Volunteers travel to Wise County
Published 9:35 am Thursday, July 27, 2017
Volunteers from Johns Memorial Episcopal Church, in Farmville, traveled to Wise County, Virginia to participate in the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic held July 20-23 at the Wise County Fairgrounds. This organization provides free medical, dental, vision, preventative care to underserved, isolated and impoverished communities. Nearly 2,500 were treated. “Johns Memorial Episcopal Church was part of a group of 120 volunteers from churches all over the state of Virginia that collected clothing to fill a 53-foot tractor trailer,” church leaders said in a press release. In addition to clothing, socks, underwear and shoes, Johns Memorial raised $1,200 to the Health Wagon of Virginia organization. Pictured are, from left, front row, Dr. Teresa Gardner Tyson, Judy Johnson, Vicki Palmer, the Rev. Dr. Nancy Meck, Kitty Hubbard, Michael McCarthy, Ann Charlton, Dr. Paula Hill and Charlotte Green.