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Vol. 45 No. 40 Thursday, October 18, 2012 Inside... Pink Pride FEMA fl ood zones topic at Rotary By Richard Ric highlight at Special to the Immokalee Bulletin On Wednes- day, Oct. 10, IHS game Rotarian Tim Nance spoke Letters Players with members to the about the new and FEMA designat- Editor spectators ed fl ood zones and provided ...Page 3 GET YOUR maps showing Tim Nance PINK ON! how much of A very Collier County is now within the federal identifi able fl ood zone, Immokalee Special High School “Pink Pride” sup- and explained some of the future Students ports the American Cancer problems we face. As most of you Society as part of the NFL’s A are already aware, FEMA has spent First Crucial Catch campaign. On almost ten years working on these October 19, the Immokalee new guidelines, Nance said. As a ...Page 4 Indians will take on the Bar- result, virtually 90 percent of main- ron Collier Cougars on the land America is now in a fl ood fi eld and a very important zone. Soccer Pit Cobras cause off the fi eld - the fi ght “Look at these maps, he said, Courtesy photo against breast cancer. The map above was used to show Rotary Club members areas A Crucial Catch is a na- See ROTARY— Page 2 zoned for each level of fl ood insurance rates. earn tionwide screening reminder campaign to help women Champ stay healthy. Immokalee High School student will be par- status ticipating in awareness and fundraising activities during Health Day event sees hundreds the week of Oct. 15-19. The ...Page 7 Indians sell pink ribbon tat- By Nancy Frees, toos, pink rubber wrist bands administrator and football cards (in support/ Collier County Dept. of Health in memory of) to place on our Immokalee Health Day, held at Wall of Hope which will be the Collier County Health Depart- displayed at the football game. ment – Immokalee Center from 10 In addition, students will creat a.m. – 2 p.m. on Oct. 13, was a tre- facts and awareness posters/ mendous successs, reports Nancy fl yers to display throughout the school. Frees, Immokalee Health Center See Page 2 for information about SO GET YOUR PINK ON administer, Collier County Health how to contact the newspaper. and join IHS “Indian Pride” in Department. our fi ght against breast cancer Nearly 400 people attended, newszap.com Oct. 19, kickoff 7:30 p.m. most who took advantage of the free screenings. Participants were Free Speech Free Ads For more information, please contact activities di- able to obtain eye screening for di- rector Tony Allen at 239-377- abetics, blood pressure and blood 1819. Thank you to everyone sugar testing, as well as receive Special to the Immokalee Bulletin/CCDOH for their support of this very food and education and informa- worthy project! The Immokalee Fire Dept. was a big hit with the local kids at the Immokalee Health Day event held on Saturday, Oct. 13. tion about community resources. See HEALTH— Page 2 BUY A NEW 2012 F150 Get 0% APR Financing for 60 Months.* * With approved credit through Ford Credit. Not all customers will qualify for 0% APR. See Dealer for details. Images are for illustration purposes only. Offer ends 10/31/12. 2 Immokalee Bulletin October 18, 2012 community is considered to be below FE- In addition to the Collier County Health De- ROTARY MAs new guideline, and means more of our HEALTH partment hosting this event, several com- citizens will now be required to purchase panies: Fifth Third Bank, Health Care Net- Continued From Page 1 fl ood insurance. We need to speak out in Continued From Page 1 work of Southwest Florida, Pacifi c Tomato a very loud voice. To help us in this, each Growers, Dave Lightner Construction and Approximately 200 children benefi ted from and you can see that even Immokalee, one of us needs to contact our insurance agent Winn Dixie contributed goods or fi nancially. dental screening complimentary of the Ron- of the highest points in Collier, is almost to- and ask them for a declaration of status for Organizations who offered education and/ tally in the new fl ood zone designation. The ald McDonald Van. The Naples Lions’s Club our properties. Don’t wait for your mortgage performed eye exams on over 300 attend- or screenings included: AVOW Hospice, Flood Zone Classifi cation map shows how holder to do this! It will cost you about six Casa de la Rasa Assisted Living Facility, Col- FEMA plans on designating what falls into a ees. Many received blood pressure checks. or seven times the actual cost if, in fact, you “This Health Day event was invaluable to- lier County Health Department, Division of fl ood zone.” even need the extra coverage. Hopefully, Blind Services, Empowerment Alliance of Continuing, he told the club members ward raising awareness about one’s health. many of you will be in the ‘yellow’ areas,” Southwest Florida, Family Literacy Center that the Collier County map shows how Illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes he said. much of the Immokalee area comes under can be silent. Through screening, we iden- of Immokalee - Jump Start, Immokalee Fire “And, if you haven’t already signed the the new FEMA guidelines as to what now tifi ed six individuals who had signifi cantly Department, Florida Rural Legal Services, becomes ’fl ood zone’ property. petitions being circulated in the community, high blood sugars. All of these folks are now FSUCOM, Habitat for Humanity, Healthcare “As you can see, the greater part of our please see Fred Thomas as soon as pos- receiving appropriate medical care which Network of SW FL, HUGS, Immokalee Foun- sible,” stated Mr. Nance. will help them avoid complications and im- dation, Shelter for Abused Women & Chil- prove the quality of their health,” explains dren, Collier County Sheriff’s Department, Ms. Frees. SW FL American Red Cross, SW FL Works, October is Domestic Violence During the event, 380 boxes of food were University of FL Collier County Extension Awareness Month - events planned given out by the Harry Chaping Food Bank. and Vocational Rehabilitation. Annual Immokalee Children’s Coalition Against Domestic Violence. This expanded to a week of activities on local, Fair & Peace March planned state and national levels. The fi rst Domestic Violence Awareness On Saturday, Oct. 27, The Children’s Fair Month was observed in October 1987 with complete with games, entertainment, and the fi rst Domestic Violence Awareness food, starts at 10 a.m. and is followed at 1 Month Commemorative Legislation being p.m. by the police-escorted March on Main passed by the U.S. Congress in 1989. This Street, Immokalee. The events will be host- legislation has passed every year since. ed by The Shelter’s Immokalee Outreach To learn more about The Shelter’s 2012 Offi ce at the Immokalee Sports Complex, National Domestic Violence Awareness 505 Escambia Street, Immokalee. For more Month Campaign, call 239.775.3862. information, 239.657.5700. For information on The Shelter’s life- Domestic Violence Awareness Month transforming programs and services, evolved from the fi rst Day of Unity ob- please call 239.775.3862, or visit www.nap- served in October of 1981 by the National lesshelter.org. Special to the Immokalee Bulletin/CCDOH Visitors to the Immokalee Health Fair event were able to get free food boxes from the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Other distributors were also at the event with giveaways or information. Health Dept. offers HIV/STD testing To Reach Us Staff With Season and the traditional infl ux of through December 16th, the Collier County Mailing Address: P.O. Box 518 News Editor: Patty Brant part-time residents and visitors upon us, the LaBelle, FL 33975 Community News Editor: Dee Hamilton Health Department Clinic in Immokalee Physical Address: 22 Ft. Thompson Ave. Advertising Services: Dale Conyers Collier County Health Department is promot- (419 North 1st Street, Immokalee), will of- * i\ÊÓήÊÈxÇÈäääUÊ>Ý\ÊnÈήÊÈÇx£{{ ing its preventive efforts to optimally protect Website: www.newszap.com/immokalee Advertising Services: Barbara Calfee fer free HIV, and STD testing during weekend our population from sexually transmitted Executive Editor: Katrina Elsken outreach as follows: Publisher: Tom Byrd diseases, including HIV. To Submit News Sunday, October 21st from 10 – 4 pm The Immokalee Bulletin welcomes submissions •1 in 4 Americans has an STD. from its readers. Opinions, calendar items, story Our Purpose… •Almost half of the STDs occur in indi- Sunday, October 28th from 10 - 4 pm ideas and photographs are welcome. 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