CHICAGO: The fourth annual health fair organized at Shree Jalaram Mandir in Hoffman Estates, a north side suburb of Chicago, on Sunday April 7, turned out to be a huge success.
Over 275 individuals availed the free services provided at this health fair. It is the annual community service event open to any individual, including those without medical insurance or visitors in need of medical check-up.
More than 100 enthusiastic health care volunteers of Jalaram Mandir participated in organizing this event. The health fair, the 4th in a row, started at 8 am and concluded at 1 pm. The main coordinator of this event was Bakulbhai Thakkar.
Patients received height, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, urine analysis, complete blood count, comprehensive chemistry and Lipid Profile, EKG and bone density testing. These patients were then directed to the specialty consultants of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dentistry, Chiropractor, Physical Therapy and Optometry etc.
Hasmukhbhai Thakkar, Chairman of Shree Jalaram Mandir, said that the primary goal was to provide comprehensive medical checkup and needed consultations with various specialists all under one roof. Other humanitarian activities conducted by Mandir include blood donation drive, bone marrow drive, yoga classes, classical dance classes, music and instrument classes, youth activities, didactic classes etc.
Attendees were all served with hot coffee, Masala Chai after the fasting blood work was completed. At the conclusion of the event, homemade delicious hot lunch was provided to all the hard working volunteers.
Regular activities at the temple include bhajans every Thursday, first and third Sunday, Sundarkand Path every Saturday, Abhishek on Mondays and on Ekadashi, group Satyanarayan Katha, Jalaram Jayanti, lectures of saints from India and celebrations of all religious events.
There are plans to provide monthly medical clinic Seva, which will include doctor’s consultation, laboratory tests and providing free prescription medicines on an ongoing basis. Educationally, the activities include yoga classes, music teaching, Gujarati classes and religious classes.
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