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Large Crowd, Good Weather Greet UPMC Event
Fourth-annual community day draws more than 1,000 to Market Street
By Submitted Report
The Tube City Almanac
June 11, 2024
Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
(Submitted photos courtesy UPMC McKeesport hospital)
A record crowd attended the fourth-annual McKeesport Community Day on Saturday, a spokeswoman said.
More than 1,000 people attended the event, held along Market Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The celebration was sponsored by UPMC McKeesport hospital in cooperation with several area churches that are part of a faith-based “Call to Action” community health team, said Sarah Deist, UPMC McKeesport spokeswoman.
The event had previously moved to the campus of McKeesport Area High School. Deist credited the decision to return to Downtown McKeesport with increasing the attendance. The goal of the event was to promote health awareness and healthier lifestyles through free health screenings, health education, and access to local resources.
In addition to health screenings, children’s activities, raffles, giveaways and food, entertainment was provided by the Bill Henry Band.
Sponsors included UPMC McKeesport, McKeesport Hospital Foundation, UPMC McKeesport Medical Executive Committee, UPMC Health Plan, UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Mon Yough, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Beulah Park United Methodist Church, Sister to Sister Outreach Ministries and Zion Baptist Church, Deist said.
Originally published June 11, 2024.
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