
Anita & Franz Lerch
David Leverenz & Anne Rutledge
Erik Levin
Paul Ley
Dr. Marian Limacher
Wendy Beth London
Kathleen Long & David Solomon
Kay Lopez
Ellen Lopez
Juan Lopez
Karlene Lucansky
E. Jane Luzar
Emily Madden
Joseph Maier
Peter & Iona Malanchuk
Geneva & William Malcolm
LaTonya Mallonee
Robert Mames
Emily Maren
Ronald & Cindy Marks
Lisa & Christopher Marriott
Frederick & Jennifer Martin
Kenneth A. & Linda F. Hayward Marx
Zvia & Barry McCormick
Becky Legate McFall
Paul McGinty
Caryl & Martin McKellar
Pamela S. McMahon
Sarah P. McNeal
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Thank You Friends of ACORN
Joan McTigue
Marjorie Mead
Dorothy & Richard Melker
Joan Mendenhall
Lenora W. Merrill
Marilyn Mesh
Drs. John & Sophia Meuleman
Eileen & Keith Meyer
Ellen & Gary Miller
Betsy E. Miller
Jeff & Amy Million
Bob & Carol Milner
John & Nancy Mims
Dr. William John Mitchell
Bill Mitchell & Jean Larson
Christy Montgomery
Diana M. Moon
T.H. Moore
Lisa Morrison
Katie Moyer
Ella Maude Murphy
Billie H. Murrhee
Kristin Muse
Alan & Peggy Myers
Stephen & Susan Nadeau
Alison R. Naro
Michele Newberry
Dorinda J. Nobles
Delores O’Connell
Grace O’Hara
Dennis & Rebecca O’Neill
Kris Pagenkopf
Cristina Palacio
Mike & Gloria Palmer
Janet Pappas & Tim Sagul
David Paulus
David & Harriet Pawliger
Linda Payne
William Payne
Lynn & Carl Pepine
Susan Pharr
Lauren Poe
Elizabeth Allen Potocik
Ann & Richard Powell
Julie Powell
Denise A. Powell
Elise Powers
Jacqueline Preis
Mrs. Lori & Dr. Robert Primosch
Anne Progulske
Rebecca Ragosta
Kenneth Rand
Joyce Rathfon
Melita Reddish
John Gilbert Reiss
Fay D. Rench
Barbara & Bruce Richardson
Robert B. Riddle
Karla Ann Roach
Susan & Paul Robell
Laura Robertson
Mrs. Jan & Dr. Boyd Robinson
Marie W. Robinson
Theresa Rodriguez
Scott Root
Sandra Roscow
Paul Rothstein
Susan & Robert Rout
Meredith A. Rowe
Michael & Barbara Rozboril
Barbara Rust
Marilyn Salley
John & Patricia Samuel
Arthur & Sue Sandeen
Elizabeth & Jose Santos
Mark Scarborough & Kayser
Enneking
Earl & Virginia Scarborough
Meg Schaefer
Alfred & Mary Ann Schilt
Ilona and Carsten Schmalfuss
Richard & Eleanor Schmidt
Virginia Schroeder
Patrick & Camille Schohier
Debra A. Scott
Anne H. Sepulveda
Timothy Shanahan
Mary F. Sheppard
Debra & Raymond Sherman
Mark & Ruth Sherwood
Bozena Shiralipour
Dr. & Mrs. Shobris
Donna Shoudy
Dennis Shuman
Harriet & Gary W. Siebert
Patty Simmons
Sharleen Simpson
Michael A. Singer
Robert L. Singerman
Christopher & Brenda Sistrom
Wayne Smith
Dee Dee & Rod Smith
Marc Smith
Melody Smith
Mary C. Smith
Julia L. Smith
Stasia L. Snowden
Consuelo Soldevila-Pica
Suzanne Spanier
Alan Craig Spector
Dennis & Marian Speed
Tom & Sharon Spreen
Michelle Springer-Llana
Ruth Strawder
Gordon & Ruth Streib
Bahira Sugarman
Drs. John & Rita Sutherland
Edna Talmor
Linda Tambor
Patricia & Craig Tapley
Rick, Pat & Darrell Tarrant
Don & Jessamy Taylor
Audrey & Jape Taylor
Portia Taylor
Harriet Taylor
Jane Taylor
Dr. Tom Thomson
Melinda Tindall
Dr. & Mrs. Craig Tisher
R. William & Terri Treloar
Carolyn Tucker
Beverly Turner
Alice Tyler
Ann W. Wagner
Carl & Brenda Walls
Diane Warfield
Shirley O’Neal Washington
Judy Watkins
Susan & Stan Watkins
Ronald Watson
Mrs. Mary & Dr. Wiles Webb
Terry Weber
Stuart & Donna Wegener
Joanne Weinman & Gary Steele
Eleanor Westfall
Graham B. White
Audrey H. Wiesenfeld
Joe & Evelyn Wilder
Carolyn Wilken
EJ Wilkinson
Thomas & Patricia Williams
George & Samia Williams
Thomas Williams
Susan W. Williams
Willie M. Wilson
Edward & Willa Wolcott
Thomas & Tammy Wright
Alice M. Wright
Anthony T. Yachnis
Karen J. Yanke
Steven Lance Yucht
Roberto Zori
With this list, ACORN recognizes and thanks all donors to the Clinic between August 1, 2005 and July 31, 2006.
Three organizations of special mention which have supported targeted outreach initiatives in women’s health and dental education are the
North Florida Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the American Dental Association’s Samuel Harris Fund and the
AVON Foundation Breast Care Fund. We are grateful for their advocacy of the Clinic’s role in these important areas!
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ACORN Receives Major Gift…
A New Parking Lot!
Through the generosity of the Hipp Construction Company of Alachua, ACORN
patients and staff are enjoying a newly
paved parking lot! Our facilities were
greatly improved in 2001 but the parking
lot seemed less pressing compared to other organizational priorities. Ed Culpepper,
husband of Kay Culpepper - ACORN’s
Caseworker, was instrumental in identifyStuart Wegener thanks the
ing local resources that could help. Enter
Hipp Construction Company Crew
the Hipp Family, who decided that it was
time that the dust bowl-like conditions had
to change and helped leverage a new layer of asphalt. APAC-Southeast, Inc., First Coast
Division assisted in this process. We are most grateful for this extraordinary gift, which
has greatly improved the ease with which our patients and staff access the Clinic. Thanks,
Hipp Family and the crew from APAC-Southeast!
In Gratitude For One of
ACORN’s Earliest
Volunteers
We are truly grateful for having benefited from the services of Mrs. Annie
Langham, who passed away in Gainesville earlier this spring. A consummate
volunteer, Mrs. Langham was a dedicated Board member during the 1970’s.
She volunteered faithfully at the Clinic
during its early years, the history of
which she captured in writing. Her work
remains the best source of information
about the Clinic’s roots. Donors have
made many gifts to ACORN in her
remembrance. We extend our deepest
sympathy to Dr. Max Langham and the
entire Langham family.
ACORN Clinic Programs Update
The Dental Clinic
The Medical Clinic
A major transition in leadership has occurred during the past
month: Dr. Micaela Gibbs has completed her role as the senior
dental student faculty supervisor. She is now
the Director of Community Based Programs
at the College of Dentistry
at UF. We are happy for
her, yet will always miss
her compassion and caring
as well as her outstanding
Dr. Micaela
clinical expertise! We have
Gibbs, DDS
certainly benefited by havQuinn Lybing Dr. Gibbs here these
bert, DMD
last few years. She is an extraordinary teacher
and a lot of fun to work with! Thank you, Micaela, from all the
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Real Life Stories from the Medical Clinic
Ms. NF is a middle age female with a long history of morbid obesity. She has tried multiple times to lose weight only to be either
unsuccessful or regain the weight she has lost. We were recently
able to enroll her in a program at a local health and fitness center,
despite her lack of resources to cover the cost of the program.
It was a team effort to get her established in a quality program
where she also did not have to worry about making payments. She
was hesitant at first but was able to speak with other clients here at
the Clinic who were successful in sustaining weight loss through
lifestyle changes emphasized by the program. NF is steadily losing weight, and has changed her diet. She has also been able to
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Patient Encounters
Between 1985 and 2005, patient encounters have
increased from 1,000 to over 17,000. In 2005
ACORN Clinic had 17,482 patient encounters.
We continue to see an increase in demand in 2006.
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Year
ACORN Clinic 2005
Revenue Sources
1%
19%
8%
2005 ACORN Expenses
17%
9%
16%
83%
22%
0%
Program Services
25%
Church/Civic Groups
Friends of ACORN
Program Fees - Other Insurance
Program Fees - Uninsured
Support Services
Contracts
Grants
Program Fees - Public Assistance
United Way
ACORN Clinic spent 83 cents of every dollar
directly on programs. The remaining share of
expenses support and assist general administrative
Clinic costs.
2005 Volunteer Hours
by Programs & Specialty
14,576 Hours
UF Dentists
11%
Dental Hygiene
6%
UF Jr. & Sr. Dental
Student
22%
UF Pediatric Dental
Residents
4%
UF Dental Residents
3%
Counseling
6%
Dental Student Assoc.
4%
Community Dentists
2%
Oral Surgery
1%
ACORN Clinic
2005 County
Distribution of
Patients
Office/Med. Asst.
3%
Pharmacy Students
9%
Nurse Practitioners &
Phys. Asst.
5%
Medical Students
4%
1%
10%
67%
54%
27%
Dental Assistants
6%
Community Physicians
7%
Alternative Medicine
1%
24%
8%
9%
Nurse Practitioner
Students
3%
Disease Management
4%
2005 Ethnicity of
ACORN’s Patient
Population
Alachua
Bradford
Union
Other
African American
Caucasian
Hispanic
Other
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patients and staff, for giving so much!
Assuming her position as faculty supervisor for our dental students is P. Quinn Lybbert, D.M.D. He is a native of Banff, Alberta,
Canada and completed his General Practice
Residency at the Malcom Randall V.A. Center in Gainesville during June, 2006. Quinn
spent considerable time in Belize, Central
America as Co-Director of the International
Service Learning Dental Clinic there. He is
a tremendous addition to the Clinic…very
skilled and pleasant to work with to boot! We
are delighted to have him aboard!
During the first six months of the year, the
Dental Clinic served over 1,900 patients, including 300 new patients! Services provided
included: 650 child and adult cleanings; 405
sealants for children’s permanent teeth; 698
extractions; 1,185 fillings and composite fillings; 77 crowns; and, 71 partial and full dentures.
Our Dental Outreach Program remains a
powerful educational tool. The Tooth Fairies
wrapped up in June for the 2005-2006 School
Year, after presenting their popular educational program of proper oral hygiene care
to over 3,000 children in Alachua, Bradford,
Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee
and Union Counties!
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increase her activity and endurance levels.
She remains motivated to stay with the program and is committed to losing weight and
improving her health. Upon a recent visit
with her doctor at ACORN, NF reports she
feels great support from her trainer, and especially from her health care professionals
at the Clinic. She is an inspiration to all
of us!
Ms. DX is 48 years old and was recently
diagnosed with diabetes. She was seen in
the Clinic with a blood sugar too high to
be read on our equipment. She was sent to
the emergency room where she was found
to have a blood sugar reading of 722. Due
to her lack of any health insurance, she requested that the Hospital not admit her but
allow her to come home for outpatient diabetes management through the Clinic. Her
Hospital doctor was reluctant to send her
home but finally agreed as DX promised
to follow up in the Clinic the next day. We
were able to consult with our MD and get
insulin orders, teach DX insulin injection
techniques, and give her a glucometer to
monitor her blood sugar. We also supplied
her with insulin and syringes. We stayed in
phone contact with her over the weekend to
answer her questions and saw her back on
Monday to further titrate her insulin as she
was on four injections a day.
Over a period of weeks, with frequent visits and diabetic education, DX now has
optimal control of her diabetes and has returned to work full time! She is advocating
with her employer to obtain health insurance but due to her now pre-existing condition, she is having great difficulty obtaining
health care insurance at any price.
Unfortunately, this is a story we hear much
too often. It remains our mission to advocate for and manage our patient’s health
care needs by utilizing the resources we
have available to us.
We get letters of thanks….
Our patients are always extremely grateful for the services they receive at the Clinic and we hear from some of them in writing. We also hear
from those for whom the Clinic is a marvelous place to support, in order to help others less fortunate receive the care they need. Here are two
recent letters we thought you’d be interested in:
Thank you so much for being
patient with my inability to
pay my bill til now. My
poverty has been very difficult
in so many aspects of my life.
Also, thank you for all the
dental care that I’ve received
& otherwise couldn’t afford.
-Mary B.
Dear ACORN,
Please accept this donation of money saved over several
years by Rena Cohen (age 5½) and Amy Cohen
(age 3 ½).
They wanted it to go to a “hospital” for people who don’t
have enough money to pay for the doctor themselves.
Sincerely,
-Karen Cohen
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Letter from the Director...
Dear Friends of ACORN Clinic:
As summer draws to a close, it is truly my pleasure to share with you some of the most recent activities taking place at
ACORN.
Take a look in this newsletter at the many ways ACORN makes a difference in the lives of patients throughout north central
Florida! Our capacity to do so, of course, is greatly leveraged by the support the Clinic receives from our donors, partners
and volunteers.
I joined ACORN earlier this year as only its fifth executive director in the past 32 years. Having viewed ACORN from a
distance for many years and admired how it persevered to fulfill its mission, joining its leadership seemed a natural choice to
me when asked to consider it.
Despite a relatively short tenure here, I can report that I remain in considerable admiration of the organization, and how it
serves our rural neighbors in need of health care and social services. The staff’s incredible continuity of service and compassionate care…the Board’s complete dedication to serving our patients and ability to squeeze the most out of every dollar…
leads me to be very grateful for the opportunity to serve.
Many of you are aware of the significant challenges ACORN faces as the health care arena continues to experience considerable fluctuation. The viability of so many health care organizations continues to be tested and that process is unlikely to
change soon.
I want to thank you for your personal belief in the value of ACORN to ensuring quality rural health care gets to those
who need it the most. ACORN’s strong partnership with you and so many other supporters is critical to our making a tremendous difference for the health of our community’s most vulnerable.
Simply put, for ACORN to continue to be an exceptional resource for our patients requires funds, such as those made available by gifts from you and other Friends of ACORN. I hope you will continue with us on our journey as we seek to make
quality health care accessible to each patient, one step at a time!
Stuart Wegener
Executive Director
Yes, I want to support ACORN Clinic!
Enclosed is my tax deductible gift of:
$25
$50
$100
$500
$1000
Your investment enables ACORN
to bring hope and changes lives.
Through your support, ACORN
makes a difference everyday.
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City
State
Zip
Financial Status of Patients Served Compared
to Federal Poverty Level Guidelines
1% 1%
15%
16%
<= $19,350
$23,331 - $27,090
$30,961 - $34,830
98% of ACORN Clinic’s patients fall within 155% of
Federal Poverty Guidelines which is approximately
$31,000 a year for a family of four.
63%
$19,351 - $23,330
$27,091 - $30,960
> $34,830
Alachua County Organization for Rural Needs
4%
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