PHILIPSBURG:--- The 6th Annual "Lion Rudy Hoeve Health & Wellness Fair" of the St. Maarten Lions Club will be held on Saturday March 22nd, 2014 at the Festival Village.
This year's Fair will be sponsored by TELEM as the Lions Corporate Sponsor for health events. Besides sponsoring the event, TELEM will also be in charge of the ZUMBA exercises and they are inviting young and old to take part as this exercise is also a way of keeping healthy.
The interest for this Health Fair has grown throughout the years and besides the usual participants, this year's fair will feature quite some new persons, health foundations, organizations who will be bringing interesting information and give out lots of reading material to the public.
The Diabetes Foundation will be doing blood sugar, hypertension and cholesterol tests. AIDS Foundation will try to break their record and looks forward to testing over 300 persons at the Fair. The Love of Kids Foundation will share information from some dyslexia specialists and Dr. Kurt Vreeland who is a holistic physician specializing in naturopathic medicine and has wonderful programs for children.
Positive Foundation will give info on it's Breast Cancer awareness programs and the White Yellow Cross will give information on vaccination and child care.
Alpha Health Store will be showing their health care accessories, health stores Fountain of Health and Nature's Discount has lots of products to show to the public and Divico N.V. a constant participant will also be part of this year's event. Newcomer Enable Holistic Occupational Therapy is something totally new for
Sint Maarten and the Holistic Occupational Therapist is eager to acquaint the public with this new type of health care.
Newcomer St. Maarten Heart & Stroke Foundation will have lots of information on how to prevent stroke and heart disease, Alzheimer Foundation will do tests as well and have information on how to deal with people who have Alzheimer or suffer from depression.
The Island Government's Health Department will have lots of information on healthy living while the Sint Maarten Medical Center will deal with critical care and the SZV will have information on old age pension.
Agros will give details about healthy food and newcomer Kelaha Projects will have lots of information on Ovarian and Cervical Cancer and is inviting especially young people to come and get information on this deadly cancer. Newcomer 1 & 1 Fitness Gym will be working together with the Diabetes Foundation to give the public instruction on proper exercise for diabetics. Les Brown who has been a regular at the Fair for many years will be present with healthy sports games for the kids.
Each year St. Maarten Optical has been part of the Health Fair and this year is no different. They will be carrying out FREE eye testing at their location in the Marcus Building on the Walter Nisbeth Road as part of the Lions Health & Wellness Fair.
Those interested in having their eyes tested can go directly to St. Maarten Optical for this test. The Sint Maarten Lions Club are also providing an interesting Kiddies Corner with all sorts of gadgets and games, so while the adults are having their various tests the kids can have great fun.
All tests, information, brochures and assistance are totally FREE. Only food and drinks will be on sale.
The Sint. Maarten Lions Club and TELEM are encouraging the entire public to come out on Saturday March 22nd 2014 to the 6th "Annual Lion Rudy Hoeve Health & Wellness Fair Sponsored by TELEM" at the Festival Village from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.