Eastridge will partner with Santa Clara Family Health Plan on Saturday, April 28, 2007, from 10am to 2pm for the fourth annual Kid’s Fun Day, with dance and music performances, Hometown Heroes Awards for community educators, and school and community information tables. A FREE raffle will be held every hour, with prizes from AMC Eastridge 15, Auntie Anne’s, Starbucks, and Sport Chalet. The event will take place at Lower Level Center Court near Starbucks.

Developed by East Side Schools Children’s Health Initiative (ESCHI), Kid’s Fun Day is a celebration of healthy kids in our schools. Kids will get to enjoy fun activities including face painting and crafts, while parents will have opportunities to apply for free or low cost health care for teens and children, as well as registering childing to enter kindergarten for fall 2007.

A wide array of community groups will be present to offer additional community information including City of San Jose, San Jose Police Department, California State Assembly Member Joe Coto, First 5, Kaiser Permanente, Blue Cross, Eastside Union High School District, Evergreen Valley College and many others. In addition, free finger printing and vision screening will be offered to children.

This year’s collaborative includes Leti Gutierrez, President of Alum Rock Educators Association, David Hernandez of California Teachers Association, Charlotte Newman of East Side Union High School District Child Development Program, Felix Alvarez of Santa Clara Family Health Plan, Pilar Furlong of School Health Clinics and more than a dozen individuals.

We look forward in seeing you at the event.