Lincoln
Memorial Hospital president and CEO Dolan Dalpoas and Deron Powell,
chair of the LMH Community Health Advisory Board and member of the
Lincoln Memorial Foundation Board, will open The Market at 8 a.m. on
Saturday, May 20 at the Logan County Fairgrounds in Lincoln.
The LMH Market provides access to fresh and local
produce every Saturday from May 20 to Sept. 30. The Market offers
activities for people of all ages – free health screenings, cooking
demonstrations and children’s programming, which features the Power
of Produce Club for kids ages 5 - 12.
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Vendors at The LMH Market offer
fruits, vegetables, eggs, poultry, baked goods, honey and more.
Shoppers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), which provides assistance to supplement the
grocery budgets of families in need, may use a Link card to
purchase food items. The Market offers SNAP matching for Link
card holders, and the match is tripled every third Saturday.
[Anne Davis] |