ECC Volunteers at Farmworker Event

Edgecombe Community College Nursing students, Medical Assisting students, and instructors are volunteering at the free Farmworker Health and Resource Fair in Rocky Mount. The event is taking place every Sunday 12-4 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot on Benvenue Road. Resources include COVID-19 testing and support, food boxes while supplies last, and blood pressure and blood sugar checks. Health insurance or government ID is not required, and walk-ins are welcome. Shown at the first fair held February 7 are (l-r) ECC Nursing students Lindsey Pulley and Laquisha Mabry, Nursing Program Chair/Director Barbara Knopp, and Nursing students Christine Ogwade and Lawrence Mattingly.