African American United Fund (AAUF) Update

AFRICAN MARKETPLACE @ AAUF

The Philadelphia African American United Fund will host its first, in a series of, African Marketplaces on Saturday, August 18 at 2231 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Following dates for the Marketplace will fall on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month until December 22. The schedule for the African Marketplace and theme for the month is listed below.

Date Day: Saturday	Time	Theme	Activities
August 18	8 AM - 6 PM	High Blood Pressure Prevention	Blood Pressure Screening Guest speakers
September 8th and 22nd	8 AM - 6 PM	Heart Disease Prevention	Warning signs of heart disease, heart healthy foods Guest speaker
October 13th and 27th	8 AM - 6 PM	Diabetes Prevention	Cooking demonstrations Guest speaker
November 2nd and 24th	8 AM - 10 PM	Diet and Exercise	Fitness test, low impact workout programs Guest speaker
December 8th and 22nd	8 AM - 10 PM	Mental Health Awareness	Stress Management activities Guest speaker
Type of Vendors:	Rare & Black Books	Art & Clothes	Prepared Food & Fresh Produce

Vendors from across the City of Philadelphia will gather to sell clothes, unique artwork, Black books and rare books, organic juices, fresh produce and healthy prepared foods.

Workshops on Health and Wellness will be conducted.

Demonstrations on cooking healthy foods will be held.

African American authors will sign their books.

Join us on Saturday, August 18 at 8:00 AM for our first African Marketplace.

For more information, contact the Philadelphia African American United Fund at 215.236.2100

Aissia Richardson

African American United Fund

2227 N. Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA 19132

(215) 236-2100 phone

(215) 236-9077 fax

alrbuffer[at}aol.com email