RAM clinic services hundreds at Manatee Technical College
Local residents can receive free medical care through Sunday
By
Berkley Mason
| 12:56 p.m. November 11, 2016
East County
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They waited in line by the hundreds, and one by one, they were called for a service some thought wasn't possible.
Remote Area Medical began its second appearance at Manatee Technical College on Friday and the free medical clinic will continue through Sunday.
"This is a great opportunity for the community to come together and have care even if they aren't qualified (for medical, dental or eye insurance)," said Bradenton's Krista Hall, who also volunteered at last year's inaugural Remote Area Medical clinic in Manatee County. "I serve a lot in my church, but this lets me get out and do something a little different. This is really a great thing because it's open to everybody."
The clinic continues Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. with service numbers being issued beginning at 3 a.m. each day.
MTC is located at 6305 State Road 70 East, Bradenton.
Bradenton's Zanthia Monroe tries on glasses with help from Sarasota volunteer Jenny King.
Bradenton 4-year-old Lindsay Manzano and her mother, Sara Manzano, take advantage of RAM.
A number of different health stations, offering care such as flu shots, are available.
Volunteer Jessica Ragan, an optometry student, leads Bradenton 14-year-old Jorge Manzanares through an eye exam.
The RAM clinic provides hundreds of glasses and prescription glasses.
Bradenton's Viviana Reyes gets her eyes checked by Stella Varain, a volunteer from Tampa.
Bradenton's Shannon Murphy, a dental hygiene student, cleans the teeth of Sarasota's Robin Salisbury.
Chantal Lovell, a volunteer at the Remote Area Medical free clinic, helps Bradenton's Letisha Calloway pick out some free vegetables.
Squash, onions and potatoes were being handed out at RAM.
East Bradenton's Tammy Brouwer, a volunteer at the Remote Area Medical free clinic, helps a group of young children pick out some free books.
Oswald Rodrigues, 7, colors while his mom gets dental care at RAM.
Kelly Karen, a volunteer with Suncoast Campaign for Grade Level Reading, shows Sarasota's Paula Rolle some books.
