1800 Attend Wildly Successful Community Fun Day
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Rev. Dr. William L. Glover
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Redeeming Influence Community Outreach Inc., in partnership with Mount Hermon Ministries hosted its 6th Annual Community Fun Day and Living with Diabetes Awareness forum. The scope, size, number of services, activities and community turnout exceeded the previous year’s totals as 1800 plus community members attended the event. Sponsors for the event reached an all-time high, as well as vendors who provided fun activities, services, meals and information.
The day started with the Living with Diabetes Awareness Forum. Diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol are persistent chronic disease which continue to disproportionally plague communities of color. RICO and Mt. Hermon Ministries remain committed to educating, testing, and equipping people to manage and arrest this disease. An enthusiastic audience of 220 community members who are either living with diabetes or loves someone who is, received valuable information from a panel of medical experts and were able to ask questions pertaining to their own situations. Dozens of others were screened and tested. Each household also received 30 pounds of nutritious groceries.
The campus swelled to near capacity as the fun in the Community Fun day started to happen. The radiant smiles of 700 plus children accompanied by parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, illuminated the partly cloudy day as they engaged themselves in any number of activities that captured their interest. There were: bounce houses, obstacle courses, sack races, a boxing ring, a fun bus, a fire truck, a dunk tank, face painting, rock painting, a bike rodeo course and much more. Additionally, each kid walked away with a book bag filled with school supplies. There was a host of giveaways ranging from: bikes, gift cards, a flat screen tv, and a table of house hold goods compliments of Blessings from Perrydise. Everyone received a hot meal and cold refreshing drinks.
Special thanks to some great sponsors without whom this day could not have happened: Mt. Hermon Ministries, Lee Health, B&I, Walmart, City of Fort Myers, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Florida Blue, Lee Pits Live, Cape Coral Community Foundation, Wawa, Costco, Taking the City, Attorney Joe North, Panera Bread, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Edison National Bank, Harry Chapin Food Bank, and Target.
The day started with the Living with Diabetes Awareness Forum. Diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol are persistent chronic disease which continue to disproportionally plague communities of color. RICO and Mt. Hermon Ministries remain committed to educating, testing, and equipping people to manage and arrest this disease. An enthusiastic audience of 220 community members who are either living with diabetes or loves someone who is, received valuable information from a panel of medical experts and were able to ask questions pertaining to their own situations. Dozens of others were screened and tested. Each household also received 30 pounds of nutritious groceries.
The campus swelled to near capacity as the fun in the Community Fun day started to happen. The radiant smiles of 700 plus children accompanied by parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, illuminated the partly cloudy day as they engaged themselves in any number of activities that captured their interest. There were: bounce houses, obstacle courses, sack races, a boxing ring, a fun bus, a fire truck, a dunk tank, face painting, rock painting, a bike rodeo course and much more. Additionally, each kid walked away with a book bag filled with school supplies. There was a host of giveaways ranging from: bikes, gift cards, a flat screen tv, and a table of house hold goods compliments of Blessings from Perrydise. Everyone received a hot meal and cold refreshing drinks.
Special thanks to some great sponsors without whom this day could not have happened: Mt. Hermon Ministries, Lee Health, B&I, Walmart, City of Fort Myers, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Florida Blue, Lee Pits Live, Cape Coral Community Foundation, Wawa, Costco, Taking the City, Attorney Joe North, Panera Bread, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Edison National Bank, Harry Chapin Food Bank, and Target.
Congratulations to First Lady and Administrative Pastor Cheryl Glover of Mt. Hermon Ministries, on her recent appointment to the Chairman’s Board for the American Heart Association of Southwest Florida. As a member of this board, Glover will not only represent all of Southwest Florida, she will also serve as a representative and advocate for our community.
Pastor Cheryl will also serve as a member of AHA’s Go Red Committee. Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. To learn more, or to get involved and take action go to www.goredforwomen.org
Pastor Cheryl will also serve as a member of AHA’s Go Red Committee. Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. To learn more, or to get involved and take action go to www.goredforwomen.org
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