BALDWIN CITY — The 10th annual Community Wellness Festival will be April 2 at Baker University’s Collins Center at Baldwin City. A 5-kilometer run-walk will kick off the event. The entry fee for the 5K is $10 for individuals and $25 for families. The deadline to register is March 25 at the Baldwin City Recreation office or www.baldwinrec.org, About 70 exhibitors are expected to participate in the free health fair. The festival, which normally attracts about 300 people, offers free screenings for blood pressure, posture check, body fat, bone density hearing, lung volume, vision and teeth. Additional screenings through Lawrence Memorial Hospital are available, including a total lipid profile with a prostate specific antigen test and several other blood tests to assess healthy body functions. By pre-registering Friday, March 25, the lab tests are available for $30 ($40 with PSA test). The day of the festival, lab tests will be $40 ($50 with PSA test). Anyone interested in the tests should not eat or drink anything — water and medications are exceptions — after midnight before having blood drawn. Registration forms for lab tests are available at the Baldwin City Recreation office, Baldwin Athletic Club, Santa Fe market, Baldwin City Market and Baker University student health center. There will be drawings for prizes, including bicycles for an adult and for two children. Free T-shirts will be given to the first 200 attendees. All children will receive a free bicycle helmet as long as supplies last.
Tuesday, March 8, 9 a.m.
