PHOTO: Fun walking for funds, health

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Barb Paschall (at left in foreground) leads stretches before the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave. For more about the clinic, call 360-582-2976 or visit sequimfreeclinic.org.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Participants in the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair make their way from Trinity United Methodist Church into Carrie Blake Community Park on Aug. 10. The event is the clinic’s sole fundraiser and includes 1-mile and 5k options. In 2024, the clinic has already seen a 17% increase in patient visits compared to last year, with 62% of those new patients, clinic representatives said. For more about the clinic, call 360-582-2976 or visit sequimfreeclinic.org.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Eric Lewis, vice president of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s board of directors, helps lead off the clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave. For more about the clinic, call 360-582-2976 or visit sequimfreeclinic.org.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Barb Paschall leads stretches before the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave. For more about the clinic, call 360-582-2976 or visit sequimfreeclinic.org.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Barb Paschall (at left in foreground) leads stretches before the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Participants in the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair make their way from Trinity United Methodist Church into Carrie Blake Community Park on Aug. 10. The event is the clinic’s sole fundraiser and includes 1-mile and 5k options.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Eric Lewis, vice president of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s board of directors, helps lead off the clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Eric Lewis, vice president of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s board of directors, helps lead off the clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave. For more about the clinic, call 360-582-2976 or visit sequimfreeclinic.org.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Eric Lewis, vice president of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s board of directors, helps lead off the clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave. For more about the clinic, call 360-582-2976 or visit sequimfreeclinic.org.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Participants in the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair make their way from Trinity United Methodist Church into Carrie Blake Community Park on Aug. 10. The event is the clinic’s sole fundraiser and includes 1-mile and 5k options.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Participants in the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair make their way from Trinity United Methodist Church into Carrie Blake Community Park on Aug. 10. The event is the clinic’s sole fundraiser and includes 1-mile and 5k options.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Eric Lewis, vice president of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s board of directors, helps lead off the clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Eric Lewis, vice president of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic’s board of directors, helps lead off the clinic’s 17th Fun Walk and Health Fair, held Aug. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church. All proceeds support the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic, an organization that offers basic urgent care and chronic medical care for the uninsured and under-insured in the community. The clinic operates two Basic Urgent Care clinics per week and three to four Chronic Health Care clinics per month, at 777 N. Fifth Ave.