Support group helps clinic

The Friends of Laguna Beach Community Clinic, a support group formed

to assist with fund-raising for the Community Clinic, held their

first event (a free membership party), at Madison Square and Garden

Cafe on Sunday. Membership applications to the Friends of Laguna

Beach Community Clinic were accepted in the garden setting of Madison

Square.

Clinic Board of Directors President, Dr. Lee Winocur Field, read a

statement of support from Mayor Toni Iseman, and a patient of the

Clinic, Kristen Brown, Ph.D. told the group of about 75 her personal

story about how she owes her life to the Clinic.

Guests at the event enjoyed wines, hors d’oeuvres and desserts

donated by Jon Madison, owner of Madison Square and Garden Cafe, and

listened to guitar music provided by George Lawton who volunteered

his time and talent for the event

The Friends of the Clinic’s membership now includes five life

members, 11 supporting members and 11 active members, with more

applications still being accepted.

There are four levels of “Friends” memberships available:

* An Active membership (serves on committees and attends meetings)

is $50. annually.

* A Supporting membership (no meetings or committees requirement)

is $150. annually.

* A Lifetime membership is $1000. and can be either active or

supporting.

* A Variable membership is designed for those who would have a

financial hardship with other membership levels.

Memberships are still available in all four levels. For

information on memberships or other ways to help the Clinic, call at

494.0761 ext. 106

The first event that the Friends of the Clinic will participate in

will be the Clinic’s gala dinner-dance, “Legends and Icons,” at the

Montage Resort and Spa on Sept. 14.

Committee meetings for the event will occur during the summer, and

the group will begin its regular meetings in the late summer.

Spring Dine-Around

The Laguna Beach Community Clinic concludes its Spring Dine-Around

program on Monday, June 16 at French 75.

In the Dine-Around program, local restaurants have offered to

donate a percentage of their proceeds on selected nights directly to

Laguna Beach Community Clinic.

Clinic supporters are encouraged to call French 75 directly at

494-8444, mention the Clinic’s name, and then enjoy their choice of

beverages and dinner (all at French 75’s usual prices) from a menu of

French 75’s favorites. French 75 is a 1940s Parisian-style bistro and

Champagne bar, at 1464 S. Coast Highway, across from the Surf and

Sand hotel.

Other restaurant participants in the Laguna Beach Community

Clinic’s Dine-Around program have included Savoury’s in the Casa del

Camino Hotel, and the Pacific Room in Dana Point.

For more information on the Dine-around program, or how to

participate in the Fall Dine-Around, please call the Clinic at

494.0761 ext. 125