2024 There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch - People's Community Clinic People's Community Clinic

Please join us for the 28th annual edition of “There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch”, benefiting People’s Community Clinic. This signature event is an opportunity to connect with community leaders and hear directly from experts in the field. Attended by Austin’s leading lights, innovators, and influencers, the luncheon raises thousands of dollars for patient services and funds critical for clinic operations.

Date: Monday, May 13, 2024

Time: 11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Austin

Neal Kocurek Award for Health Advocacy:

The Honorable Toni Rose

Please join us in honoring State Representative Toni Rose, who authored House Bill 12 which expanded Medicaid coverage for pregnant women from two months to 12 months after the baby is born. Her work was described as a “major step forward” by Texas Monthly, “in addressing the state’s maternal mortality problem: it will help save lives across Texas.”

Past Honorees:

Becky Beaver & Marina Sifuentes
Peter Hotez & Dr. Maria Bottazzi
Senator Kirk Watson
Bettye & Bill Nowlin
Mary Margaret Farabee

Keynote Speakers:

A lively conversation between health care leaders, Dr. Jewel Mullen, assistant dean, Dell Medical School; former principal deputy assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Dr. Mike Mackert, director, Center for Health Communications, U.T. Austin.

Jewel Mullen, MD, MPH Mike Mackert, PhD

Past Keynote Speakers:

Lawrence Wright, journalist, screen writer, and Pulitzer Prize winner
The Honorable Donna Shalala, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Siddartha Mukherjee, physician, biologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Spencer Wells, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence

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Become A Sponsor

Your sponsorship helps ensure that thousands of Central Texans have access to high-quality, affordable health care — and puts you and your guests at the center of a lively conversation about health care in Texas.

For more information, please contact Joy Authur, JoyA@austinpcc.org or at 512.684.1722.

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