FATHERHOOD BUZZ SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 IN DOTHAN AND OZARK
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jan 22 2015 12:36 PM
DOTHAN: On January 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., local barbershops will offer advice and encouragement to fathers through the national Fatherhood Buzz program. Fathers are invited to visit a participating shop with their families for information on how to have a healthy new year. Healthy You, Inc. will facilitate the conversation.
In Dothan, Styles Unlimited, Squirt and Louie's, DJ's Classic Cuts, H Town Barbershop, Cutz by Stalk, Who’s Next Barbershop, Upper Kutz and His and Hers Barber and Beauty are the participating Dothan shops. This event is part of the national campaign through President Obama’s Fatherhood Initiative, Fatherhood Buzz, typically done four times per year. Fatherlessness is a growing crisis in America, one that underlies many of the challenges that families are facing. When dads aren't around, young people are more likely to drop out of school, use drugs, be involved in the criminal justice system, and become young parents themselves.
In Ozark, NFL Pittsburg Steeler and Ozark native Steve McClendon will be at the Autrey Recreation Center Banquet Room, along with vendors from Dawg Pound Olympic Boxing Gym, Dale County Hospital Education Department and others, offering information to men about how to stay healthy. Bubba from Taijah’s Barbershop will offer free haircuts. Nutritious refreshments will be available. The Autrey Recreation Center is located at 749 W. Reynolds St. in Ozark.
Healthy You Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit formed in 2010 in Dothan. The mission of Healthy You, Inc. is to enhance quality of life for citizens of Alabama through educational health initiatives and public awareness campaigns teaching personal responsibility when making lifestyle choices. For more information, please call 334-671-7774.
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