The Child Wellness & Maternal Child Program is sponsoring a community walk for International FASD Awareness Day.

The walk will start at 1:00 p.m. on September 10th at the old airport.

"Every year on September 9th, International FASD Awareness Day is observed.  People all around the world gather for events to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking during pregnancy and the plight of individuals and families who struggle with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).  This day was chosen so that on the ninth day of the ninth month of the year, the world will remember that during the nine months of pregnancy a woman should abstain from alcohol."

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Goodwin, Child Wellness Program  774-3464
Leslie Crow, Maternal Child Program  774-9956