Breast Cancer Awareness & Community Health Fair to be hosted in Choctaw County

The Breast Cancer Awareness & Community Health Fair will be held in Lisman on Oct. 24. 

Harvest Ministries is presenting the fair in collaboration with Fairfield CME Church, John the Baptist Church and Restoration Life Ministries. It was made possible by a grant from the Black Belt Community Foundation. 

The event seeks to promote early detection and healthy living. It will feature healthcare professionals who will take questions, blood glucose checks, blood pressure checks, signups for free mammograms and pap screenings for uninsured people, free gift bags, and special gift bags for breast cancer survivors. 

The schedule will be as follows: 

8 a.m. - Walk for the Cure led by Fairfield CME Church 

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9 a.m. - Health fair and screenings begin 

11 a.m. - Special ceremony, speakers and survivor recognition 

The keynote speaker of the ceremony will be Ola Horn, a breast cancer survivor along with Kathy Ford, a UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Coordinator. There will also be a balloon release and lunch. 

The event will be held at Cromwell-Halsell VFD on 2872 County Road 7.