07/30/07

1st Annual Children's Health Fair

The Children’s Care clinic hosted the 1^st Children’s Health Fair on July 28, 2007 at the DeQuincy Railroad Museum. The event was a huge success considering the amount of rain we received! We had over 100 children that attended. There were families from DeQuincy, Lake Charles, Fields, Singer, Merryville, and Moss Bluff that registered.

We had many exciting activities such as, the Dunking Booth, the Jump House, and Face Painting. The DHS football players and cheerleaders helped make this fun for the children.

The Children’s Care Clinic booth hosted the “Teddy Bear Clinic”, in which they received a free teddy bear provided by Brighton Bridge Hospice. Dr. Adamson demonstrated on the bear what he does during an office visit. The children enjoyed interacting with Dr. Adamson, and received a bag of toys, brochures, stickers, and pencils.

The DeQuincy and Vinton Fire Department demonstrated fire safety and gave tours of the fire truck and fire safety trailer. The kids really enjoyed their exhibit.

The Office of Public Health gave out information on seat belt and car seat safety. The representative interacted with the parents showing the correct way to buckle their children. They really enjoyed her demonstrations.

Acadian Ambulance gave tours of the ambulance.   The DARE representative handed out information on staying drug-free.   Family Respiratory Services, LaChip, and Dr. Bayles handed out information on their services.

The immunization booth was a success also. The nurses from DeQuincy Memorial Hospital administered 34 vaccines. This was a free clinic to the children.

Our MC was Courtney Shaw, the 2007 Railroad Festival Queen. She did a great job introducing our booths and exhibits. She also handed out over $400 in door prizes provided by:  Temple Inland, Walmart, Kmart, Popeye’s, Fausto’s, Sabine State Bank, Chase Bank, City Savings Bank, Movie Gallery, Target, Putt-Putt Miniature Golf, Petro Bowl, and Nichol’s.

We would like to thank everyone who participated in this event. Thank you so much for making the Children’s Health Fair a huge success.