[img]2494|right|Doctor Sarah Carpenter||no_popup[/img]Dr. Sarah Carpenter, Culver City resident and new president of the Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center, has been awarded a Halo Award, which celebrates “everyday angels,” for her years of volunteer work providing medical care for young people in the community.
The award is presented by the Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation to volunteers who are deemed to have gone beyond the normto promote the betterment of their communities, and the nonprofit organizations whose work motivates and supports such volunteers.
Dr. Carpenter was nominated for the honor by the Venice Family Clinic, which operates the Culver City Youth Health Center on the campus shared by Culver City High School and the Middle School. She began volunteering for the Venice Family Clinic in 1984.
Dr. Carpenter has continued her service through the years by helping at the Health Center, starting in 1990. When Dr. Carpenter retired in 2012, she became more active at the Health Center and more involved in the Friends group. She was elected president of the Friends of the Youth Health Center last year.
The monetary award to the honorees is $20,000 for the Venice Family Clinic and $5,000 for Dr. Carpenter. She donated her portion to the Youth Health Center.
For information about the Health Center call 310.842.4328, or go to http://www.culvercityyouthhealthcenter.org/.
Ms. Schwartz may be contacted at ssschwar@pacbell.net
