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Organizations signed an 3/9/13 – Tzu Chi Haiti
agreement for Tzu Chi to volunteers held a major medical
promote organ donation in clinic, helping more than six
Asian-American communities. hundred patients. Six doctors
traveled from the United States
10/20/11 – Tzu Chi volunteers to offer their assistance and
participated in the four-day present equipment to their
CareNow major health clinic Haitian counterparts.
held in the Los Angeles Sports
Arena, helping more than 5/20/13 – Great Love Dental
4,000 uninsured patients and Mobile began offering weekly
In the first months after the January setting up follow-up care. free dental services for low-
2010 earthquake, Tzu Chi volunteers income patients in Milpitas,
treated more than fifteen thousand 1/2/12 – On the invitation of on the outskirts of San Jose,
patients in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: OneLegacy, an organ donation California.
Joemei Tung organization, Tzu Chi Medical
Foundation volunteers helped 6/22/13 – Great Love Vision
decorate the Donate Life float, Mobile joined the fleet of
honoring people who have mobile medical vans, making
saved others’ lives through its debut at the Care 4 a Healthy
their organ donations. IE event in San Bernardino,
California.
2/21/12 – In Mesa, Arizona,
“Mesa’s Woman of the Year” was 11/1/13 – Tzu Chi Medical
presented to Dr. Ruth Tan Lim, Foundation celebrated its
Phoenix TIMA coordinator, for twentieth anniversary by
her service to the community. helping thousands of patients
throughout the four-day Care
Then-California Governor Arnold 3/22/12 – Tzu Chi and RAM Harbor clinic in downtown Los
Schwarzenegger visited Tzu Chi during collaborated again to provide Angeles.
The Modern House Call for Women in eight days of free medical
October 2010. Photo: Michelle Chen clinics—four days each in
Oakland and Sacramento,
California.
The newest Tzu Chi Community Clinic
opened in Wilmington, California, in
November 2010. Photo: Michelle Chen
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