St. Joseph Medical Center
Pro-Am Golf Classic/Auction
Aug. 30, 2010, Blue Hills Country Club

On Monday, Aug. 30, the St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation will be teeing off for the St. Joseph Pro-Am Golf Classic at Blue Hills Country Club. A dinner and auction will follow the golf tournament on Tuesday, Aug. 31. Proceeds will raise funds to purchase a surgical microscope for neurosurgery procedures.

For more information or to make reservations, call Sally Wilson at 816-943-2766.

St. Joseph Medical Center to Host
Free Family Health Celebration

St. Joseph Medical Center will host a free Family Health Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 1-4 p.m., on the medical center campus at I-435 and State Line Road.

The community is invited to participate in a variety of free health screenings, including blood pressure checks, diabetes risk assessments, balance screenings, bone density heel screenings and more. Cholesterol and glucose screenings will also be available for $10 to the first 150 people.

Community organizations will be on hand to provide wellness information, including the American Heart Association, Kansas City Cancer Center and the Lyme Disease Association of Greater Kansas City. Door to Door Organics will be distributing free, fresh organic produce.

Children can get in on the fun with activities such as a teddy bear and doll check-up clinic, fire truck tours, a moonwalk and obstacle course, face painting and a balloon artist.

For more information on the Family Health Celebration at St. Joseph, call 816-943-2584.