1. NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: 12-17-14
Contact: Bernadette Morris Sonshine Communications●
T: (305) 948-8063 E:● bmorris@sonshine.com
Jessie Trice Community Health Center to Host the
11th
Annual Santa’s Workshop on December 19th
Miami, FL – Filled with excitement, awe and wonder, the
Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc. and the Jessie
Trice Community Health Center Foundation will host their
11th
Annual Santa’s Workshop. This magical event is set to
help bring holiday cheer for communities and families. It
takes place on Friday, December 19th
, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the
JTCHC Main Center, located at 5361 N. W. 22nd
Avenue in
Miami. The event is free and open to the public.
“This is such a special time of the year and we are thrilled to host this special celebration with this
festive and delightful event,” says Annie Neasman, President and CEO of the Jessie Trice
Community Health Center, Inc. Fun activities scheduled include a clown, face painting, pony and
train rides, balloon animals, a puppet show and bounce houses will be among the fanfare for all to
enjoy.
This year’s workshop is presented in part by TD Bank, Molina Healthcare, Premier Physician
Support Services, Hialeah Hospital, Toys for Tots, The Jason Taylor Foundation, Toro Pest
Management, The Home Depot, Apex Vending, and Villa Grande Club.
Among the donors, Westland Mall, located in in Hialeah, enhanced their support by hosting the
Jessie Trice Community Health Center Giving Tree in their facility. Over 50 people gave to the
cause, and 70 toys were collected. The toy drive was a success and has been extended. Gifts will be
presented at Santa’s Workshop on Friday.
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Other presenters and performers include: Reaves House Singers; Poetry Readings by Ebony
Kennedy; Storytelling by Tia Harris and Deborah Rice-Lamar; the Miami Edison Band, the Salvation
Army Band, and of course, a special appearance by Santa Claus himself!
The Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc. is a Florida 501 (c) 3, not-for-profit, Federally
Qualified Health Center, which has been serving Miami-Dade County since 1967. A community
mainstay, JTCHC owns and/or operates thirty-one (31) facilities, which includes nine (9)
Comprehensive Primary Care centers, twenty-one (21) school-based/university centers, and a
women’s substance abuse residential program. JTCHC’s multicultural, multilingual, and
multidisciplinary staff services a diverse population of 32,000 patients who make more than
130,000 visits annually. For more information, call 305-499-1935 or visit www.jtchc.org
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