Here are the list of volunteers that helped with the Fair: 

Forest

Gwen O’Brien

Phil    O’Brien   

Nancy Sanders

Beth    Sterling

Gale

Eric   

Curtis

Tom McDonald

Linda

Joe–didn’t formally volunteer, but helped maintain the refreshment table.

The Choir donated the refreshments

There may be more, but these are the ones I remember (for now)

We had 18 Booths

We had 20 people working the fair (volunteers and outside vendors).

We had 15 people come through that were not working the fair

So our total attendance was 35.

If you look at just the numbers of people who attended, it was a bust—but if we have a positive impact on just one persons life, I consider it a success.

Here are some of the success stories.  There may be more I haven’t heard about.

1.    Loycee has been looking for someone to help with her husband (health issues) when she is out of town, and she found what she was looking for with one of the other vendors.

2.    One person found out their blood pressure was elevated

3.    Two people found a dentist

4.    Three people were tested for HIV

5.    Three people found a financial planner

6.    Most of the people now know how to recognize a stroke–which can have a huge impact on someone’s life later

7.    Several people (I can’t remember how many) are pursuing the Smoking Secession program

8.    One person found a pharmacy for her aged father–they pre-package medications by dosage and time and deliver them to your home.  

9.    Two people had healing touch

10.    One person had a massage

11.    And the biggie, two people won free heart scans donated by Oklahoma Heart Hospital.

12.    Two groups volunteered to help with the flu vaccines in the fall.  YEA!!!

13.    Vendors told me about other vendors who would want to attend the next fair.

April 19
3:00 – 5:30

In Daniel Hall at the First Unitarian Church building
600 N.W. 13th Street

We will be giving away two free heart scans, donated by the Heart Hospital!  These are valued at $100 each.

Tests are free and include:

1.    Diabetes
2.    Blood Pressure
3.    Vision
4.    Bone Density – have to remove your shoes and socks, so no panty hose
5.    Cholesterol–measures both good and bad
6.    Body Mass Index—tells whether you are normal, fat or obese
7. Spirometer–a breathing test to indicate abnormal lung capacity involving asthma, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
8.  HIV tests

Look for the big blue trailer with the Lions Clubs emblem and the Oklahoma murals on the sides.  It will be parked outside the church.

It takes approximately 25 minutes to complete all six screenings. Women wanting to have the bone density test need to wear socks and shoes that can be easily removed. These are important health screenings.  Glaucoma and diabetes are two of the major causes of blindness.  Often these problems are not discovered until irreversible damage has occurred.  Many people suffer from undetected hearing loss or high blood pressure.  Osteoporosis or thinning of the bone tissues is also frequently an undetected problem, especially in women over 40 years of age.  These free health screenings are co-sponsored by the Downtown Lions Club, the Lions of Oklahoma, and BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma.

Participating groups include:
Downtown Lions Club
Tobacco Cessation
Faith Hospice
HealthBack
Healing Touch
Planned Parenthood
Herland Sister Resources
RAIN
Other Options
Edward Jones
American Heart Association
Specialty Pharmacy
Trinity Spine & Neurology
OCADVSA
Affordable Health
ACLU
OGLPC