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Registration is now open for the Ninth Annual Legacy Award Virtual Luncheon, scheduled for Friday, May 7th, 2021. Due to meeting restrictions and for health concerns, we have decided not to gather in person this year. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Lincoln Community Health Center with our legacy award, and recognize Lincoln’s founder, Dr. Charles DeWitt Watts. This is a virtual, on-line celebration and is a fundraiser for the Lincoln Community Health Center Foundation. There is an option to pick up a box lunch from the Washington Duke Inn, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Friday, May 7th.

Individual tickets are $50 each and sponsorships start at $250. Gifts of any size will be accepted; however, box lunches are only available with a minimum $50 donation (per lunch). Box lunches are optional and not required to participate. You may pay with a credit card using the Register link on this page. Printed invitations will be mailed in March, and the RSVP deadline is April 28th. With a donation of any amount, a confirmation e-mail with a secure video link will be e-mailed to you prior to May 7th. For questions or to place a lunch order once you have registered, please call Ms. Diane Faricy at 919-956-4004 or e-mail to diane.faricy@duke.edu.

The Lincoln Community Health Center Foundation announced a $100,000 unrestricted grant to Lincoln Community Health Center at the Foundation’s annual meeting on December 10th. These funds will be used by Lincoln, as needed, for efforts in responding to COVID-19 as well as other direct patient services. This is the largest gift ever by the Foundation to Lincoln, and brings total giving from the Foundation to over $250,000. “On behalf of the Lincoln Community Health Center Foundation, we are extremely pleased to make this significant financial contribution to Lincoln,” said Board Chair Rev. Dr. Michael D. Page. “This donation would not be possible without the philanthropic support of our many donors and sponsors who helped make this gift possible.” It is not too late for a year-end gift. Click the “Donate” button at the top of this page.

The Lincoln Community Health Center Foundation, Inc. will hold its annual public meeting on Thursday, December 10^th, from 8:30 – 10:00 AM. The meeting will be virtual and advance registration is required. Please use the link below to register, and a confirmation e-mail with a secure Zoom link will be sent to you.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkduytqzsjHtboOWgfdnPFHmmVsbtKWnJL

Your personal information is secure and will not be shared. We will hear from our Board Chair Rev. Dr. Michael D. Page with an exciting announcement, a financial report and sponsor recognition, an update from Lincoln Community Health Center, and an update on plans for 2021. In lieu of attendance, donations are accepted using the Donate button on this page. Thank you for all you do for Lincoln patients and better health in Durham. From all of us, we wish you a happy and safe holiday season.

Lincoln has been testing for COVID-19 since April. We now know the coronavirus affects Hispanics and African Americans disproportionately. Between April 1 and September 4, Lincoln conducted 2,612 COVID-19 tests. Of these, 800 (or 31%) were positive for the virus. Of the 800 positive tests, 85% were Hispanic, 8% were African American, and 1% was Caucasian. More significant, of the 2,612 patient tests, 1,563 identified as Hispanic (roughly in proportion to the overall Lincoln patient population), and of these 681 (or 85% of all positive tests) were positive. However, as a group, 44% of Hispanic patients tested positive (681 of 1,563), which is much higher than the percent of Durham’s Hispanic population as a whole at 13.4%. Clearly, the patient population seen at Lincoln is both at higher risk and demonstrates a greater propensity to having COVID-19, with a higher positivity rate than would be expected based on the Durham population as a whole. If you would like to support testing and other services, please use the Donate button at the top of this page.