OKOLONA – Baby Steps, Inc., in partnership with the Early Education Community Health Alliance, is sponsoring a community health fair on July 18 in downtown Okolona.

The free health fair will begin at 9 a.m. and is at no charge to participants. A “Let’s Get Healthy Okolona” walks will kick off morning at 9 a.m. The health walks is the fifth such activity sponsored by Baby Steps, Inc., in an ongoing program to support exercise and making good lifestyle choices.

“We are planning to keep the health walks ongoing after some of this heat moves on,” said Baby Steps Director Carla James.

Children’s activities scheduled for the event include a trampoline, train ride, water slides and jump rope games. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Free refreshments will be available.

James said that the program will be free to families from Okolona and surrounding areas.

“We want to extend an invitation out to people from other places around here,” James said.

Baby Steps, Inc., was founded by Okolona native, William Raspberry, as a means to assist parents with making good choices to better prepare children for early childhood education. The program is funded in part by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the United Way.