The Wayne Township Trustees office on Superior Street in Downtown Fort Wayne was the site for the 2007, 17^th annual Healthy Cities Health Fair. This year was no exception when you see the amount of people from our community who need help, it is humbling.

Our UAW Local 2209 Veterans Committee was on hand to help with the Veterans’ Stand Down. (11th annual) this is an opportunity for our Veterans who need help locally to be served. 

A U.S. Veteran in need, from any branch of service, is allowed to receive help. Once cleared by the Trustees office they can have a free confidential health screening with a doctor. They can visit with a nurse and have a series of tests run to check their current blood pressure, Blood sugar level, and check on their current immunization levels. As a Veteran, they receive a sack of clothing, boots, jackets, rain gear, a sleeping bag, blankets, socks, and more.

Our Local 2209 Veterans committee members stepped in to help with the distribution of these items.  They were on site at the Wayne Township Trustees office from 8:30am through 4:00pm on Friday October 26^th. In addition we had some members of our Community Services Committee help as well.

Our community has a large White, Black, Hispanic and Myanmar population who were waiting to be served by this very important program. We thank our Union’s standing committee members for their support and time to help our community and those people we share it with.