“Family Wellness Fair” set for May 10 in Waukon


The 20th annual “Family Wellness Fair” will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital Wednesday, May 10, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Free health testing, information and exhibits as well as healthy snacks will be offered for families of all ages. Veterans Memorial Hospital will also be awarding prizes at the Wellness Fair to all those in Allamakee and northern Clayton counties that participated in the Live Healthy Iowa 10 week wellness challenge in 2017. Pictured above is “Greenie” the balloon artist who will again be visiting the Family Wellness Fair May 10. Submitted photo.

The annual “Family Wellness Fair” will be held Wednesday, May 10, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Free health testing, exhibits and healthy snacks will all be providing a complete evening of entertainment and education for families of all ages. This is the 20th annual event sponsored by Veterans Memorial Hospital and will include some special added attractions to celebrate this milestone. Everyone in the area communities is welcome to attend this free event.

Veterans Memorial Hospital will also be awarding prizes at the Wellness Fair to all those in Allamakee and northern Clayton counties that participated in the Live Healthy Iowa 10-week wellness challenge in 2017. In order to claim a participation prize at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Family Wellness Fair, Live Healthy Iowa participants are asked to present their access card at the receptionist desk during the fair. Personalized participant access cards can be found by going to the Live Healthy Iowa website at www.livehealthyiowa.org and under the participant’s “my dashboard” tab, clicking on the “access card” graphic at the bottom right of that dashboard page. The card can then be printed and brought in to redeem the prize.

More details on the upcoming Family Wellness Fair will follow in next week’s paper. For any additional information, contact Erin Berns, Public Relations Director at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.