The Lighthouse Academy at Newburg hosts Back to School Fair
August 10, 2019
By Steve Bays
The 2019 Lighthouse Academy at Newburg Health and Back to School Fair was held Saturday, August 3, and by all measures the fair was a rousing success. The fair served families and children from throughout the Louisville area.
The Lighthouse was able to provide vision screenings, dental checks and back to school physicals in addition to the backpacks and school supplies that were passed out.
All items and services were totally free.
Here is a look at the day by the numbers.
1434 adults and children registered
1080 Free backpacks with school supplies
800 Free lunches from JCPS Bus Cafe
600 Pure Tap Water Bottles from Louisville Water Company
100 back to school and sports physicals from volunteer doctors and nurse practitioners and Galen School of Nursing students
90 Vision screenings from South Oldham Lions Club
86 total volunteers to help out from Lighthouse staff, board, partnering churches and JCPS volunteers, and volunteer interpreters
40 Dental Checks by Kare Mobile Dental Inc.
Thanks to our many volunteers we had a great day serving and helping families and students getting ready for the 2019-2020 school year!
The Lighthouse Academy at Newburg is a community ministry in action serving those in need.
The Lighthouse was able to provide vision screenings, dental checks and back to school physicals in addition to the backpacks and school supplies that were passed out.
All items and services were totally free.
Here is a look at the day by the numbers.
1434 adults and children registered
1080 Free backpacks with school supplies
800 Free lunches from JCPS Bus Cafe
600 Pure Tap Water Bottles from Louisville Water Company
100 back to school and sports physicals from volunteer doctors and nurse practitioners and Galen School of Nursing students
90 Vision screenings from South Oldham Lions Club
86 total volunteers to help out from Lighthouse staff, board, partnering churches and JCPS volunteers, and volunteer interpreters
40 Dental Checks by Kare Mobile Dental Inc.
Thanks to our many volunteers we had a great day serving and helping families and students getting ready for the 2019-2020 school year!
The Lighthouse Academy at Newburg is a community ministry in action serving those in need.