Despite the fact that it was a Monday, crowds were drawn to Liberation Fellowship Community Development Corporation's Health Fair today at Vernon Park in Germantown. Free hoagies, bottles of water, face painting and music were provided to neighbors of the Germantown vicinity who stopped by for HIV, STD, Blood Pressure, Hepatitis C, Hearing and Dental testing.
Organizations represented at the fair included: Positive Voices of Philadelphia, Inc., Positive Women's Network, Circle of Care, Drexel University's UJIMA Coalition, The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium, Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, The Office of Doctor A.V. Hankins M.D., FACP and the Hispanic Health Network. Each table offered advice and brochures for passers-by. Hearing screening was provided by Britt Cardwell. LFCDC conducted so many free HIV tests, that we ran out of test forms! Children had their faces painted by resident artist Minika Hull whose colorful flowers made each child walk away smiling! We offer a special thank you to Lynn Fields Harris, Executive Director of Center In The Park whose staff loaned us tables for the fair.
Major kudos go to Health Fair Organizer Dawna Edwards-Watson an AmeriCorps Volunteer LFCDC staff member and founder of Positive Voices of Philadelphia, Inc. whose tireless efforts yielded an extremely successful event.
