Community Wellness Festival set for April 18

Baldwin City, Kan. — The 14th annual Community Wellness Festival, sponsored by the Baldwin City Recreation Commission and Baker University, is scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, April 18, at the Collins Center, Sixth and Fremont streets, on the Baldwin City campus.

A 5-kilometer run/walk will kick off the event at 8 a.m. at the Collins Center. The entry fee is $10 for individuals and $25 for families. Registration forms are available at the Baldwin City Recreation Office at 705 High Street or www.baldwinrec.org

Approximately 70 exhibitors are expected to participate in the free health fair, which traditionally attracts more than 300 people. At the festival, free screenings for blood pressure, posture, body fat, hearing, vision, skin cancer and dental will be provided.

Additional screenings through Lawrence Memorial Hospital are available, including a total lipid profile with a prostate specific antigen test and several other blood tests to assess healthy body functions. By pre-registering no later than April 10, the lab tests are available for $30 ($40 with PSA test). The day of the festival, lab tests will be $40 ($50 with PSA test). Anyone interested in the tests should not eat or drink anything — water and medications are exceptions — after midnight before having blood drawn.

Registration forms for lab tests are available at Baldwin City Recreation Office, Baldwin Athletic Club, Santa Fe Market, Baldwin City Market and Baker University Student Health Center.

There will be drawings for prizes throughout the event, including Kansas City Royals tickets, bicycles for two adults and for two children. Free T-shirts will be given to the first 250 attendees. All children will receive a free bicycle helmet as long as supplies last. Former University of Kansas basketball great Wayne Simien will sign autographs at the event.

For more information, contact Sherri Pahcoddy, coordinator of health and counseling services, at (785) 594-8409 orsherri.pahcoddy@bakeru.edu