Acknowledgements
VIM-San Diego would like to thank the following individual and groups for their support of concept.
Thanks must always begin to Dr. Jack McConnell for his Vision and leadership for two decades as our Founding Father.
Thanks is also due to Ms. Amy Hamlin, the Executive Director of the VIM
Institute, without whose mentorship in the early years we would have foundered.
And thanks to the Members of the Chapel of the Valley Methodist Church,
under the Chairmanship of Mr. Stuart Harvey whose communication, engineering
and personal skills have kept us on track for the past three years.
- Pastor Jim Seaton
- Marvin Batsell
- Dr. Garry Bradt
- Geno Dodson
- Linda Dozier
- Stuart Harvey
- Jeanette Kincaid
- Wanda LeClaire
- Don and Jean Pearce
- Becky Calsmer McLachlan
With thanks to the following members of the Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church:
- Rev. Arthur Sueltz, who made our initial introduction to Dr.
Jack McConnell and his Vision
- Dr. Gresham Bayne, for taking that vision, nurturing it, and
bringing it to fruition
- Mr. John Pearson for his Accounting expertise
- Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels for her Board Membership and legal
advice
- Mr. James Harrigan, Esq. who gave us the most comprehensive
Lease Contract for land use in the entire VIM network.
- Mr. Bruce Nash, for his marketing expertise and enthusiastic
support in the early years
- Cm. Byron Wear for his generosity, both political and personal
- Paul and Cynthia Diller, for help in moving and storage of
medical equipage
- Paul West for his advice and help in Public Relations
- John and Betty Trowbridge, and Nancy Ables for their generous
cash donations
Thanks to Mr. Tom Gehring and the San Diego County Medical Society for their
support and networking skills.
Thanks to Mr. Todd Hoff, former CEO of Continental Rehabilitation Hospital,
we have ten examination beds in new condition.
Thanks to Dr. Tom Cummings we began the clinic with complete stocking of
office materials for primary care.
Thanks to Mr. Michael Scarano for his expert legal advice.
Thanks to Justin Glavis-Bloom, our webmaster who designed and created this fantastic web site.
To the Grossmont Hospital District for their initial $50,000 Grant followed
by $25,000 additional monies in 2006
To the California Endowment for their initial $25,000 seed capital and a 2007 Grant award for $82,000
And to our two Anonymous Donors, one of whom has generously gifted $50,000
in an unrestricted donation, and another who supported the Clinic with
$50,000 in 2005 and a $5,000 monthly Grant throughout 2006.
We sincerely hope they know how much our patients appreciate their
generosity and benefit from their willingness to share their beneficence.
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