Paparazzi: Thomson Reuters grant to Packard Health supports Youth Health Fair
Thomson Reuters, one of Washtenaw County's largest private employers, donated more than $30,000 to Packard Health on behalf of more than 100 Thomson Reuters employees who volunteered at the health center in 2010.
The Thomson Reuters Community Champion Award program - an annual corporate giving program that donates to non-profit organizations all over the world - provided $20,000 of the total $30,000 in grants.
Thomson Reuters also provided a $10,000 sponsorship of Packard’s Youth Health Fair and Be Well Block Party and helped fund the remodeling of one of Packard Health’s bathrooms to make it accessible for people with disabilities.
Thomson Reuters provided more than 70 employees to serve as volunteer staff at a Packard Health Youth Health Fair earlier this year. The company also provided $30,000 in grants to support Packard Health's mission.
photos courtesy of Packard Health
Packard Health is a nonprofit provider of primary health care to generations of Washtenaw County residents. Packard Health has two locations - 3174 Packard Road and Packard Health West at 501 N. Maple.
A Thomson Reuters volunteer talks with a Youth Health Fair attendee.
photos courtesy of Packard Health
More than 100 Thomson Reuters employees in Ann Arbor have volunteered at the clinic this year
in a variety of roles: patient advocates, health-fair workers, leaders of fitness walks, and more.
A spokeswoman for Packard Health said that Thomson Reuters provided more than 70 volunteers just for the Youth Health Fair alone. During the health fair and Be Well Block Party, participants could get immunizations and free camp and sports physicals. Free bike helmets were also provided to the first 200 children seen.
Thomson Reuters is one of Washtenaw County’s largest private employers, with about 800
employees based in Ann Arbor and 950 based in Dexter. Packard Health was founded in 1973 as the Packard Community Clinic.
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