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Allen Temple To Host 1st Annual Community Fall Festival And Health Fair At Blake High School
On Sunday, October 30, 2022, beginning at 12pm, Allen Temple AME Church, CVS, Aetna Health, and Net- work Eye have teamed up to take the fear out of healthcare. They are doing a fall festival
and health fair.
Those planning the event
say: “This message of health is meant to help strengthen and unify our community. The goal of the Community Fall Festival Health Fair is to focus
on health equity and provide fun and safety for families to gather for Halloween. It is in essence, a party with a pur- pose.” Rev. Dr. Glenn Dames, Jr., Senior Pastor of Allen Temple AME Church, says, “health doesn’t have to be scary; we’re hoping to take the fear and inequity out of healthcare.”
This event will also in- crease minority awareness of
chronic diseases, such as dia- betes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, and cancer, and how to prevent them. This goal is in line with CVS, Aetna, and network eye’s mission to pro- mote, provide and improve es- sential health services.
There will be food ven- dors, fun, and entertainment. We are especially excited about this year’s celebration because we will welcome the world-renowned Edward Wa- ters University Marching Band (Triple Threat). Also live music from The Beat DOWN Band, and other local artists. Fun for the whole family.
Criminal Justice Summit Saturday
Leaders from around the state will be in Tampa on Satur- day, October 29, 2022, for the first-ever Criminal Justice Sum- mit. The summit will be held 8 a. m. – 4 p. m., at Tampa Preparatory School, 727 W. Cass St., Tampa, 33606.
The group, hosted by Hori- zon Communities in Prison and Florida Prison Allied Partners (FPAP), the is expected to dis- cuss issues in Florida’s justice system.
Among those set to partici- pate are State Senator Jeff Brandes, suspended Hillsbor- ough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, Hillsbor- ough County Public Defender Julie Holt; State Representa- tives Dianne Hart and Susan Valdes, Kevin Plummer, Head of Schools at Tampa Prep, Hillsborough County School Board Member Karen Perez; Freddie Barton, Hillsborough Safe and Sound; Barbara Richards Project 180, Tracy Zuluaga, Post Conviction Al- liance; Keith Harris, Florida Justice League; The Honor- able Jack Gutman, The Honorable Robin Fuson and Katie Bohnett, Alliance for Safety and Justice and others.
Topics to be discussed in- clude: school to prison pipeline, reentry, families of the incarcer- ated, sentencing reform, how to advocate for criminal justice reform, conditions inside, and what are your options in the ap- peal process.
Tickets to the event are available on the Horizon Com- munities website.
REV. DR. GLENN DAMES, JR., Senior Pastor of Allen Temple AME Church
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