Schaumburg Township's Third Annual "Fall Into Wellness" CommunityWellness Day
Post-Event Press Release:
Schaumburg Township's Third Annual “Fall Into Wellness” Community Wellness Day
Hoffman Estates, IL – Thursday, September 26, 2013 - Schaumburg Township Clerk Timothy M. Heneghan and Officials hosted their third annual “Fall Into Wellness” Community Wellness Day on Wednesday, September 18th, from 2pm-6pm. The event was sponsored by, Cook County Commissioner (15th District) Timothy O. Schneider and the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC), to promote individual health and safety by providing information from over 30 local health vendors and service providers
This year's event brought together more than 300 participants for an exciting afternoon which included a variety of free screenings, information from local health vendors and services providers, and raffle prizes. Alexian Brothers Medical Center administered 78 free cholesterol screenings and the Village of Hoffman Estates Health and Human Services Department offered flu shots to 25 participants. In addition to learning about local health and service providers and receiving free screenings, participants also enjoyed free 10-minute chair massages from Harper Massage Clinic and had the opportunity to donate blood to Life Source. 28 participants won a raffle prize donated by health vendors and ITAC which included gift cards to local businesses such as Whole Foods, a free bus trip to a Schaumburg Township Library travel event, and gift baskets filled with health related items.
This year's Community Wellness Day was made possible by the generosity of our sponsors and the many local health vendors such as Alexian Brothers Health Systems, Village of Hoffman Estates Health and Human Services, Sam's Club Hearing Center, Life Source, Harper College and many more.
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