Omar Temple #21,
Oasis of Savannah, Desert
of Georgia
Curtis V. Cooper Health Fair
Pictured from l to r: Noble Adrian
Cunningham, Past Sickle Cell Committee Chairman P. P. Otis Charlton, Noble Lewis
Shields, Illustrious Potentate Tyrone Ball, P.P. James R. Battey and Sickle Cell
Committee Director Tyrone L. Hendry
Oasis of Savannah- .
Supporting Sickle Cell – Honoring a Noble
Omar 21 participated in Annual Curtis V. Cooper Health Fair at Savannah State University on Wednesday, April 26, 2006. Sponsored by the SSU Harris McDew Student Health Center, the fair offered valuable information from a wide range of healthcare providers, as well as screenings and other services targeted to increase awareness and promote wellness on the SSU campus and the community.
The late Noble Curtis Cooper, a long-time president of the Savannah Branch NAACP, was a prime mover and shaker in the creation of the federally-funded Westside Comprehensive Health Center in Savannah in 1972. Noble Cooper served as executive director from its inception and through the merger in 1981 with the Urban Health Center, which established the current Westside-Urban Health Center. He remained executive director for the center and president of the Savannah Branch NAACP until his death in January 2000.
With the assistance of Daughters from Omar Court No. 91, Omar was able to screen nearly 100 students. The Health Fair was open to all SSU students, faculty, staff and the community at large.
Omar Court No. 91 at Sickle Cell Health Fair
