Volunteers In Medicine (VIM) Creates An Evening Of Magic
The evening was made possible by donors listed as Clairvoyants, Merlins, Alakazams and Harry Potters, among others.
VIM doctors Jack Lyons and Andy Plager flank Pier Boutin, who has been a volunteer doctor in the past
Volunteers in Medicine is a Berkshires-based organization that performs “magic” that changes people’s lives every day. On Saturday, Aug. 10, VIM celebrated its mission to provide access to quality healthcare for income-qualified, uninsured and underinsured residents with a busy lineup of music, cocktails, gambling, a silent auction and dancing. The site was Gedney Farm in New Marlborough, Mass. where guests dodged occasional raindrops as they dashed between food stations, the gambling tables and silent auction signups. Following close behind them were two roving magicians whose sleight of hand delighted partygoers. This is clearly a beloved organization, as both the guest and donor lists were long, proving that its vision — a society in which all members of our community have access to quality healthcare — is one many support.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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