The meeting was called to order by President Elect, Jim Sawin. Committee reports were given-Laura Thomas gave an update regarding Barbertonopoly. She indicated the money for the boards has been sent, there are still a couple of available spots: the money, 1 railroad, Fates on the board. Selena offered to contact PPG, Ruth indicated she will contact Wright Tool. Ruth Kaser shared that the tickets are in for our Reverse Raffle and one of our topics for our meeting next week will be the Reverse Raffle.
Our speakers were from Axxess Pointe Community Health Center. Lori Csipke and Lori Jensen shared information regarding what services are offered and how access to healthcare has changed in the nation with the National Healthcare Act and expanded access to Medicaid.From AxessPointe Community Health Center website: AxessPointe Community Health Centers are federally qualified health centers (commonly called community health centers) located in Northeast Ohio. Originally named Akron Community Health Resources, Inc., the first center was located in Akron, OH and received funding in 1994 from the Bureau of Primary Health Care to establish the first federally qualified health center in Summit County.