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Junior League Of Colorado Springs announces 5th Annual “Care Fair”
The Junior League of Colorado Springs and its community partners’ Peak Vista
Community Health Centers, Memorial Health System, and Magic 98.9 FM are
sponsoring the 5th Annual CARE Fair on Saturday, July 21, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. –
4:00 p.m. at Peak Vista Community Health Centers: Family Health Clinic, 2840
International Circle & Dental Clinic, 2828 International Circle.
CARE Fair is a free health fair for uninsured and underinsured school-aged
children. This event will provide free immunizations, back-to-school physicals
as well as dental, hearing, diabetes, and vision screenings. Free haircuts will
be offered along with school supplies. There will be various community agencies
on hand to distribute information intended to help support parents raising
children.
Each year CARE Fair serves an average of 450 children. Last year 48 Junior
League members provided a total of 232 volunteer manpower hours for set-up and
support the day of the event. This year, JLCS volunteers will again staff the
event with help from community medical and dental volunteers. Parents are
encouraged to bring their children’s immunization records to the event. The
event is first come, first served.
CARE Fair addresses one of the most important community needs in Colorado
Springs. "With nearly 180,000 children without health insurance coverage in
Colorado, the Junior League of Colorado Springs felt a mandate to act.
Therefore, the JLCS launched CARE Fair. It has
been highly successful in not only caring for children the day of the event but
also in helping families find affordable medical homes." states Joy Love, JLCS
President.
Junior League of Colorado Springs is a non-profit organization of women
committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and
improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained
volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior
League of Colorado Springs advocates for youth enabling them to be effective and
valued citizens of this community. To learn more about JLCS, visit
www.jlcoloradosprings.org.
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