2010 Bridges to Healthcare
The inaugural Bridges to Healthcare event took place on Thursday, April 8th, at the Portland Hilton. Bridges to Healthcare was an evening celebrating the generosity of physicians, other health care providers, and many more individuals and organizations who make a difference in the lives of people in our community. Today.
Following a reception and silent auction, the dinner program included presentation of Project Access NOW awards to:
From Linda Nilsen-Solares’s Executive Director report
The inaugural Bridges to Healthcare event is history. If it weren’t for the big-event intimidation factor, we’d have organized a big event when we first started accepting patients, back in March 2008. It was truly powerful to see nearly 400 people who are committed to the same thing in the same room. Particularly for physicians who have been involved with Project Access from the very beginning, seeing how many people they know and respect are also involved may have come as a surprise. I overheard one person say, “When I looked up at the Hilton mezzanine, I thought, that can’t be us, that’s too many people!”
Indeed, when you’re in the trenches, working to ensure access to care for the most vulnerable among us, you may not see the growing capacity and support Project Access NOW has been garnering. The event was symbolic of a lot of people taking advantage of a unique environment created by Project Access NOW. This environment allows for simple involvement in donating care in a way that it can be best utilized. It is our hope that this first Bridges to Healthcare event will instill in our providers and supporters a sense of community around healthcare access.
The People of Project Access video
More from Bridges to Healthcare
Gallery – Event photos are available for purchase
Patient storyboards
Bridges to Healthcare sponsors
The entire event cost was covered by sponsor contributions of the following organizations (their support also means that the $25,000 raised at the event can go directly toward providing our services).
