JULY EDITION, VOLUME 2019, NO. 7
SPIDERMAN AND SUPERHERO COW MEET THEIR FANS AND REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES FOR A CMS DOCTOR/SON ADVENTURE By Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Events Coordinator for guests to explore, brought their interactive Superheroes and first responders assembled for Leon Lifesaver mini ambulance, and provided this year’s Doctor/Son Event at the Northside expert CPR demonstrations. The Leon County Community Center on June 6th. More than 100 Sheriff ’s Office brought two members of their doctors and their sons/grandsons attended this SWAT Team, as well as, the very impressive fun event. To add to the excitement, some of the Lenco BearCat armored vehicle, and displayed an guests even dressed in superhero costumes! assortment of SWAT equipment. The Tallahassee Fire Department brought a firetruck for guests The guests fueled up for the evening with dinner to explore. The Tallahassee Police Department provided by Chick-fil-A. The evening's activities brought two members of their K9 Unit and their kicked off with special appearances from dogs, Koa, a female Belgian Malinois, and Evo, Spiderman and the Chick-fil-A Superhero Cow. a male German Shepherd to provide a brief We also had two caricature artists that could demonstration of their training and abilities. sketch guests as themselves or turn them into We deeply thank these first responders for their superheroes! With a generous sponsorship from participation in our event and for their hard work Sing Your Wang with The Brooks Asset Advisory and bravery in keeping our community safe. Group of Raymond James, the Kona Ice truck joined in on the fun and offered two special We also appreciate all of our sponsors for flavors of shaved ice for our event, Hulk Smash embracing our theme and making their display and Spidey Web. Even if guests weren’t dressed in tables out of this world! They were interactive superhero costumes, they were able to add a little and fun, and guests were able to take mementos superhero flare with a superhero slap bracelet home with them. provided by TMH Federal Credit Union. More important than the superheroes that leap off the page of your favorite comic book are the superheroes that offer us protection and safety in the real world. We had representatives from the Leon County EMS, Leon County Sheriff ’s Office, Tallahassee Fire Department, and Tallahassee Police Department. The Leon County EMS brought one of their ambulances
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CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY 2019 MEETINGS CALENDAR August 24, 2019 CMS/CMSA Connect the Docs Family Picnic 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Maclay Gardens ($6 entrance fee)
September 17, 2019 CMS Membership & CME Meeting Disaster Preparedness Speaker: Joe Mazziotta, M.D. 6:00 pm Maguire Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Oaks CONTINUED ON PAGE 6