The events were as unique as the two addresses of the facilities that are located at 1 and 2 Cherry Hill Ave. in Johnston.
At The Bridge at Cherry Hill, located at 1 Cherry Hill Ave., a Johnston Fire Department rescue manned by Fire Fighters Evan Cooke and Cory Woolley were on special assignment offering free blood pressure screenings while 10 different vendors set up shop.
In the middle of it all was Jen Burns, the marketing director at The Bridge, who greeted people and offered a wealth of information about real estate, home care, theft protection, moving and storage and long-term care.
“We’re collaborating with Cherry Hill Manor,” Burns said of The Bridge’s next-door neighbor where Marketing Director Loraine DiLorenzo welcomed 14 different vendors who were set up on the nursing and rehab center’s beautiful patio. “This is totally a joint venture.”
Cherry Hill Manor, meanwhile, had in-ground promotional posters on its lawn that read, in part: “Stop by for a free cookout and RI Women’s Screening.”
People who visited Cherry Hill Manor also participated in free raffles and were treated to free hamburgers and hot dogs and entertainment by DJ Eddy the Fixer, who during recent years has provided music at a number of CHM events.
The free foods, though, were only a small part of what Johnston Police Patrolman David Slinko JFD Firefighters Cooke and Woolley concurred was a unique neighborhood health fair that covered just about everything and anything a family of a senior citizen or aging loved one needs to know as they enter their later years.
Maria Hudson, a Community Outreach professional from the RI Women’s Cancer Screening Program located at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, was with one of the 14 companies represented at Cherry Hill Manor.
Hudson, who was accompanied by colleague Linnie Phivilay, answered a number of queries throughout the information-filled health fair and told people how her group often offers information about the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation.
Jennifer Wilkicki, a licensed massage therapist and esthetician, was yet another example of the wide range of vendors who participated in the neighborhood fair, as she had a massage chair set up and did live demonstrations during the event.
Christine Crum, president of Johnston-based Moving & Storage, was armed with a large pictorial banner that explained various parts of moving senior citizens into assisted living and retirement centers like The Bridge at Cherry Hill.
Likewise, Marcus P. Alves of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, offered information about automobile, home and life insurance from his mobile display inside The Bridge at Cherry Hill.
The list of participants at Cherry Hill Manor included Amanda Thompson, Admission Director at CHM; Ellen Lang, Rehab Director, CHM; Ann Roch, Beacon Hospice; Mike Desmond, BJ’s; Cynthia Vanaudenhove, Wind Walker Pet Therapy; Mary Kayata, Scentsy; Ron Quintiliani, Beltone; Cherri Amaral, Premier Jewelry; Pat Buonomano, Home Healthsmiths; and Anthony Ballirano, AARP.
Other participants at The Bridge were Jena Allard, Keystone Real Estate Group; Vanessa Carnevale and Michael Loignon, The Cedars Home Care; Jevyonya Allen, ID Shield; Nicholas Lambros, Estate Planning Specialist; Dr. Robert Grace, Grace Family Chiropractic; and Justin Oakley, Oakley Services Home Care Division.
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