Community Partners Help Seniors Cool Down with Donated Fans
‘Cool Corpus Christi’ Annual Fan Drive is May 25–June 15
(CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - May 23, 2018) The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department’s Senior Community Services, in collaboration with Mayor’s Council on Aging, WellMed and Grande Communications, will present the 9th Annual ‘Cool Corpus Christi’ fan drive. The citywide fan collection will benefit senior citizens in need of a cooling system to provide relief from the summer heat.
The goal is to collect 200 fans.
The ‘Cool Corpus Christi’ fan drive will take place from May 25–June 15, 2018. Join us for the kick-off event on Friday, May 25, 2018, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Greenwood Senior Center, 4040 Greenwood Drive.
Homebound seniors and elderly persons identified in need at senior centers, Corpus Christi Housing Authority and through Adult Protective Services will receive collected fans. More than 100 fans were collected last year and distributed within the Corpus Christi area. Monetary donations will also be accepted to purchase fans.
Persons may donate 16" to 20" box or standing, oscillating fans and/or monetary donations to a location listed below:
Grande Communications
6441 Saratoga Blvd., Corpus Christi, Texas 78414
Lindale Senior Center
3135 Swantner St., Corpus Christi, Texas 78404
Greenwood Senior Center
4040 Greenwood Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78414
Garden Senior Center
5325 Greely Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas 78412
Ethel Eyerly Senior Center
654 Graham Rd., Corpus Christi, Texas 78418
WellMed at Six Points
1661 S. Staples St., #160, Corpus Christi, Texas 78404
WellMed Shoreline
1215 Santa Fe St., Corpus Christi, Texas 78404
WellMed at Northwest Blvd.
13725 NW Blvd., Suite A, Corpus Christi, Texas 78410
WellMed at Wooldridge
5846 Wooldridge Rd., Corpus Christi, Texas 78414
WellMed at Morgan
2922 Morgan Ave., Corpus Christi, TX 78405
WellMed at South Alameda
3262 S. Alameda St., Corpus Christi, TX 78404
WellMed at Crosstown
2634 Gollihar Rd., Suite C, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
WellMed at Cabaniss Field
3434 Saratoga Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78415
South Coast Family Medicine
4458 S. Staples St., Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Lisa Oliver, Superintendent of Senior Community Services
Phone: (361) 826-3150
Email: LisaO@cctexas.com