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Annual
Yacht Clubs Of Long Beach Charity Regatta - A Great Year
For A Great Cause
LONG
BEACH, CA - September 27, 2004 -- The 18th running of
one of Long Beach, California's favorite regattas was
held Sunday, September 26th, in the inner harbor. Over
50 boats ranging from 50 foot racing yachts to sabots
enjoyed the Long Beach sailing conditions.
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| Who's
Yo Daddy's bowman calls the line at the start of
race one. Photo © Sean Downey / YachtRacing.com
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The
first race kicked-off with 5-7 knots of breeze which saw
the fleet slowly making their way around the course. However,
towards the end of the race, the wind had built to 10-12
knots and a second race was run.
Most
of the action of the day was held inside the marina where
the junior sabots spun around in tight circles along a
small course. There were quite a few close calls and bumps
but true to the sport, not a shout was uttered in protest.
In fact, one young racer broke out in a round of "Take
me out to the ball game."...
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Please
take a moment to find out more about The Children's Clinic
and what they do for the community of Long Beach:
The
Children's Clinic, Serving Children and Their Families
(TCC), founded in 1939 by a group of local physicians
and community leaders, is an independent non-profit licensed
community clinic dedicated to providing comprehensive
health care in a culturally sensitive and linguistically
appropriate manner to medically underserved, low-income
and high-risk populations in Long Beach and surrounding
communities.
WHO
DO THEY SERVE?
TCC provides care for the most underserved in the community.
To be eligible for services, a child or adult must be
uninsured, underinsured, or a Medi-Cal recipient. Families
are asked to contribute to their care according to a sliding
fee scale, yet no one is refused care because of an inability
to pay.
WHAT
DO THEY PROVIDE?
The Children's Clinic provides medical care and counseling
for well-child visits; acute and chronic care; community
outreach and education; immunizations; laboratory testing;
prescribed medications; linkage to community resources;
evening and Saturday morning hours; and an Adult Clinic.
TCC continues to serve as a true medical home with 24-
hour telephone accessibility to staff pediatricians and
care to children who are hospitalized. For the 2001 fiscal
year, TCC provided:
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35,630 General and primary care visits - an estimated
100,000 encounters
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1,809 Specialty care visits including pediatric ophthalmology,
neurology, allergy, and car, nose and throat
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21,800
Medications and prescriptions
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20,500
Immunizations
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Brighter
Tomorrows at International Elementary School, a partnership
with TCC, the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD),
YMCA, Greater Long Beach Child Guidance Center, and
the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services
(LBDHHS), which provides on-site health care, health
education, physical fitness and mental health services
to students and siblings.
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Reach
Out and Read, a collaborative with TCC, Beach Cities
Reading Association and AmeriCorp, which provides literacy
activities for children six months to five years of
age.
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Knight
Foundation Immunization Awareness Project, a partnership
with TCC, the LBDHHS and the LBUSD designed to increase
immunization awareness in the community through creating
public relations and health education materials in English,
Spanish and Khmer.
