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 Community Health Fair to be held Sept. 9

Detroit Central City Community Mental Health, Wayne County Third Circuit Mental Health Court, Institute for Population Health, Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority, Department of Health Wellness Population and Wayne County Department of Children & Family Services are sponsoring the 2nd annual Community Health Fair on Tuesday, September 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the historic Detroit Eastern Market Shed 3.

The health fair is an opportunity for the community to receive health information and services, health screenings, drug and alcohol abuse screening, health wellness coaching, HIV testing, and counseling, immunizations and mental health screenings. 
Music and interactive activities will be on-going throughout the day. It is free and all ages are welcome.
During the fair, there will be a Eat Smart Live Strong demonstration at 10 a.m. The Greening of Detroit’s Urban Farming Project will celebrate those Mental Health Court members who participated in the three month program at Eastern Market by awarding certificates of completion at 11 a.m. There will be a yoga demonstration at noon and zumba at 1 p.m.
Call Norris Howard (313-833-6288) or Debbie Price (313-224-2269) for more information.
 

Legal essay contest open to law students

1-800-LAW-FIRM PLLC, a national law firm based in Michigan, wants to help pay for a student’s law school education. Ari Kresch, CEO of 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC knows that the practice of law is changing and wants to reward one creative, forward thinking law student by creating the first annual Law School Essay Contest whereby they are offering a $10,000 prize to one student who wants to inspire action. The prize will be presented in front of the highest court in the land, at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
 
The team of attorneys at 1-800-LAW-FIRM, PLLC wants to assist a future visionary attorney by creating this essay contest to help shine a positive light on the legal field. 

This year’s topic “What would you do to improve the legal system” is open to all law students who are at least 18 years of age and who will be enrolled, or will be enrolling, at an accredited United States Law School in 2014-2015. Students also must be a U.S. citizen and have a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. Contest runs from July 1 to October 5. 

Applications are available online at http://www.1800lawfirm.com/scholarship.

Applicants must describe, in at least 1,000 words, the innovative and highly impactful way in which they could aid in re-engineering the way the legal system operates and/or making it more accessible to the public. Applicants will be evaluated based on their essay, which must demonstrate how they would improve the legal industry during their career. 

“1-800-LAW-FIRM is creating the conversation and inviting visionaries to share ideas and implement ways to better serve the legal needs of America. Our system doesn’t simply need to be repaired, it needs to be re-engineered. Law schools must empower their students to be that change. I believe that students that are asked to create change will create change. They will not accept the status quo and will not accept jobs that perpetuate the shortcomings of the past,” said Kresch. 

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