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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL MEETING
WASHTENAW COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
April 1, 2021
Council Members Present: Drs. Terence Joiner (President); Richard Burney; Evelyn Eccles; John Hopper; Larry Junck; Charles Koopmann; Juan Marquez; James Mitchiner; Robert Sain; Evangeline Spindler; James Szocik; Barbara Threatt; and Gabrielle Szlenkier.
Community Organization Guest: Sarah Thornburg from Friends in Deed.
CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME – President Joiner 7:00 p.m.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHT: FRIENDS IN DEED – Dr. Joiner reminded Executive Council members to send recommendations for future community organization highlights to him and Ms. Szlenkier. WCMS invited Sarah Thornburg from Friends in Deed (FID) to present for the
April meeting.
For most of its almost 40-year history, FID has worked to meet the short-term, emergency needs of low-income families in the Washtenaw County community. By providing basic-needs furniture, assisting with transportation needs, preventing utility shutoffs; and otherwise stabilizing families in crisis, FID preserves fragile budgets and provides a foundation from which families can lift themselves out of poverty. In 2017, FID added a comprehensive, long-term program to do just that: Circles Washtenaw. Circles’ unique strategy utilizes education, goal setting, training and relationships to help low-income families develop the resources and social capital they need to rise out of poverty and achieve economic independence. To learn more about FID, please follow this link.
FID invites community members to rappel for a cause on October 2. The proceeds from the event will benefit FID and its mission: “Helping people in need; building community to end poverty.” To register for this event, please follow this link.
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