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Pictured left to right: Lady Cricket Miller-Roy, Chapter light some of its other initiatives. As part of its literacy
Community Beautification Chair; and Lady Pauline campaign, for example, the chapter gave away 60 books
Hunter, Chapter Organizer and National Beautification that the Top Ladies and Top Teens donated for a free
Chair. book drive. The chapter also collected donations for St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the health
The Dale City – Prince William County Chapter – fair.
Woodbridge, VA was chartered on September 13, 2008. With hundreds in attendance over the years, the health
fair continues to be a signature event for the Prince
George’s County Chapter, drawing in both those aspir-
ing to get or stay healthy as well as those interested in
learning more about TLOD and TTA. Top Ladies Ni-
colette Offutt, Gwen Walton and Lady Paula Porter
man the registration desk for the Healthcare For All
Health Fair.
The Prince George County Chapter of
Top Ladies and Top Teens helped Maryland residents
get their summer off to a healthy start with their
Healthcare for All Health Fair over the Memorial Day
weekend.
Sponsored by the Prince George’s County Chapter of
TLOD, Inc. in conjunction with the Prince George’s
County Sports and Learning Complex, the May 28th
health fair offered county residents free screenings for Area III
sickle cell disease, HIV/AIDS and high blood pressure;
literature on breast and prostate cancer, hospice and Chicago Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction,
lead poisoning; free healthy food; and other health and
wellness activities. Inc. participated in the March for Babies Walk at Grant
Park in beautiful downtown Chicago. The activities
began at 7:30 am. The chapter volunteered to assist in
The Healthcare for All Health Fair is an annual partner- the family tent where there were stations set-up for face
ship between TLOD and the Sports and Learning painting and other artistic indulgence. Team partici-
Complex, a popular recreation venue in Landover, Mar- pants included Ladies, Teens and parents who energeti-
yland. In addition to the health vendors solicited by the cally completed the 5K walk. In addition to being pre-
Top Ladies, the fair always features a Healthy Choices
presentation by the Top Teens. This year, the Top sent, the TLOD Chicago Chapter family made a
Teens provided information on bone marrow testing $400.00 contribution to the cause.
and gave a presentation on breast cancer awareness.
A special highlight of the health fair was the success of
the Colgate Dental Van. Approximately 50 children and
teenagers lined up to get free checkups from volunteer
dental professionals, who found everything from cavi-
ties to a dislocated jaw.
The health fair is part of the chapter’s Community Part-
nerships thrust, but it also allows the chapter to high-
