Free Flu Shots a Huge Success

Friday, November 7, 2008 at St. Francis Clinic in Siloam Springs, AR, people lined up for their free flu shots. Actually - they stepped right up to get their shots with very little waiting, thanks to the wonderful volunteer turnout!
There were over 800 adults and 70 or more children that hopefully, because of a few minutes on Friday, will not get the flu this year. This event was sponsored by the Benton County Health Unit, St. Francis Clinic in Siloam Springs, and Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital. It was an all day event and extremely well attended, as you can tell by the numbers.
Volunteers from area businesses came out in full force to assist the BCHU nurses and staff with this event. The BCHU nurses were extremely grateful for all the volunteers. A special “Thanks” goes out to all who helped. Your time spent at the clinic helped to assure all who wanted a flu shot were able to receive one, without much wait!
Another special “Thanks” goes to Randy Torres and AVEST Bank for providing the volunteers with lunch! It was a real treat to have pizza delivered to us at the clinic. The volunteers took a few minutes to eat, and then went right back to the job at hand. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ARVEST!!!!
There were people in line from 7:00 a.m., until the event ended at 5:00 p.m. While there was a little lull at noon, the rest of the day was fairly steady. Everyone seemed to be extremely grateful for the opportunity to receive a free shot without having to travel to Bentonville.
It will not be long before the Benton County Health Unit has a permanent home in Siloam Springs again. Preparations are being made to ready their new building at the corner of University and Mt. Olive for their opening. We will be glad to have them back here in Siloam Springs to assist the western part of Benton County with all the services they provide.
Until Next Time, Stay Healthy!
Joyce