HEALTH BRIEFS
PJC hosts health fair tomorrow

Get cholesterol, blood pressure, bone density, heart and lungs checked out at the annual Pensacola Junior College (PJC) Health Fair Friday, Jan. 18.

Sponsored by PJC and the Santa Rosa Medical Center, the free event is 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Milton campus Life Center, Building 4000.

PJC nursing students will assist with health screenings and medical tests, and PJC massage therapy students will provide 10-minute chair massages.

The Milton campus is located at 5988 Highway 90.

For more information, contact Butch Branch at 484-4491, bbranch@pjc.edu.

Trike -A-Thon held tomorrow

Help save lives by participating in the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon event to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event, scheduled for Jan. 18, is sponsored by the Milton Child Care Center. Participants will help raise funds for the internationally recognized hospital. These funds will help St. Jude in its ongoing fight against childhood catastrophic diseases.

Trike-A-Thon is designed to expose pre-schoolers to using riding toys safely through a week-long fun activity and provides a parent-awareness program that involves the parents in safe behavior practices to help ensure their child's wellbeing.

For more information, call Gayle Brecke at 850-983-5315. or visit www.stjude.org/trike.

Covenant Hospice seeks volunteers

Covenant Hospice is seeking compassionate adult volunteers who are interested in making a difference in the lives of patients and families facing end-of-life issues. A volunteer training workshop will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Pensacola Covenant Hospice branch office, located at 2001 N. Palafox St.

The workshop will educate volunteers on Covenant Hospice services, and prepares them for volunteering in many areas, including patient/family companionship, nursing home visits, fundraising events, administrative support and much more. The workshop is free and open to the public, and breakfast and lunch will be provided.

The contributions made by volunteers allow Covenant Hospice, a non-profit organization, to continue to provide a very special kind of care. To register or to learn more, call Barbara Fike at 850-202-0924.