Hundreds of people recently participated in the Sixth Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, sponsored by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, Maimonides Medical Center, Health Plus, Beth Israel, Courier-Life Publications and Kiwanis International.
Moved inside to Sheepshead Bay’s Bay Academy because of bad weather, the fair included tables providing health screenings, information and free giveaways. Parked along the curb outside the school were a functioning ambulance for children to explore and a van providing mammograms.
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz explained that, “Each year I’m told by the technicians providing the screenings that they found people with abnormal results and referred them to their own physicians. This is what the fair is all about—providing people with information they can use to stay healthy.”
“I am glad that so many people turned out. It was good to see our community come together to both enjoy the fair and receive important information—from both health screenings and printed materials—that could be lifesaving,” Assemblyman Cymbrowitz added.
The event was kept festive by a DJ, performances from local schools including PS 195 and Bay Academy, Music Above Manhattan Beach Orchestra, a caricaturist, face painters, jugglers and clowns.
