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EGG HARBOR CITY — For chiropractor Brian Pauling, the Coalition for a Safe Community Health Fair, gave him a chance Saturday to chat about spine health with people he would not normally see.
“It’s good to get in the community and let them know what we do,” said Pauling, a chiropractor with Atlantic County Family Spine and Rehab Center. “These are people that we don’t usually see.”
The group’s goal is to mobilize the community into action and work toward ending violence in Atlantic County. The group comprises residents, police officers, pastors, teachers, business people, City Council members and the mayor.
“We want to make Egg Harbor City a safer, better community for the residents of this community,” said coalition member Donna Womelsdorf, who helped put the event together. “We have three prongs: the schools, the police department, the churches. We are all working together for the same thing.”
The event at Zion Lutheran Church included smoothies, health and wellness programs, information on home energy efficiency and a chance to meet coalition members.
Participants included The Alcove Center, Andy’s Glow, AtlantiCare, Brayces, Creating Health LLC, Egg Harbor City Police Department, Egg Harbor City Schools, Family Promise of Atlantic County, Helping Other People Evolve, Jewish Family Service, Milton and Betty Katz JCC, Mental Health Association of Atlantic County, Native American Advance Corp., New Jersey SNAP Program and Shore Medical Center.
“Everyone gave us ideas of people to invite here today,” Womelsdorf said. “We want people to know what is available to them. Fifty percent of our population has a need for food, so having SNAP here is great.” Thepressofatlanticcity.com by Nicholas J. Huba
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