Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center to host Fall Freedom Festival

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center is hosting a Fall Freedom Festival. 

This is the third annual year the VA has hosted the Fall Freedom Festival.

The festival will take place on Friday, October 18 from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. 

The event will take place at the VA Healthcare Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

Free food and beverages, provided by the Bank of Missouri, Salvation Army, Midwest Coca-Cola and Kohlfeld Distributing, will be served from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Nearly 30 outreach booths from various VA programs will be set up, including Whole Health, Mental Health, Home Tele-Health, My HealtheVet, Lung Cancer Screening Program, Women Veterans Program, and many more.

“Freedom Fest began 3 years ago, initiated by our John J. Pershing VA Medical Center employees in Cape Girardeau, as a way to welcome Veterans to the new VA facility,” explained James Warren, interim medical center director. “Since then, it has grown into an annual event for Veterans. We believe it’s a fantastic opportunity for Veterans and their families to learn about the many resources available, enroll in care, and connect with staff and fellow Veterans.”

A drive thru and walk-up flu clinic will also be available.

For more information about the Fall Freedom Festival or other events and services at the Cape Girardeau VA Health Care Center or other facilities in the VA Poplar Bluff Health Care System, call 573-686-4151 or go online to www.va.gov/poplar-bluff-health-care/