by paige | Feb 22, 2023 | General News
BY ANITA RUFF – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OASIS FREE CLINICS Today is my birthday — No. 51. When I was a kid, I tried to picture what I would be like when I was in my 50s. It seemed impossibly old. Even after I had children in my 30s, I would think about their high...
by paige | Jan 30, 2023 | General News, Giving Voice
BY ANITA RUFF, OASIS FREE CLINIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Last week, Lois Skillings stepped down as the President of Mid Coast-Parkview Health after 11 years. When I came to Oasis seven years ago, one of the first calls I received was from Lois, inviting me to meet with...
by paige | Jan 19, 2023 | General News, Giving Voice
BY BY ABIGAIL ABBOTT – OASIS FREE CLINICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS I was born in Brunswick, went through the town’s public school system, attended Bowdoin College, and am now raising my three children here. I love this town. Growing up, neighborhood friends of my...
by paige | Nov 22, 2022 | General News, Giving Voice
Life is sometimes explained as a journey. That journey is made by taking a series of steps. Forexample, we talk about taking one step at a time when a part of our journey is hard. We describesome of these steps as small, some big. Sometimes we step forward, sometimes...
by paige | Nov 22, 2022 | General News, Giving Voice
This spring, Oasis Free Clinics Executive Director, Anita Ruff, approached me in the doorway ofmy office, saying, “Hey! I have a great opportunity!” Anyone who knows Anita knows the lightin her eyes that accompanies statements such as these. As the Mental Health...
by paige | Nov 22, 2022 | General News, Giving Voice
After many years of volunteering at Oasis Free Clinics, I have chosen to step down as theDirector of the Dental Clinic. That decision made me realize how important volunteerism hasbeen in defining my retirement.As our working years come to a close, we give a lot of...
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