To honor Sharron Baird

Founder; Executive Director; Director of Development

THE CONEJO FREE CLINIC

	Sharron Baird being presented with proclaimation by Linda Parks of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors

WHEREAS, the Conejo Free Clinic is a non-profit health care and legal aid provider in Thousand Oaks that is staffed by civic-minded volunteer professionals in the fields of medicine, law, and social service who work collaboratively to meet important needs that residents could not otherwise afford; and

WHEREAS, Sharron Baird co-founded the Conejo Free Clinic in 1975, and has nurtured its growth over thirty-three years, first as a volunteer and then as an administrator, executive director, and director of development; and

WHEREAS, Sharron Baird has been a vital part of the work of the Conejo Free Clinic, creating an efficient and caring clinic environment where each client is valued as an individual and treated with dignity and respect; and

WHEREAS, across thirty-three years of her work with the Conejo Free Clinic, Sharron Baird has further enriched our community by setting an example for youth and for residents of all ages of how a committed individual can work to change the world for the better;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Ventura County Board of Supervisors takes great pleasure in commending Sharron Baird on her extraordinary contributions to improving the health and well-being of Ventura County's residents, and on the occasion of her retirement from the Conejo Free Clinic wishes her continued success in all future endeavors.

PRESENTED THIS 27th DAY OF JANUARY, 2009