Community gives $11,000 for Lind Clinic improvements

Stephen McFadden | Last updated Oct 13, 2011 12:0pm0

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TRADING PLACES. Doctor Charles M. Sackmann found himself on the exam table Tuesday when members of the Lind Health Center committee dropped by the newly-opened Lind Medical Clinic. Sackmann is seated on a new exam table purchased by the organization. The committee members include (left to right) Howard Heil, Sharon Englehart and Carla Bengston. Also pictured is Hometown Family Medicine nurse Sherri Sackmann (second from right). –Journal photo by Stephen McFadden

ind made donations of $20 to $1,000 each and ultimately generated $11,000 for the purchase of new furniture and equipment in order to re-open the Lind Medical Clinic.

Board members of the Lind Health Center, Inc., organization, which owns the clinic building, gathered in the spruced up facility Tuesday to talk about the effort.

They had high praise for the community for coming forward to support the effort to prepare the clinic to be operational.

“Everything is very appreciated,” said Carla Bengston.

Doctors Charles M. Sackmann and Valerie Eckley and their business, Hometown Family Medicine, a...