St. Vincent 500 fundraiser

St. Vincent 500 fundraiser scheduled for Aug. 12-13

Story by Janet Marcel

A fundraising event sponsored by F3 Thibodaux is being held August 12-13 to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul TriParish Community Pharmacy located at 201 Canal St. in downtown Houma, one block off of Main Street between Barataria Avenue and Canal Street.

The pharmacy, which opened Sept. 25, 2001, is open every Tuesday from 9–11 a.m., to serve residents of Lafourche, Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes who do not qualify for Medicaid, prescription insurance or veteran’s benefits, and who are on limited incomes. Interviews to determine eligibility for service are conducted at the pharmacy on an individual basis.

With the help of an all-volunteer staff of pharmacists, pharmacy assistants and screeners, the pharmacy has filled 186,478 free prescriptions at a retail value of $15,953,216.22. On average, the pharmacy spends $10,000 – $14,000 a month to purchase medicines not donated by nursing homes and physician samples.

For more information about the pharmacy’s services, call (985)8722253 during pharmacy hours.

On Friday, Aug. 12, F3 Thibodaux will host an outdoor Community Cookout from 6-8 p.m. at the Settlement at Live Oak neighborhood’s greenspace on Highway 308 in Thibodaux. There will be live music and family friendly games/activities. Burger plates will be sold in advance, as well as during the event. An additional fundraising component will be a raffle to be announced at the event. There will also be some classic fun kids’ races (sack race, three legged race, balance the egg) to get the kids involved “F3” style. Beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, will be The St. Vincent 500, a two-man race event that will follow the structure of an F3 boot-camp style workout, with a unique race component. The stations are sponsored by local businesses or individuals and each station will have options for points on various reps of an exercise. The event is open to all men and will be held outdoors (rain or shine). It will be free to participants, but there is a recommended donation of $25/ participant. It will be up to you and your teammate to decide which station to pick and what level of points you will strive for.

The course total will equal a near impossible 500 points. Highest point total wins.

The registration page for the St. Vincent 500 event, https://f3thibodaux. regfox.com/the-st-vincent-500, allows you to register, donate and have your family and friends pledge money to your specific two-man team. The highest team pledge total will earn a bonus 20 points to start the event. There are multiple options for donations as well as sponsorships.

F3 is a national network including 3,274 free, peer-led workouts for men in 252 regions. Its mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership. The three Fs in the name stand for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith, the last of which is defined as not one specific religion or faith system, but simply a belief in something outside oneself.

For more information about the fundraising event, contact Dr. Devin Owens at 1(318)245-6480. BC