AKA Promotes Good Health During Chicago Health Pop-Ups
HEALTH POP-UP FEATURE
SOROR ORA B . DOUGLASS
Program Committee Chairman
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority , Inc . ® kicked off its virtual 69th Boule Part II / 2021 Leadership Seminar with two pop-up health events on Chicago ’ s South Side . COVID-19 vaccinations and testing , mammograms , HIV testing , and a blood drive were offered free of charge along with PPE . was on site where free mammograms were provided to 82 women while the South Side Help Center administered 63 HIV tests and The Community Blood Center received lifesaving blood donations from 19 donors during the blood drives .
During this weekend , sorors also toured the Mobile Mammography Unit following a special program organized by Soror Ora Douglass , Program Committee Chairman , at which program partner , Assured Imaging , and the medical professionals and bus driver who
have been instrumental in the success of the nationwide mammography initiative were recognized .
Central Region Director , Soror Sonya Bowen , members of the International Program Committee , the Chicagoland Basilei Council and chapters provided assistance to ensure the success of these community service projects .
Walgreens and CORE were official partners and administered over 75 vaccinations and 50 COVID-19 tests . The AKA Mobile Mammography Unit
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