[BFASA] Requesting your help BFASA

[Michelle Burroughs]

Hello All,

I hope this email finds you well, I'm sharing this message with you all because you are leaders of Black clubs/ organizations that focus on health equity and social justice issues in Riverside.

A friend of mine Dr. Nana https://www.hopskipdrive.com/blog/dr-nana-b-afoh-manin/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.hopskipdrive.com_blog_dr-2Dnana-2Db-2Dafoh-2Dmanin_&d=DwMFAg&c=LsLxleeqPm1pgCNn-PN_bQ&r=lb4EacgJ6hCPpbsmdoQMX2pAjEvHBTHwYvjvO4PNGYU7IG3-wzvNJ7b6IZSzJyh5&m=sOrdovosL1y92LoUARPqXnVk994u-oNY6mkN60eRFng&s=SzEddSvmI_bx05bqyMiqpdM0fqwWM4bIKAaoicCpZ24&e=> has been doing phenomenal work outreaching to Black and Brown communities in LA to ensure they have access to COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, and now she is offering her services in the IE.

Her organization Shared Harvest Foundation will be hosting a vaccine pop-up at Magnolia Church in Riverside on September 25th. They could use some local volunteers for the event, including student volunteers. It will be from 9:00am-1pm, with volunteers arriving by 7:30am. Please see the link below for where people could go to sign up to volunteer for the event. https://signup.com/go/LdLHsCm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__signup.com_go_LdLHsCm&d=DwMFaQ&c=LsLxleeqPm1pgCNn-PN_bQ&r=lb4EacgJ6hCPpbsmdoQMX2pAjEvHBTHwYvjvO4PNGYU7IG3-wzvNJ7b6IZSzJyh5&m=3_WzoBTuyxa6v_O3_ViAMySpga5lQ2V-LHN2WXCuP3U&s=5TiEdXBqQNPgKl9dNDum0hcZZp95SbBCWR73USm3nqw&e=>

Also, if anyone is interested in getting vaccinated, they will have all three vaccines onsite that day. Please have them go to: www.myturn.ca.gov<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.myturn.ca.gov&d=DwMFaQ&c=LsLxleeqPm1pgCNn-PN_bQ&r=lb4EacgJ6hCPpbsmdoQMX2pAjEvHBTHwYvjvO4PNGYU7IG3-wzvNJ7b6IZSzJyh5&m=3_WzoBTuyxa6v_O3_ViAMySpga5lQ2V-LHN2WXCuP3U&s=4_rHh7kXm4jd6qyQ0iuENMCsCQgCQwR0CI3fCBzpeqg&e=> and search by 92504 zip code.  Click on SHF | MyCovidMD Magnolia Church to register.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and please help me spread the word, thank you in advance!


Be Well,

Michelle C. Burroughs, MPH (She/her/hers)
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ~Martin Luther King Jr.
Director, Community Engagement and Outreach for the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC)
Financial Administrative Officer (FAO), Social Medicine, Population, Public Health (SMPPH)
University of California, Riverside
School of Medicine
Direct (951) 715-2705

To schedule meetings, please contact Shaleta Sultan-Smith, Executive Assistant Specialist at Shaleta.Smith at medsch.ucr.edu<mailto:Shaleta.Smith at medsch.ucr.edu>



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