VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR ITS COMMUNITY IMPACT

PRESS RELEASE

 February 11, 2026

VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE WINS PRESTIGIOUS HERITAGE AWARD FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

 HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC. – On February 7, 2026, Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of Hilton Head Island (VIM) received the Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious Heritage Award, which recognizes a nonprofit organization that has made a lasting and meaningful impact on the community and its residents.

 “We are incredibly honored and pleased to know that you all know about and value what our organization is doing in our community,” said Dr. John Newman, VIM’s Executive Director. “We often think that not enough people know what we do here at VIM, but tonight you proved us wrong.  We are not just a clinic where folks go to get a bandage or a vaccine.  We treat the entirety of a person’s health – from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up to wellness-centered living to prevent diseases and improve overall health.”

Accepting the award on behalf of VIM was Dr. John Newman and Mary Ellen McConnell, widow of Dr. Jack McConnell, VIM’s founder.  “We accept this award on behalf of the hundreds of talented and devoted volunteers at our clinic”, said Newman. “We are grateful to the Chamber and all the businesses in the community that support our mission.”