MEDINA, Ohio -- The Free Clinic of Medina County held its annual fundraising celebration Aug. 23 at Buffalo Creek Retreat.

Two hundred and twenty guests shared a meal and lots of opportunities to support the cause.

The evening’s program opened with a welcome from Executive Director Nancy Peacock, who introduced board member Sandra Thomas Fain. Fain said a blessing before dinner.

Medical Director Dr. Kim Bowen, founder of the clinic, thanked the crowd for their support and spoke briefly about how the clinic has changed and adapted in the past 21 years in order to survive, despite upheavals in health insurance and the rising cost of health care.

A video starring patients, doctors and nurses explained how the clinic values patient care.

“The patient/doctor relationship is No. 1,” Bowen s

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