Giving Voice: Tending What We Can

Giving Voice: Tending What We Can

By Brooke McNaughton, Oasis Free Clinics Board of Directors For me, summer brings relief. Relief from snowstorms, from power outages, from dark days and frigid temperatures. This summer feels a little different, and it’s not just the endless weekend rain. It’s...
Giving Voice: Breathing Easy at Oasis Free Clinics

Giving Voice: Breathing Easy at Oasis Free Clinics

By Anita Ruff, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics In the 1950s and 1960s, over half of the men in the United States smoked. This was partially related to government issued cigarettes, most notably in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, when cigarettes...
The Gift of Seeing Clearly

The Gift of Seeing Clearly

By Anita Ruff, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics Have you ever taken a moment to close your eyes and ask yourself what your life would be like if, when you opened them, everything remained dark? To have your vision gone? How would you navigate your world without...
Giving Voice: Politics and gratitude

Giving Voice: Politics and gratitude

By Anita Ruff, Executive Director, Oasis Free Clinics It is the week before Thanksgiving, and I have been thinking a lot about gratitude. Some of it is just the time of year. Some of it, though, is related to politics. Before you think I’m going to get political, I am...
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