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Senate Resolution

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A resolution recognizing Dr. William Lascheid, M.D., and

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Nancy Lascheid, R.N., for their outstanding public service

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in making quality medical care available to uninsured,

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low-income adults in Collier County by establishing an

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exemplary volunteer-based neighborhood health clinic,

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coordinating its services, and serving as volunteers.

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     WHEREAS, the delivery of health care services to individuals

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who lack the means to pay for the services is a pressing problem

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in this and every state, and

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     WHEREAS, many working adults, particularly those earning

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minimum wages, are uninsured because they cannot afford health

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insurance, and

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     WHEREAS, the health care needs of the underserved population

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cannot be met without the help of compassionate volunteers, and

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     WHEREAS, Dr. William Lascheid, M.D., and Nancy Lascheid,

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R.N., are among the most generous of those volunteers in that

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they have, since 1992, faithfully supported the provision of

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health care services for individuals living in Collier County who

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have limited financial resources, and

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     WHEREAS, William and Nancy Lascheid cofounded the

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Neighborhood Health Clinic in 1999 based on an innovative concept

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combining philanthropy and volunteerism to provide quality

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medical care and prescription medicines to adults in their

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community who are working, but uninsured, at a cost to patients

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for each visit of 1 hour of their wages, and

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     WHEREAS, William and Nancy Lascheid have labored selflessly

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to enlist and coordinate the volunteer services of physicians,

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nurses, other health care professionals, and community members to

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offer health services at the Neighborhood Health Clinic, and

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     WHEREAS, in 2002, the Neighborhood Health Clinic moved from

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its first site in donated storefront space to a more spacious and

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modern facility having a staff of volunteer physicians and nurses

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and a total of more than 500 volunteers, funded entirely through

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private philanthropy, and

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     WHEREAS, volunteers at the Neighborhood Health Clinic have

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donated 87,458 hours of services worth nearly $7.5 million, and

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medical providers outside the clinic have donated services to the

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clinic's patients which are worth nearly $4.4 million, and

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     WHEREAS, as of June 2007, the doctors volunteering for the

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clinic had provided medical consultations to patients in 28,702

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visits and the clinic had filled many thousands of prescriptions

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that together have a retail value of over $4.2 million, and

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     WHEREAS, William and Nancy Lascheid have received numerous

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awards and accolades recognizing the establishment, success, and

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value of the Neighborhood Health Clinic and their exemplary

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volunteer services, including, the National Jefferson Award for

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Public Service, the Gulfshore Life Man of the Year in Medicine,

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the Florida Medical Association Partnership in Medicine Award,

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the Community Foundation Robert C. Cosgrove Award, the Naples

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Daily News 2001 Outstanding Citizen Award, and the State of

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Florida Points of Light Award, NOW, THEREFORE,

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Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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     That the Florida Senate recognizes Dr. William Lascheid,

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M.D., and Nancy Lascheid, R.N., for their years of exemplary and

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selfless service to the people of Collier County and this state.

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     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with

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the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Dr. and Mrs.

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William Lascheid as a tangible token of the sentiments of the

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Florida Senate.