[Durham INC] Free Durham Health and Wellness Festival Saturday

[Melissa Rooney]

This info and a Spanish translation should go out in every Friday folder in every DPS school this week (should have gone out last week). I've asked my PTA about it (at least to do it for our school), but I agree that it is not their place to fund print-outs for this ... nor is it the school's responsibility (we all know they don't have the money for printing this info -- teachers are on paper rations, for goodness' sake). 

But the city is missing a big opportunity to reach people who otherwise will not get this information. I hope that the appropriate city department (city council) will consider this going forward and will commit to provide copies (and translations) to the schools for dissemination. I know there are a lot of families who could use this service and they simply aren't going to know about it.

Keep in mind that most DPS students are city residents, even though the land their school is on is technically in the county (everything else around the school is within the city). Again, this is a cheap way for the city to reach people (b/c they don't have to pay for shipping to these school families in order to inform them of this important city service). 

It'd be a great show of collaboration with the county as well.

Melissa (Rooney)




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From: "Blalock, Amy" <Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov>
To: "Blalock, Amy" <Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2011 11:56 AM
Subject: [Durham INC] Free Durham Health and Wellness Festival Saturday


  
CITY OF DURHAM
Office of Public Affairs
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
 
 
News Release  
For Details, Contact:
Amy Blalock
Sr. Public Affairs Specialist
(919) 560-4123 x 11253
(919) 475-7735 (cell)
Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov
 
  
 
For Immediate Release: September 20, 2011
    
 
Free Health and Wellness Festival Saturday
 
What:              Feed My Sheep Fall 2011 Health and Wellness Festival
 
Who:               Feed My Sheep, City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, and the Northeast Central Durham Livability Initiative’s Multifunctional Community Open Spaces Scheme
 
When:             Saturday, September 24, 2011, from noon to 5 p.m.
 
Where:            Holton Career and Resource Center
                        401 N. Driver St.
                        Durham, N.C. 27701
 
Fast Facts:
·         Feed My Sheep, in partnership with the City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department and the Northeast Central Durham Livability Initiative’s Multifunctional Community Open Spaces Scheme, is hosting its Fall 2011 Health and Wellness Festival, which is free and open to all Durham residents.
 
·         The health festival will offer various health screenings, including prostate cancer, oral cancer, cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, and HIV. The festival will also provide attendees with information on a wide variety of medical topics including information on health insurance. 
 
·         Festival goers will also enjoy food, attractions, activities, and music, including a kids’ corner, face painting, steppers, and a comedian. 
 
·         Feed My Sheep is a food pantry serving Durham residents with nutritional food and health education, food provision, counseling, and back-to-work programs. For more information, contact Thomas Greene at (919) 949-3172 or visit www.FeedMySheepDurham.org. 
 
·         For additional information on Saturday’s festival, contact Robin Dixon with the City’s Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, at (919) 560-1647, ext. 34245 or via e-mail at Robin.Dixon at DurhamNC.gov.
 
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