Join St. Louis Place Community Association and Affinia Healthcare for a summer concert series sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation.
WHAT:
Affinia Healthcare is partnering with the St. Louis Place Community Association for the return of the Whitaker Foundation Summer Concert Series. This family-friendly event is returning this year after a successful 2023 summer. There will be four weeks of concerts featuring the best bands in the region. In addition to the music, there will be food trucks, and activities for children. Affinia Healthcare will provide health screenings, information and other resources for attendees. Attendees can view a brief informational video about HIV and enter a drawing for a new smart TV. A winner will be selected each week. The event is free and open to the community.
WHEN:
6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 6, 13, 20, and 27
WHERE:
St. Louis Place Park Rauschenbach & 21st StreetSt. Louis, MO 63106 *NOTE: Attached photos are from previous years’ concerts.
About Affinia Healthcare
Affinia Healthcare is an award-winning, nationally accredited health center, providing affordable primary and preventive health care for St. Louis, Missouri, area residents. Affinia Healthcare is a community health center, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with 13 locations, and is accredited through The Joint Commission and National Committee of Quality Assurance organizations. Established in 1906 as the Holy Cross Dispensary, Affinia Healthcare today serves over 43,700 people per year, of whom more than 90 percent have incomes under 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Approximately 70 percent of patients served are Black or African American, 11 percent are Hispanic/Latinx, and over 4,000 are un-housed.
The Affinia Healthcare Foundation depends on a wide array of funding sources and individual donor contributions to care for the most vulnerable and disenfranchised in our community. To make a donation to Affinia Healthcare, visit www.affiniahealthcare.org/donate.
For more information about Affinia Healthcare, call 314-814-8700, or visit www.affiniahealthcare.org.
About The Whitaker Foundation
The Whitaker Foundation is a private, independent foundation that supports charitable and public purpose projects in the limited geographic area of St. Louis, Missouri.
The Whitaker Foundation makes grants in two focus areas:
Enriching Lives Through the Arts: The Arts provide a breadth and depth of experience that touch our lives and enrich our region. By investing in creative experiences of St. Louisians we help toward the discovery of ourselves, each other and our community. By supporting excellence in the arts, we promote art forms and institutions that challenge, entertain, and contribute to our overall quality of life.
Encouraging the Preservation and Use of Parks: Parks are an invaluable humanizing asset in an urban environment, providing space for people of different ages and from all walks of life to experience relaxation and tranquility, or to share the company of others in communal activities. For more information, visit http://thewhitakerfoundation.org.
Sharifah Sims-Williams, M.A. (she/her) | Communications Director
DIRECT: 314-339-3183 (call or text) | O: 314-658-4867
EMAIL: sswilliams@affiniahealthcare.org
1717 Biddle Street, St. Louis, MO 63106 | affiniahealthcare.org
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