LETTER TO THE EDITOR | South Whidbey support is overwhelming

Published 4:52 pm Friday, January 30, 2015

Editor,

Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for the ongoing support we receive. Friends of Friends has offered hope and support to South Whidbey residents since 1997 by providing financial assistance for medically-related expenses. In 2014, with the help of our wonderful Mr. South Whidbey candidates, generous donors, and able volunteers, Friends of Friends helped over 200 friends and neighbors with medical expenses.

In response to the Affordable Care Act our intake process now includes encouraging people to enroll. While we have not noticed a decrease in numbers, we have noticed a difference in the type of requests we receive: prescription costs have declined, but the need for help with co-pays and medical transportation has increased.

Friends of Friends is a not-for-profit volunteer organization that helps South Whidbey residents with unmet medical expenses. If you need help, or wish to donate, please call 360-221-4535 or visit our web site: www.fofmedicalsupportfund.org.

On behalf of the entire board, we are always touched by the overwhelming generosity of our South Whidbey community, and while “Thank you” doesn’t seem nearly enough, we are, indeed, thankful.

With gratitude,

BECKY FOOTE

Friends of Friends

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