The Fall Festival will be on Saturday, September 20th. The registration form for the 5K Run/Walk can be accessed below. (Sorry, I don’t have a copy that can be completed electronically.) Please feel free to join in the fun. It is a wonderful (i.e. FLAT) 5K. Just think of the hills you won’t miss!
A Brief History of Ebola
Ebola has been in the news a lot lately. Here is a brief history and some interesting facts about the disease.
- First found in humans in 1976 with two simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Takes its name from the Ebola River in the Congo near where that outbreak occurred.
- Was originally called Ebola hemorrhagic fever but now is called Ebola virus disease (EVD).
- There are 5 species of the virus. The one found in the Phillipines and China can infect humans, but it doesn’t make us sick.
- Transmitted through person-to-person contact, although there are transmissions through contact with bodily fluids absent of actual contact with the infected person.
- Symptoms include fever, fatigue, vomiting, sore throat; you know, basically like the flu! In fact, several other ailments must be excluded before an Ebola diagnosis is pursued because the beginning symptoms are similar to so many other diseases.
For more detail about the information included here, or to get a map of the current outbreak, check out the World Health Organization’s website.
Upcoming Doubles Tennis Tournament
During the upcoming (September 4-7) Twin City Days, there will be a doubles tennis tournament. They have already recruited some great sponsors, and the money raised is going to help with Kade’s Playground. (If you don’t know what that is, you can check out Herculaneum’s website which has a page devoted to it or the playground’s Facebook page.) If you’d like to sign up for the tournament and drag your racket out of hiding, here’s your chance. You’ll find a link for the flyer and registration form below. The organizers would love for you to print off the flyer and post it at work, church, etc. if you have a chance to spread the word. Happy Aggasiing…Wait, is that even a word?!
Vectors
All the little ones are back in school raring to go with new backpacks, shoes, and a box of tissue at the ready. What? You didn’t send them with hand sanitizer and tissues galore! How did you miss that memo?
Small children are basically vectors. No, not a moving object with direction, but…disease vectors.
Oh the horror!
In case you didn’t send them with the tissue equivalent of a semi-truck, you might review this video for a tissue alternative. It is a slightly humorous stab at tissue-lovers everywhere but teaches a good lesson too.
Volunteers Needed
If you are looking for an organization to donate a bit of your time to, I can recommend one.
Get Healthy DeSoto could use your help. If you can donate time to us, it will be appreciated. Below is a list of activities that we have or are planning for in the near future. Give us a try. We will respect your time and your priorities. Some of our activities are seasonal and some are on-going, so look over the list carefully and ask questions if you need to. Take your pick and we will put you to work.
- The De Soto Farmers’ Market
- Walking Club
- Hiking Club
- Christmas Home Tour
- Health Fairs
- RN’s for Blood Pressure checks
- Community Garden
- Herb Garden
- Walking School Bus
- Newsletters
- Bulletin Boards
- Winter Flakes 10K/5K/1 mile walk run
- Weed eating and Grass cutting
- Booger excavation crew-Just kidding! I wanted to see if you were paying attention.
If you are interested in working in any of these areas, please contact me at 636-586-4570. Thanks for your consideration.
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