Back-to-School Health Fair held at Prince of Peace

Hundreds of area students and their parents waited patiently for the Prince of Peace church doors to open recently for an annual back-to-school health fair. The children were hoping to be one of the first 500 through the doors to score a new backpack full of school supplies. Parents visited the more than25 plus vendors offering free health screenings, community organization information, and banking and insurance services.    

This is the third year that Prince of Peace parishioner Lee Moradi has teamed up with MaryLu Munoz, outreach coordinator at Birmingham Health Care, to put together this year’s program for Birmingham-area immigrants and their families. The goal is to provide these families with access to the health care and school supplies that they need to start a successful academic year. Moradi, a professor at UAB, is Prince of Peace’s Hispanic social services volunteer ministry leader. 

Organizations participating this year included Birmingham Health Care, UAB Alabama Vaccine, AIDS Alabama, St. Vincent Hospital, Pelham Dental, Hoover Library, Cahaba Valley Dental, McDonalds Corp., Jaffra Cosmetics, Regions Bank, YMCA, Literacy Council, Girl Scouts, Jefferson County Health Department, Hispanic Catholic Social Services, State Farm, AL Department of Public Health, Brookwood Opthomology, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Komen 4 the Cure, Girls Inc., Sarrrell Dental Kids, radio station LaJefa, The Exchange Club and Plaza Legal Immigration.