By Daily Press staff
It will be a star-studded event this weekend to benefit a local non-profit that helps people get adequate health care.
On April 24, the 30th Anniversary celebration and annual fundraiser benefiting Westside Family Health Center will be held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, 101 Wilshire Blvd., beginning at 6 p.m.
The evening, which will be hosted by Jon Cryer, will be attended by Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Diane Keaton, Jason Isaacs, Constance Marie, Derek Fisher, Valente Rodriguez, Andrew Firestone and many more.
The benefit will raise funds for WFHC programs and services, and to help sustain access to health care for more than 7,100 uninsured men, women and children throughout Los Angeles area, which results in over 21,000 doctor visits each year.
Westside Family Health Center (WFHC), founded in 1974, is a non-profit community clinic dedicated to providing high-quality, low cost health care to women and their families in a supportive, educational environment. The commitment of WFHC is to empower their clients who lack adequate health care with knowledge and resources that will allow them to take an assertive role in their health, and make informed decisions about their well-being through all stages of life, officials said. WFHC uses a preventive and education-based approach to providing basic and critical health care to women, men, children and teens throughout the Los Angeles area in more than 21,000 visits each year. After 29 years of serving Westside neighborhoods, WFHC remains one of the most responsive, effective and innovative health care providers on the Westside.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 21, 2004. Read the original PDF.