November 2018
Community Health Check
It was a cold Saturday morning as community partners and health fair participants arrived for the November Health Fair. We had 350-400 registered participants that received flu shots, blood pressure checks, and more from 90 volunteers. Here are the stats from this successful event:
- 197 flu vaccines
- 40 vision screening exams
- 45 child identification cards
- 340 dental hygiene kits were distributed along with dental care information.
- 35 women received life saving screening mammograms
- 23 women received cancer screening exams
Participants also had an opportunity to get:
- Diabetic Screenings
- Blood pressure checks
- CPR and first aid information
- Parenting information
- Crisis pregnancy information
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollment
- Infant sleep safety information
- Alzheimer’s information
- Nutrition information
- Railroad safety
- Poison control
- Prescription drug safety
- And fire safety in the home.
Along with the health fair, 81 families registered for The Christmas Store, a yearly event hosted by Travis Avenue Baptist Church providing free toys to families in need, ensuring Christmas gifts for 211 children. Volunteers were able to share the Gospel with several people and over 200 English and Spanish-Bibles were given to participants.
A special thank you to the Koinonia Bible Study Class from Travis Ave. Baptist Church for providing box lunches to the volunteers. This is an excellent ministry to the community volunteers who see the love of Jesus displayed in many different ways at these events.
It is truly a blessing to witness the lives that are touched in this community and we are honored share the love of Jesus with those in our neighborhood. Thank you again to all of our community partners and volunteers for helping make this such great event!
