Contact: Vanita Johnson
Iota Zeta Sigma Alumnae Chapter
(770) 879-2529 fax
vanita.johnson@alumni.clemson.edu
For Immediate Release
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority to Host 1st Annual Community Health Fair
North Atlanta chapter collaborates with leading health organizations
for free event
North Atlanta, GA - September 30, 2002 - The ladies of the Iota Zeta
Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., will sponsor
their 1st Annual Community Health Fair on Saturday, October 5, 2002.
This event, open to the public and free of charge, will take place at
South Dekalb Mall (Decatur, GA) from 10 am until 3 pm.
Iota Zeta Sigma member Georgette Solomon, health fair organizer, says
the program is "directed towards health issues facing the community
and providing South DeKalb residents with useful preventive health
information." Patrons may find information on such prevalent health
issues as breast and prostrate cancer, diabetes, arthritis, nutrition
and sexually transmitted diseases.
Representatives from several leading organizations, including the
Arthritis Foundation, the American Diabetes Association, the Emory
University Winship Cancer Institute and the Grady Health System, will
be available to discuss health-related topics. In addition, the
Diabetes Association of Atlanta will provide free diabetes screening
and the Fulton County Health Department will provide free HIV
testing.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. is a non-profit service organization
founded on the principle of "Greater Service, Greater Progress." The
Iota Zeta Sigma Alumnae Chapter (
www.IotaZetaSigmaSGR.org) is
headquartered in North Atlanta, GA and serves the North Fulton,
DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. For additional information, contact
Vanita Johnson, Historian, via email at
vanita.johnson@alumni.clemson.edu.
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