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Easter egg hunt, food giveaway Saturday
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Fathers Who Care and West Side community stakeholders are putting on the event, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 3 at Clark Park, 4615 W. Jackson Blvd.
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Help clean up Austin on Saturday
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Everyone is invited to participate in Saturday’s spring cleaning rally. The event will start at 10 a.m. at 5922 W. Division St and finish by 1 p.m. at 5840 W. Chicago Ave. Food and beverages will be provided, and there will be surprises for the children.
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Roller skate this weekend at Garfield Park
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Free skating sessions for youth and teens will be held Friday and Saturday at 100 N. Central Park Ave. All participants must register to attend.
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Community fair Thursday at La Follette Park
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Austin residents are invited to the event, which starts at 10 a.m. April 1. There will be raffle prizes, food distribution, COVID-19 testing, PPE distribution and a community cleanup.
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Get your COVID shot Sunday
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Chicago residents 18 and older are eligible to get vaccinated from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 28 at Rising Sun M.B. Church, 820 N. Central Ave. Walkups are welcome, or you can register online.
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Support an Austin business this weekend
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Participate in a Black Economic Empowerment Rally (BEER) at Schweets Cheesecake, 5248 W. Chicago Ave., from 12 to 2 p.m. March 27. You can also take part via Zoom.
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Free COVID-19 testing, shots in Austin this week
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The free tests are available Wednesday March 24-27 and March 30 through April 2 at 2nd Mount Olive Baptist Church, 5729 W. Chicago Ave. Vaccinations for Austin residents continue Friday and Saturday at Amundsen Park, 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave., and at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School, 116 N. Central Ave., on Sunday.
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Loretto Hospital offering free pap smears
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The Austin hospital is offering free screenings to uninsured or underinsured West Side residents until the end of the month. Call (833) THL-LOVE or visit Loretto’s web site to get more information.
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Austin residents can get vaccinated
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Residents who are 18 and older can register to get the COVID-19 shots at one of two locations: Amundsen Park and Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School.
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Loretto Hospital offering free colon cancer screenings this month
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The West Side hospital is offering free gastrointestinal (GI) screenings for uninsured or underinsured residents of Austin and surrounding communities in March. It’s especially important that African Americans get screened, because they are 20 percent more likely to get colorectal cancer and about 40 percent more likely to die from it than most other groups. oretto will also host a Facebook Live event on colorectal health Monday, March 8 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.