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Record Turnout For

Community Health Fair

By Jackie Holfelder
More than 300 volunteers, residents and nonprofit
representatives attended the community health fair on
Saturday, Oct. 12 at the 10th Street Complex in East Stuart.

Thelma Washington, executive director
of Gertrude Walden Child Care Center,
McGruff the Crime Dog and Nayomie Marybeth Pena, nurse program specialist
Duran of Explorer Post 878 of Stuart with Martin County Department of Health Chelsey Matheson, Jeanne Kenney and
Police Department with Emery Suffish and Samantha Suffish Jennifer Gore of the Kane Center

Sgt. Brian Bossio, Officer Chris Ruediger, Chief Joseph
Tumminelli, Community Relations Officer Corey Lee and Cpl.
Tammy Farnham of the Stuart Police Department

Partners at the event included Cleveland Clinic/Martin
Health System, Treasure Coast Links Inc., Gertrude Walden
Child Care Center, East Stuart Partnership, Treasure Coast Food Jankevia Harris and Precious Knox, Thelma Washington, Jovita Williams, Brenda Matheny and Kherri
Bank, Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, Florida Community Health “Superman” Khalil Mason Anderson of The LINKS Incorporated
Department and many more.
After receiving free adult
and pediatric flu shots, HIV/
STD testing, pediatric dental
screenings, health screenings
and health and nutrition
demonstrations, attendees
visited vendors, where they
were able to choose from tables
of free food, clothing, household
items and beverages to take
home that were donated by
Treasure Coast Food Bank.
This event is a great
collaboration of all the wonderful
agencies that help Stuart residents
live healthy, happy and as a
community! Representatives from East Stuart Partnership, VIM Clinic, City of Stuart, WIC, Sexual Assault Assistance Program of the Treasure Coast, House of Hope, Council
Photos by Jackie Holfelder on Aging of Martin County, United Way of Martin County, Treasure Coast Food Bank and other agencies kick off the East Stuart Community Health Fair.

Interfaith Thanksgiving come together as one community to

Service To Be Held At Temple bring peace, harmony and togetherness
as we embrace all faiths before our
Beit HaYam Thanksgiving celebrations,” said
Rabbi Matthew Durbin. “As a wider
The Interfaith Alliance of the Treasure Coast is inviting community, we are united by the values
the public to come together to demonstrate their solidarity and strong ethics which propel us to be
with other faith groups at the Third Annual Interfaith even greater human beings.”
Thanksgiving Service. Held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Temple The interfaith service will feature
Beit HaYam, 951 S.E. Monterey Commons Blvd., the spiritual leaders from a wide variety of
event also provides an opportunity for guests to express congregations leading different portions
their gratitude and celebrate diversity. of the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service.
“As we currently live in a world that is fraught “Thanksgiving is celebrated Members of the Interfaith Alliance, pictured at last year’s Interfaith Thanksgiving
with division and challenge, we hope that we can throughout the United States by almost Service, are inviting the public to attend this year’s celebration.

all religious and spiritual organizations,” said Durbin.
“This is a great opportunity to come, share, celebrate,
learn, and grow by experiencing a diverse variety of prayer
and culture.”
Organizers feel that Thanksgiving is about hope and
providing for those less fortunate than themselves and
are requesting that guests bring a nonperishable item to
be donated to House of Hope. Coffee and fellowship will
follow.
For more information, email Roberta Scott at
scottberta623@gmail.com or call (772) 631-1233.
The Interfaith Alliance of the Treasure Coast, which
includes humanist and non-theists, was formed in
September 2016. Its mission is to create a more peaceful,
more harmonious community by encouraging and
facilitating a greater interest, understanding, respect and
cooperation among the county’s many faith traditions.
By focusing on shared core values, the organization’s
members believe they can work together for the betterment
of all.

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