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SET Family Clinic's 20th Anniversary Celebration was an amazing event, the evening exceeded everyone's expectations. Over 400 friends of SET gathered at the Doubletree Hotel October 23rd to celebrate. Guests enjoyed a delicious dinner, a live auction, a silent auction and and a wonderful performance by the Colorado Springs Children Chorale. Keynote speaker, Catholic Health Initiatives President, Kevin Lofton delivered a compassionate speech about the state of healthcare in America. Lofton emphasized the growing need for the services SET provides. Vice-Mayor Larry Small presented a Proclamation from Mayor Lionel Rivera and the City of Colorado Springs, CO. The Proclamation declared October 23, 2010 as SET of Colorado Springs Week.
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Amie Howser has been a patient at
SET since 2010. She has been served by SET’s medical and mental health services
and benefited from her providers communicating openly to create the best plan
of treatment for her recovery. One aspect about mental health that our community
should become aware of, is that with mental illness, recovery is possible
(NAMI)...
"I
have been a RN for 27 years, doing Oncology nursing for the last 20 years.
My boys were getting older and moving on to college and I realized I had
extra time on my hands. My boys worked at Marian House regularly for
scouts and to get service hours for St. Mary’s. I had heard they had a
homeless medical clinic there and it sparked my interest. I started
volunteering over a year ago and have LOVED the clinic. It is the neatest
atmosphere. Truly, everyone that I work with really love being there.
Every single time I have been there ....