Community Wellness Day is Saturday at Morsches Park, YMCA, 4-H Pavilion and Fire Museum
(Talk of the Town photo provided) Mayor Jim Fleck signed a proclamation April 13 at his office declaring April 25, 2009 as Parkview Whitley Community Wellness Day. The mayor is flanked by Wellness Day event organizers Marlene Addison, at left, and Leila Plew, at right, both employees of Parkview Whitley Hospital. Event organizers not pictured are: Lea Ann Herron of Parkview Whitley Hospital; Erica Miller, Whitley County Family YMCA executive director; and Mark Green, Columbia City Park Department director.
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During ceremonies held at Mayor Jim Fleck’s office in downtown Columbia City on Monday, April 13, a proclamation was delivered by the mayor announcing April 25, 2009, as Parkview Whitley Community Wellness Day. The event was formerly called Heartbeats.
Whitley County citizens are invited to the April 25 all-day family event, which will take place at Morsches Park, the Whitley County Family YMCA, the Fire Museum and 4-H Fairgrounds Pavilion.
“Over many years, Parkview Whitley Hospital has consistently delivered excellent healthcare for the citizens of Whitley County, for which we as a community are very grateful,” said Columbia City Mayor Jim Fleck. “With the partnership of the Columbia City Park Department and the Whitley County Family YMCA, Parkview Whitley Community Wellness Day promises to be an educational, fun-filled and health-focused day for families and friends to enjoy.”
“I thank the committee team members from the hospital, YMCA and Park Department, who have spent numerous hours preparing for this community event,” added John Meister, Parkview Whitley Hospital chief operating officer. “This is an opportunity to receive low-cost blood draws, explore community-wide health and wellness options and to spend a day with friends and family.”
Reduced cost blood draws will be offered from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Morsches Park and at the Whitley County Family YMCA. Blood draws will include:
Chem 17 panel (10- to 12-hour fast recommended) -- $20
TSH (thyroid function) -- $20
PSA (prostate function) -- $20
Hemogram -- $8
Also at Morsches Park, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., there will be a free pancake and sausage breakfast. Beginning at 8:30 a.m., a 5K and 10K run will be held as well.
Healthy Kids Day will be held at the Whitley County Family YMCA from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. From the YMCA, parents and children will be able to walk a .9-mile long trail to the Fire Museum and Safety House to attend fire-safety demonstrations, sponsored by the Columbia City Fire Department.
A community dance is scheduled for 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the 4-H Pavilion, at which Steve Brown, a popular music recording artist on Eagle Records, will perform.
There will be a number of free activities at Morsches Park, and include:
Skin cancer screens
Blood pressure checks
Balance testing
Sleep study information
Massage therapy
Healthy Snack sampling
Seat belt and car seat safety checks
Family Birthing Center information
There will also be several vendors in attendance, and will include:
Parkview Whitley Hospital Health Ministries
LaKota Chapter of the American Council of the Blind of Indiana
Beds and Britches (B.A.B.E.)
The Bowen Center Mental Health Services
Beauticontrol
Donor Services of Indiana
G.R.A.M.S Tutoring
Cohen Orthodontics
Drug-Free Whitley County
Child I.D. Kits from County Sheriff’s Department
For more information, call 248-9400.