Flu Shot Fundraiser supports Friendly Fellow Club’s Christmas Basket Program

Starr Regional Medical Center is providing flu shots as a fundraiser for the annual Friendly Fellow Club’s Christmas Basket Program on Friday, October 23 from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Flu shots will be given in the Conference Room, located inside the main lobby of Starr Regional Medical Center – Athens. Flu shots are free; but donations are encouraged. All proceeds from the event are used to purchase food for the nearly 500 food baskets distributed to those in need by the Friendly Fellow Club.

Flu shots are available to anyone age 18 and older; parents are encouraged to take their children to a pediatrician to receive a flu shot. If you are unable to walk into the lobby, a nurse will be available to administer the shot to you in your vehicle. Simply have a family member enter the lobby and request a nurse to come to the vehicle.

“Getting your annual flu shot is a simple way to help protect yourself, your family and our community,” said Amber Bain, LPN, CPR Coordinator at Starr Regional Medical Center and coordinator of the event. “What makes this event especially meaningful is that it also gives us an opportunity to come together in support of our neighbors through the Friendly Fellow Club’s food basket program.”

For more information about the Friendly Fellow flu shot fundraiser, call Amber Bain at 423.744.3151.