BELGRADE – Belgrade Regional Health Center will hold a School Supplies Drive in celebration of National Health Center Week starting Wednesday, August 1 and ending Friday, August 31. Donations will be accepted at the Health Center during business hours.
All donations will be collected to support Belgrade Central Elementary School. Donated items must be new and unused or unopened, please.
Examples of needed toiletry items include:
- No. 2 Pencils
- Colored Pencils
- Pink Rectangular Erasers
- Glue Sticks
- Lunch Bags or Boxes
- Marker Sets
- Boxed Crayons
- Scissors (blunt ended)
- Composition Notebooks
- Construction Paper
- Backpacks
- Tissues
Belgrade Regional Health Center is located at 4 Clement Way (of Route 27) in Belgrade. For more information about the School Supplies Drive, please call 207-495-3323.
The event is being held in celebration of National Health Center Week, which runs from August 12th - 18th. This year’s theme for National Health Center Week is “Celebrating America’s Health Centers: Home of America’s Healthcare Heroes.” One of the bright spots in America’s health care system, Community Health Centers serve more than 27 million Americans, a number that continues to grow along with the demand for affordable primary care.
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Belgrade Regional Health Center is part of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a group of eleven Federally Qualified Health Centers in Central and Western Maine. Belgrade offers a range of services including family medical care, counseling, and care management to residents of Belgrade, Mount Vernon, Augusta, Rome, Oakland, Sidney, Belgrade Lakes, Waterville, and neighboring towns. A reduced fee program is available to uninsured and underinsured residents.