V4CF braves the heat to support Youth and Community Health March and Information Fair

From our member Kris Arden comes this recap of our June 27 Call to Action, the Youth and Community Health March and Information Fair:

The event began with a march from the Kearny Palms Shopping Center to Fresno's City Hall Plaza, a march in which several V4CF members participated, including Jesse Calderon, Julius Chatton, Peggy Davis and Connie Peterson.

The balance of our Volunteers For Change set up and staffed our V4CF booth in City Hall Plaza, where we registered people to vote, handed out health care reform information, and ran children's activities focusing on healthy eating and other health-related topics.

The event's sponsors also held a ceremony celebrating the event, attended by Fresno City Council member Cynthia Sterling. Afterward, the Fresno County Health Department conducted voluntary AIDS testing for those attending the Fair. 18 people volunteered to be tested, the highest number ever, with Council Member Sterling the first in line.



Though the day's extreme temperatures caused fewer people to turn out than expected, it was fun to see the smiles on the faces of the children who enjoyed coloring and playing with Play-Doh at our booth.

Thanks for the report, Kris! Here's how the event looked: