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Bellaire Rotary Targets Gulfton Area for 2nd Annual Free Immunization Clinic

Bellaire Rotary Targets Gulfton Area for 2nd Annual Free Immunization Clinic

Bellaire/Southwest Rotary Club announces its second annual free immunization clinic and health fair for Gulfton, to be held on July 22, 2006, from 9:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m., in the air conditioned gymnasium of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 6921 Chetwood, Houston, TX 77081 (corner of Bellaire Blvd & Chimney Rock). Participation is on a first-come, first-serve, basis, with pre-registration available to confirm a spot.

Houston / Bellaire, TX (PRWEB) June 13, 2006

Picture in your mind thousands of children suffering the ravages of Polio, Rubella, Diphtheria, or Meningitis. Are you imagining Central America? Rwanda? Perhaps, Cambodia? Think closer to home. Think Southwest Houston’s high-risk Gulfton neighborhood, where more than 15,000 children are crammed into 3.4 square miles. Nearly three-fourths of them have not been inoculated against preventable, highly communicable diseases. Not surprisingly, this impoverished, mainly immigrant neighborhood has one of the lowest immunization levels in the nation.

In response to this pressing need, Bellaire/Southwest Rotary Club announces its second annual free immunization clinic and health fair for Gulfton, to be held on July 22, 2006, from 9:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m., in the air conditioned gymnasium of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 6921 Chetwood, Houston, TX 77081 (corner of Bellaire Blvd & Chimney Rock). Participation is on a first-come, first-serve, basis, with pre-registration available to confirm a spot. Families may pre-register their children in person at the Office of Holy Ghost Church or the law offices of Wagoner Burgert LLP, 5202 Spruce Street, Bellaire, TX, 77401, Monday - Friday, during regular business hours. If not all attendees can be served, information regarding alternate immunization locations will be provided. Rotary volunteers will also weigh, measure, and calculate body mass for each child and provide preventative health information.

"Refreshments, games, and entertainment should take some of the sting out of the shots," project chairman Nan Wagoner said, "and our club is also underwriting school supply vouchers for the families."

"We are still recruiting volunteer nurse practitioners with immunization experience for this year'," said Wagoner. "Last year close to 200 Gulfton children were vaccinated, and we're hoping for even more this time around." All shots recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and required for school enrollment will be available.

The Rotary Club of Bellaire Southwest Houston is one of 31,000 Rotary clubs in more than 165 countries providing humanitarian services and promoting goodwill around the globe. Bellaire/Southwest Rotary meets at 12:00 Noon on Thursdays at Braeburn Country Club, 8100 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77074, and informtion regarding grants, membership, and projects may be found online at www. bellairesw. org.

For additional information or to offer volunteer-nurse assistance, CONTACT: F. Nan Wagoner, 713-668-5680, nwagoner@wagonerlaw. com, Wagoner Burgert LLP Law Offices, The 5202 Spruce Law Bldg, Bellaire, TX 77401

Media Kits for the 2006 Immunization Initiative, Immunization Public Service Announcements, and photos from Bellaire Rotary's 2005 Immunization Day, are available upon available online at http://www. bellairesw. org (http://www. bellairesw. org) by clicking the Immunization icon.

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