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MCS Teacher Selected to Lead Wellness Program

Submitted by Samantha Davidson on Friday, January 27th, 4:51 pm

A Memphis City Schools P.E. teacher has been selected by Reebok to start a wellness program in the district.

Danny Gullett is the physical education teacher at Bruce Elementary School.

He will initiate BOKS (Building Our Kids Success) figness program in every M-C-S elementary school.

BOKS is the brainchild of a group of Boston-based mothers and Reebok.

It is designed to promote the importance of getting kids active.

Coach Gullett was selected as part of a 20 state challenge.

Students participating in the program will meet before school for 20 to 25 minutes of  physical activity.

Those students are not required to have sports skills.

 

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January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Submitted by Joan Carr, Community Blogger
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 1:11pm
January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

As part of National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Planned Parenthood Greater memphis Region is urging women in the Mid-South to put preventive checkups, including cervical cancer screenings, at the top of their lists.

Every year, approximately 13,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 4,000 American women die of the disease.

Now is a perfect time to see if you're due for a checkup, said Leah Smith, WHNP, Planned Parenthood Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. "Regular screenings and preventive care, including the HPV vaccine, are the keys to combating cervical cancer."

Planned Parenthood's health center at 2430 Poplar Avenue in Midtown Memphis offers routine cervical cancer screenings, HPV virus screenings, and the HPV vaccine, which protects against the types of the HPV virus that most often cause cancer.

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Chocolate Fantasy

Submitted by Terresa Lewis, News Producer
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012, 10:18am
Chocolate Fantasy

You're invited to Come and taste Memphis’ best chocolate desserts, candies, cookies, ice cream, pastries and other chocolate treats from over 30 vendors.  The 27th Annual Chocolate Fantasy benefiting the National Kidney Foundation of West Tennessee will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 11:00am-5:00pm at Oak Court Mall.   Enjoy music, entertainment, live auction and games in the Food Court Area.   

 Some of the participating vendors are:  Draper’s Catering, Sam’s Club, Subway, Cookie Florist, YoLo Frozen Yogurt, Brown Baguette Bakery & Cafe, Chick-Fil-A, Crepe Maker, Delta Pecan Orchard, Dinstuhl’s, Wade & Company Catering, Firehouse Subs, Gibson’s Donuts, Godiva Chocolatiers, Just Catering, Makeda’s Homemade Cookies, Carmela’s Caffe, Ciao Bella , Costco, TCBY, Nestle, Blue Bell, Great American Cookies and many more...........

 Tickets are $16 in advance and $18 day of event.

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SC Head Start Sponsors Free Health Fair

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger
Saturday, January 14th, 2012, 2:50pm
SC Head Start Sponsors Free Health Fair

Shelby County Head Start is sponsoring a free Community Health Fair on Monday January 16, 9:00-1:00 pm, at the Hollywood Community Center located at 1560 North Hollywood.

Families are invited to meet representatives of several social service agencies which include the medical field, law enforcement agencies and the military.  Students from the Soulsville Charter School will provide entertainment.  Several area barbers will give free haircuts and free food will be provided by area vendors.

For further information, contact Tonja Lewis of Shelby County Head Start at (901) 922-0730.

Information provided by shelbycountytv.gov.  Image provided by tnheadstart.org.

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Opening Doors

Submitted by Bernadette Shinault-Davis, MPLIC
Thursday, January 12th, 2012, 2:11pm
Opening Doors

In conjunction with Black History Month, the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library will host Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons, February 8, - April 7, 2012.

Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons takes a look back at the trailblazers who helped pave the way for a new generation of physicians and surgeons.

Through contemporary and historical images, the exhibition takes the visitor on a journey through the lives and achievements of academic surgeons, and provides a glimpse into the stories that came before them and those that continue the tradition today.

The exhibit was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History Culture.

 In partnership with The Bluff City Medical Society and its auxiliary, the exhibit will also feature a display of local African American physicians and surgeons.

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January Is National Radon Action Month

Submitted by Brent Green
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012, 3:44pm
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as National Radon Action Month and encourages families to test their homes for Radon.  Radon is a radioactive gas and is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.  You can't see it, smell it or taste it and it can be found all over the U.S..  For more information on how to test your home for radon, visit http://www.epa.gov/
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Eco Expo!

Submitted by Kym Clark on Friday, January 6th, 11:50 am

The hugely successful Eco Expo is back with even more exhibitors showing us how to treat our earth more gently with green products, materials, services, and organizations.

Exhibitors will be offering ideas and information, and some will be selling their products and services.

The Expo is Sunday February 5th, 2012 from 11am until 3pm at Temple Israel--1376 East Massey Road...Memphis, TN.

For kids and adults of all ages, there’s something for everyone!

Learn, eat, explore, or just visit with some really nice people.

Remember the proverb, “Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents; it was loaned to you by your children.”

We are working together with our fellow community leaders and congregations of all faiths to help save the planet.

E-mail TIMemphisEcoExpo@msn.com or call Linda Kaplan 482-6473 for more information.

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