The CARE Health Fair gets better each year!

Thanks to the efforts of a group of good-natured and tireless volunteers, the 2005 CARE Health Fair was a rousing success.

Livingston-area residents and Escapees Club members combined to make this the most successful Health Fair to date. More than two hundred people enrolled for the blood tests, which included a complete metabolic profile, coronary risk (lipid) profile, thyroid, and PSA. On-site at Rainbow’s End, there was screening for stroke, abdominal aneurysm, circulatory problems, osteoporosis, plus EKG. The local hospital partnered with CARE, setting aside two days for health fair participants to schedule mammograms.

Escapees member and pharmacist, Bill Fisher, made himself available Monday and Tuesday to answer questions and offer advice about over-the-counter and prescription medications. Several healthcare providers gave seminars on their specialty practices. Dr. Medda Rauhut offered a "for women only" seminar one morning and then participated in two afternoon sessions answering Escapees’ specific questions about the results of their blood and EKG tests.

Thursday’s Music & Memories - a dessert potluck, bluegrass music, and personal memorial anecdotes – was a well attended and moving evening. The celebration dinner on Friday evening was delicious and the entertainment by the Livingston orchestra was outstanding. There was a spirited competition among the “celebrity” servers to outdo each other raising tip money.

The CARE Health Fair version of a hitch-up breakfast was pancakes and sausage on Saturday morning at the CARE Center. The breakfast servers weren’t celebrities, but everyone enjoyed themselves.

The 2005 CARE Health Fair raised $8,629.95, and we thank you all for your participation. If you missed this one, watch this site for the 2006 spring date.