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Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton to Speak at Fundraiser

Taylors Free Medical Clinic still has a few seats available

Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton will be in town Tuesday to help raise money for the Taylors Free Medical Clinic.

Hamilton, a world-renowned figure skater, responded very quickly to the clinic's invitation to speak at an annual spring gala, Health Healing Hope to be held at 6:30 p.m. at the T.D. Convention Center.

"We wrote to people to tell them about the Taylors Free Medical Clinic and to ask for a speaker," said Karen Salerno, executive director of the clinic said. "He wrote back very quickly and accepted our invitation."

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Taylors Free Medical Clinic is a faith-based agency that provides free medical services for low income families who are uninsured. Clients of the clinic can't have services provided to them by medicaid or medicare.

The clinic also provides an on-site pharmacy that fills prescriptions for clients free of charge.

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The clinic's staff, aside from a few adminstrative staff members, is operated completely by volunteers. Even the doctors and pharmacists donate their time and talents to assist patients in the Greenville area.

Last year, the clinic assisted more than 4,500 patients with medical care and administered more than 24,000 prescriptions.

You may recognize Hamilton as a Network TV skating commentator, actor, performer, producer, Emmy Award nominee, best-selling author, role model, humanitarian and philanthropist.

But Hamilton's biggest and most well-known accomplishments may be off the ice. The 53-year-old athlete added survived testicular cancer and a brain tumor to his list of accomplishments.

Hamilton's motto in life is, "The only disability in life is a bad attitude."

Hamilton turned his experience with cancer into an opportunity to help others with cancer. A spokesperson for the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Hamilton is the founder of the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, the Cancer Alliance for Research, Education and Survivorship. Through CARES, he helps raise money for breakthrough cancer research each year hosting an annual fundraiser "An Evening with Scott Hamilton & Friends."

Tickets are still available for the Spring Gala, contact the Taylors Free Medical Clinic to reserve your seat at 244-1134.


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