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News You Can Use
March 2022 | Volume 14, Issue 1
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Greetings!
NHC started out 2022 running! The past two years have kept us on our toes with all the challenges and changes due to Covid-19, as well as keeping our normal programming functioning. We were hoping for more to be back to normal this year, but during the first two weeks of January we completed more covid tests and had more people actually sick with covid than we did in all of October, November, and December combined. Thankfully we have been able to help support patients through recovery with tele-visits and now infection rates have improved. Our pharmacy continues to provide covid vaccines to the general public and has the oral antiviral medications; we have a supply of home tests and N95 masks we can give to patients as well. We need to ensure our immune-compromised patients and volunteers have a safe environment so the Clinic continues with high standards for infection control cleaning and mask wearing.
In other news, although we are not back to pre-pandemic rates, we are thankful that many of our volunteers have now returned to help and we’ve had some wonderful new recruits. In addition to operating our medical, dental & pharmacy programs, we’ve also been busy with new health education initiatives, staff trainings, and new resources for our patients. We’re all looking forward to getting together for a fun fundraiser event being held in April in St James, too. Learn more about all this and more below.
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Thanks for all you do to support New Hope Clinic and the health of our community!
Sheila Roberts
Executive Director
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Attention 2021 donors
We have recently learned that some of the donation receipts we sent by email were blocked by email providers. We know of a problem with some Hotmail and Road Runner addresses; there may be others. If you failed to receive the acknowledgement, our deepest apologies. We promise your contribution was appreciated! Please contact us at info@newhopeclinicfree.org or (910) 845-5333 to have a receipt re-issued.
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Friday, April 22nd, 5-8pm
Woodland's Park, Park Ridge Drive,
St James, NC
Come to forget the worries of the week with some great tunes and laughs .... and help support New Hope Clinic!
Enjoy an evening of Mike's Garage Band performing your favorite songs, plus of a performance by comedian John Felts. There will also be a Raffle with cash prizes.
What to bring: chair, food & drink of your choice, cash for raffle.
The first 50 groups who buy their tickets will get a special gift
Suggested ticket contribution: $10 per person
Ticket sales at...
New Hope Clinic in Boiling Spring Lakes
Mon-Wed 8:00am-5:00pm
Thurs 8:00am-6:00pm
Fri 8:00am-12:00pm
St James Community Center
Monday, April 11th: 12:45pm - 3:30pm
Tuesday, April 19th: 9:00am - 11:30am
If you have any questions contact us at...
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A big THANK YOU to all that helped with the 14th Annual Bald Head Island Auction & Fundraiser Online
We auctioned off some amazing items from boat rides, to luxurious accommodations, to various gift certificates for home décor to delicious meals. Thanks to all the sponsors, donors and bidders, $14,965 was raised! Click here to see a list of these special folks that sponsored or donated an item for this important event.
Be sure to keep an eye out later this year for the next sponsorship opportunities.
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Remembering
Jane Goldsworth, RN, MSN
On February 3rd New Hope Clinic suffered a terrible loss when Jane Goldsworth passed away. Jane served our organization with great commitment as a board member and registered nurse volunteer. She certainly was a strong advocate for our patients, for setting high standards for the organization, and for being a caregiver and mentor for many of us. Thank you to the many who attended her funeral service and sent generous gifts which will allow us to continue the Clinic's work that meant so much to her. We will be honored to have a medical exam room named in her memory. To learn more about Jane, click here for a link to her obituary.
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What our patients say about us:
"It’s home, like a bunch of grandmas."
"Non-judgmental, friendly, free."
"Even though I don’t have insurance because I am a student and not working, they treat me with respect and dignity."
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The Cub Scout Pack with the Green Thumb
Cub Scout Pack 118 from Leland generously took the time out to help spruce up the grounds at New Hope Clinic in Boiling Spring Lakes on Saturday, December 4th, 2021. The premises look amazing and this activity really showcases what a wonderful community we live in. Thanks Cub Scout Pack 118!
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DEEP Classes
The Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) is an evidence-based diabetes self-management education program for people with prediabetes or diabetes, and relatives of those with diabetes. Education sessions provide people with diabetes and prediabetes with the knowledge and skills necessary to reduce complications resulting from diabetes, such as kidney failure, amputation, vision loss, heart failure and stroke. New Hope Clinic is proud to partner with Novant Health and other community organizations to bring this program to New Hope Clinic patients and others. A series of classes is currently underway in Boiling spring Lakes. Click below to indicate your interest in future classes.
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NEW HOPE in the NEWS
Check out this wonderful news video and article focusing on New Hope Clinic's services from WECT news 6. Click here.
Here is another awesome article written about New Hope Clinic from WWAY3. Click here.
This article highlights all the efforts of Free and Charitable Clinics in the area from WWAY3. Click here.
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Workplace Wellness
New Hope Clinic advocates workplace health activities. Listed below are eight things you can do, too...
- Walking meetings
- Start a fitness challenge
- Meditation breaks
- Yoga
- Mid-day workout
- Ride your bike to work
- Healthy eating options
- Pay attention to hydration
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Introducing RideMICRO
Do you live in Belville (or northern Brunswick County)? You can now catch a ride to downtown Wilmington and parts of Brunswick County for just $2. You download an app, enter your destination, and a snazzy van will be there to take you to your destination. Just like Uber/Lyft, but only $2.
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FREE TAX PREPARATION
AARP Tax-Aide
offers free tax services
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a special focus on taxpayers who are over 50 or have low to moderate income. Tax-Aide volunteers are located nationwide, and are trained and IRS-certified every year to make sure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code.
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National Nutrition Month®
National Nutrition Month® is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. During the month of March, everyone is invited to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits.
Celebrate a World of Flavors
Celebrating flavors from cultures around the world is a tasty way to nourish ourselves and appreciate our diversity. We are all unique with different bodies, goals, backgrounds and tastes! A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist can help you create healthy habits that celebrate your heritage and introduce you to new foods and flavors.
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New Hope Clinic staff enjoying salads for lunch, kicking off National Nutrition Month. |
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Stayin' Alive! CPR Training
Volunteers and staff recently received refresher CPR training at New Hope Clinic. Having this skill set is a great asset to our patients and our Clinic. Thanks to all that attended this valuable course. It's great to know that our volunteers and staff are dedicated to creating better outcomes for our patients. We are so proud of our hard working team at New Hope Clinic!
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National Wear
Red Day
February 4th
Here are some of the New Hope Clinic associates supporting 'National Wear Red Day' to raise awareness for the number one killer in America, heart disease.
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Volunteer Needs
🗸 Receptionists
🗸 Data Entry/Scanning
🗸 Dental Assistants
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Want to rate and review
New Hope Clinic?
Scan or click the QR code below with your phone. Tap the ‘review’ button.
Rate us by stars and then share details for the basis of your review.
Thank you very much for taking the time to give us your thoughts.
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Our Simple Little Wish List
The following are a couple of items we are running short of currently.
For our most up to date list of items we frequently use please, please go to
Any support you can offer to provide these items is greatly appreciated.
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Sharpie Markers
Wide Chisel Tip or Ultra-fine Point
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YOU SHOP,
AmazonSmile donates
Would you like to make a difference while you shop with Amazon?
AmazonSmile is a program where as Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to New Hope Clinic at no cost to you.
AmazonSmile offers the same products, same low prices, and same services as the Amazon you know.
for New Hope Clinic, Inc.
Donate items that New Hope Clinic needs the most
Thank you very much for all your support.
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Do you know someone who is going without medical or dental care,
or only going to the emergency room, because they have no health insurance and can't afford appointments?
Please tell them about New Hope Clinic! Information about our programs, how to sign up, and the patient application are available on our website, or have them call (910) 845-5333 to speak to one of our eligibility specialists about their situation. If we're not the right answer for them, we will do our best to refer them to another area program that may be able to help.
We can all do our part to improve the health of our community!
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To provide quality medical, dental and pharmacy services to low income, uninsured Brunswick County adults in a caring, patient-centered setting. |
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Main Clinic & Mailing:
201 W. Boiling Spring Rd, Southport, NC 28461
Satellite Clinic:
4600-10 Main St, Shallotte, NC 28470
Phone: (910) 845-5333
Fax: (910) 845-5366
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Contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law. New Hope Clinic, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. EIN: 31-1614379. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the NC Charitable Solicitation Licensing section at 1-888-830-4989. The license is not an endorsement by the State. |
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