Celia Brugman (Kaiser Permanente, HeartThrob Sponsor), Dr. Curley Bonds (Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, WFHC Community Partner) and Celia Bernstein (Director of Development, WFHC) enjoyed the Westside Family Health Center’s “I HEART WFHC” event on February 21 at TAG Gallery in Santa Monica. (photo coutesy of Rich Schmitt Photography)

The Westside Family Health Center (WFHC) held their first annual Champagne and Dessert Dance Party Fundraiser, “I HEART WFHC,” on Saturday, Feb. 21 at the TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station.

During this event, 120 guests enjoyed food, drink, dancing, art and a prize drawing, all while supporting WFHC. Attendees included supporters, vendors, patients, sponsors, WFHC Board and team members and community partners.

“We thought the event was just about perfect,” said WFHC board member, Stephanie Negriff. “It was a great venue — perfect size — and well attended.”

Proceeds from the event will go toward providing high quality, patient-centered care and education to WFHC’s 9,734 patients who rely on WFHC for their primary medical needs as well as specialty care referrals and health education.

“We help the most vulnerable populations — uninsured, low income or disenfranchised. Without us, people have nowhere to go,” said Debra A. Farmer, WFHC’s president/chief executive officer.

Community tours of WFHC, located at 1711 Ocean Park Blvd. in Santa Monica, can be scheduled by contacting Celia Bernstein, director of development, at cbernstein@wfhcenter.org or (310)450-4773, ext. 254. For medical appointments, call (310)450-2191.