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FAITH, HOPE & CHARITIES
WellCare Foundation Presents: Showtime!
By Tina Celle
L-R: Sandra Corder, Marge Ebeling, Terri O.
WellCare Foundation held its 11th annual fundraiser last month at the new Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale. Gorgeous showgirls were on hand to meet-and-greet the guests, which set the tone for Showtime! – A musical and comedy tribute to great American entertainers. Co-chairs Sandra Corder and KT Tamm should stand up and take a bow.
Beginning with a Native American blessing, the evening was off to a great start as the event emcee, TV personality Terri Ouellette, took to the stage. The highlight of the evening came when two special WellCare moms, Jacki Semerau and Kimberly Wang, together presented a song-and-story performance of some of the hardships single mothers must endure, how the economy recently turned against these successful business women and how WellCare gave them security, knowing their healthcare will be handled – for them and their children. They expressed their gratitude to Marge Ebeling, CEO and founder of WellCare, and showed the guests what WellCare Foundation is all about.
WellCare Foundation provides free, integrated primary healthcare to working, single mothers and their children who are not on government aid and cannot afford the cost of health insurance or to pay for needed healthcare. Many of the 138 volunteer practitioners were in attendance. For more information, visit wellcarefoundation.org.
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