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Raising Money, Awareness for Preventive Care
from JUNE 7, 2023
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Local animator to debut film this Sunday at Chabot Theatre
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The Cobblers
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SENIORS
CVSan Breaks Ground
By Linda Sandsmark CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
“We are really looking forward to this being our new home,” said Naomi Lue, Zero Waste Supervisor.
CVSan’s General Manager, Roland P. Williams, Jr., gave a brief history of the district, which was formed in 1939. In 1930 there were only 100 families in Castro see CVSAN on page 3
By Linda Sandsmark CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Castro Valley natives Ryan and Nick Allen have taken on the extraordinary challenge of preventing and treating illness—by raising money for preventive care and becoming doctors themselves.
“We’ve felt inspired to do this for quite a while,” says Ryan, 22. “We’re both med school students and every year we do some sort of physical challenge to raise money for various healthcare-related programs we’ve got going on.”
Ryan started a non-profit (Zone 7: Beyond Health) to help people avoid preventable illnesses. He will join his brother Nick studying at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix this year, where Nick is in his third of four years.
“In the hospital, we see patients who walk through the door with an illness, and at that point, we can only do so much,” says Nick, 24. “ Our mission with the non-profit is to address preventive health care early on, to keep people from having to come to the hospital in the first place. These are ‘upstream’ issues like getting nutritious food, having access to health care, getting exercise, and getting enough sleep. We raise money so we can help communities that need it.”
Through Zone 7: Beyond Health, which Ryan started about three years ago, the brothers and a group of volunteers have provided health screenings—such as blood tests and blood pressure checks—for underserved populations, see CARE on page 5
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Index
Agents in Action ...... 7
Calendar ................ 4
Classified Ads ....... 8
Crosswords ........... 9
Homes...................... 6
Opinions ................ 11
Our Town ................. 3
Seniors .................. 10
Sports .................. 12 Weather ................ 2
