Mission: Accomplished! Smith Center Family Health Fair | The Smith Center for Community Advancement

May 14

Andre C. Russell; CEO of The Smith Center for Community Advancement and the entire presentation of vendors and presenters

On Saturday, April 19th 2014, at Calvary Baptist Church, The Smith Center for Community Advancement successfully hosted our first Family Health Fair! With almost 100 guests in attendance including volunteers, presenters and vendors; the Family Health Fair featured very personal and passionate stories of weight loss, living with depression, heart disease, physical fitness, and the healthy fundamentals of practicing yoga.

Members of the Smith Center for Community Advancement Board
American Diabetes Society
Keynote Speaker, Lindsey M Adams (in white) along with CEO of the Smith Center, Andre C Russell
Stacy Patrice - Yoga Artist; Goddess Light LLC
Presenter Wendell Tucker along with Moving Forward at UIC – Roxanne Dakers
The Office of Marcus C Evans; State Representative 33rd District
Raijean Stroud; Founder, The Bleeding Heart Project and Swa-Rai Blog
Rashidat and Billy Boston - Team Boston / Create New Destroy Old Fitness

Along with vendors ranging from independent entrepreneurs, national health and wellness agencies and other community contributors, the health fair was very interactive with actual demonstrations of Yoga and Cardio Fitness that the crown definitely enjoyed, FREE HIV Screenings and Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Readings

We would like to thank the following, contributors, vendors and presenters for participating in our event:

Calvary Baptist Church – Hosting Location
Ebony Rutherford – Contributor
Kinya Lucas – Contributor
Serdrena Anderson – Contributor
Comicons(TM) by Sleepy – Kawam Thurman
Frazier Graphics – DeWan D. Frazier
Scents by Shea – Melanie Armstrong /Louis Williams
Goddess Light LLC – Stacy Patrice
Body by Visalus – Alrynita S. Coleman
The Insurance Exchange – Ladarris Hunt
Ann’ko Spa Therapy – Chineka Washington
Trilogy Inc (HIV Screening) – Regina Moffett
Hope is… (Helping Other People Evolve) – David D. Robertson
Moving Forward at UIC – Roxanne Dakers
EMAGES Inc
SGA Youth and Family Services
American Diabetes Association
American Cancer Society
State Representative – Marcus C Evans Jr – 33rd District
Richard J Gardner
Wendell Tucker, Founder of Theori Media Inc
Tenille Wright – Playhard Fitness
William and Rashidat Boston – Team Boston / Create New Destroy Old Fitness
Rajean Stroud, CEO of The Bleeding Heart Project / Swa-Rai Blog
Amari Images – Principal Photographer

And our wonderful Keynote Presenter – Lindsey M. Adams; Weight Loss Motivational Speaker

Together along with the Smith Center staff, board members and volunteers we were able to create a wonderful day of health awareness and networking. The positive energy was in abundance and set in motion a wonderful start for the Smith Center for Community Advancement for the year and we would like to thank those that were able to come out and support us for this event and if you missed us, that’s alright we WILL definitely be doing it again next year!