In the spirit of recognizing senior citizens for World Senior Citizens Day, The Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Committee (MLKCC) sponsored its second Senior Citizen Recognition Day on August 19th at the GMZ Event Center in Brazoria. The event included: Health screening for blood pressure; AC1 testing provided by Texas A & M Health Diabetes Education Program – Healthy South Texas; Informational booths on the OLLIE’s program offered by UTMB Health and the ALL of US National Research Health Program; A presentation and information on hurricane Preparedness by Brazoria County Emergency Management, and lunch. Those in attendance also received a registration bag that included hand sanitizer compliments of GMZ. Other activities included a photo booth, bingo and lots of door prizes. The day’s event concluded with a style parade where some of the participants adorned their stylish hats for the opportunity to win “best of show”.
