The Casino Royale event is a sure bet for local clinic

The United Way of Tuscarawas County will host the Oscar Party, presenting Casino Royale, on Feb. 24 at the Kent State University Performing Arts Center from 6-10 p.m. with a silent auction, casino games, hors d’oeuvres, champagne, a cash bar and celebrity bartenders. The fundraiser will benefit the Tuscarawas Clinic for the Working Uninsured.

Celebrity bartenders will include Mayor Joel Day, County Commissioner Joe Sciarretti and Chamber of Commerce President Scott Robinson. They will accept tips on behalf of the clinic. Rick Michaels will provide live music.

Casino Royale is sponsored by Dover-Phila Federal Credit Union, Dr. Lindsey Moore, Union Hospital medical staff, Myers and Miller Podiatry, Union Hospital, Wendy’s, Trinity Hospital Twin City, Commercial & Savings Bank, Pipes Insurance, Dover Hydraulics, Black, McCuskey Law Firm, Jon and Cindy Elsasser through Stark Community Foundation, Jason Bambeck of Howard Hanna, Jeff Mathias of Howard Hanna, Moore and Neidenthal, Troyer and Associates, Marsh Industries, Warther Travel, and Zemis Legal Services.

Tickets are $80 for a couple or $40 for each individual. All proceeds will benefit the clinic, which serves Tuscarawas County residents who are employed without insurance. The clinic is located at 420 Reeves Ave., Suite D, Dover. All tickets can be reserved by calling 330-364-1853 by Feb. 20.

The Tuscarawas Clinic for the Working Uninsured is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve access to health care for the working uninsured citizens age 18-64 who live in Tuscarawas County and are at or below 199 percent of the federal poverty level.

The clinic is staffed by volunteer physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers and others who believe good health can be reached and maintained through the proper balance of exercise, nutrition, medical care and education.

The goal of the clinic is to help patients obtain and maintain good health. In order to achieve this goal, the clinic offers preventative and routine services, diabetic education, hypertension education, nutritional/dietitian services, medication programs, health education classes and some specialty care and limited dentistry.

Anyone in Tuscarawas County age 18-64 who is employed but lacks medical insurance can call the clinic at 330-364-1853 to complete a medical and financial assessment to determine eligibility. Additional information can be found at the clinic’s website at www.tuscarawasclinic.org.