The Helping Hands free medical clinic is now asking the public for help in finding a missing laptop and flash drives with critical information. 

Janice Morris, one of the founders of the Helping Hands free medical clinic, located on Lake Rockaway Drive at the entrance of the Lakeview community, said a laptop and a laptop case with 12 flash drives were taken from the clinic's office sometime on Aug. 11 or 12. She said the

"For six years, I've never had anyone take anything from the building," she said. "It's just unbelievable. We don't know where to begin."

The laptop case held 12 flash drives with records and information from the very beginning of the non-profit organization. Morris said she and her husband, Tolbert, had not had a chance to back up the information on their home computer, which had recently crashed.

Morris said she just wanted the flash drives back. "Whoever has it, please return the case with the contents in it. It's our whole 12 years. Everything we had. We're in the middle of a grant process and there was a report; it was all in there."

She offered a reward for the safe return of the drives. For more information, call 770-860-9545 or 404-276-7674 or email helpinghandsoutreach@earthlink.net

The clinic offers free basic prevenative health care services for acute and chronic illnesss and issues, such as cholesterol, hypertension, diabetic screening, prostate screening, mammogram referral, wellness, and a physician's exam. For more information, go to www.helpinghandsga.com