Fan Fair giveaway for Louisville seniors is Saturday: What to know (2024)

OFFERING WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR MEDICAID MEMBERS. FOR WEEKS NOW, WLKY VIEWERS HAVE BEEN DONATING FANS TO OUR ANNUAL FANFARE COLLECTION EFFORT. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH METRO GOVERNMENT AIMS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE IN NEED CAN STAY COOL THIS SUMMER. MY CO-ANCHOR, SHAQUILLE LORD IS AT THE EDISON CENTER ON WEST ORMSBY AVENUE, WHERE THE FANS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TOMORROW. SHAQ, HOW’S IT GOING? YEAH. HEY THERE JENNIFER, SOME GREAT NEWS HERE. WE ACTUALLY MATCHED LAST YEAR’S TOTAL. AROUND 600 FANS WERE DONATED. SO A SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MAY BE WATCHING WHO WENT TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO GO PURCHASE A FAN FOR THE 2024 FAN FAIR. NOW WE’RE HERE AT THE EDISON CENTER ON WEST ORMSBY WHERE WHEN FOLKS WALK IN, THEY’LL SEE THESE VENDORS SET UP. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEN THEY’LL GO INTO THIS ROOM HERE TO FILL OUT THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK TO PICK UP A FREE FAN. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL TO ALL THE SPONSORS, THE DONORS WHO TOOK PART IN REALLY MATCHING LAST YEAR’S TOTAL AROUND 600 FANS. NOW, I WANT TO INTRODUCE ALI WOOLSLEY ALI FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE WATCHING THIS, WHO’S ELIGIBLE TO COME AND RECEIVE A FAN TOMORROW FROM 9:00? YEAH. SO IF YOU WERE 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, YOU CAN RECEIVE A FAN. AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE A VERIFIED DISABILITY, YOU CAN COME RECEIVE A FAN AS WELL AND SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS, ESPECIALLY AHEAD OF WHEN IT REALLY STARTS TO GET HOT HERE IN LOUISVILLE. YEAH, SO WE JUST LIKE TO LET OUR SENIORS KNOW WE CARE ABOUT THEM. WE SEE THEM, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESS. SO BY HAVING THAT FAN ON SITE, MAYBE KEEPING THE AIR A LITTLE COOL, MOVING THE AIR THAT CAN HELP THEM WITH THOSE HEAT ILLNESSES, AND THEN ALSO MAYBE HELP WITH THOSE HIGH HEAT, YOU KNOW, COOLING COSTS IN THE SUMMER, KEEPING THE AC RUNNING A LITTLE LESS, UM, BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY’RE ON THAT FIXED INCOME. AND THAT MAY JUST BE HARDER TO DEAL WITH. SO AND KIND OF TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, IT’S MORE THAN JUST GIVING A FAN A AWAY AND THAT’S IT. IT’S ABOUT CONNECTING THEM WITH RESOURCES AS WELL. YOU GUYS HAVE SEVERAL VENDORS THAT ARE SET UP HERE. YES, WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED. OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORS ARE AMAZING AND THEY HAVE THE SAME INTEREST FOR OUR SENIORS. SO THEY ARE HERE ON SITE. SO WE HOPE THAT YOU COME IN, FILL OUT YOUR FORM, GO VISIT OUR VENDORS, GET SOME OF THEIR INFORMATION. THEY ARE HERE. THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOU AND THEN GET YOUR FAN ON THE WAY OUT. AWESOME ALI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND AGAIN IT’S HAPPENING TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:00 TILL 11:00. HERE AT THE EDISON CENTER ON WEST ORMSBY AVENUE. THEY’LL BE PASSING OUT ONCE YOU FILL OUT THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK. YOU SPEAK WITH SOME VENDORS. YOU’LL THEN GO OUTSIDE AND VOLUNTEERS WILL BE THERE TO GIVE YOU A FREE FAN. AND WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, WLKY.COM. WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. JENNIFER. THANK YOU SHAQ AND HERE’S THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU AGAIN. FANS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TOMORROW AT THE EDISON CENTER ON WEST ORMSBY AVENUE. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A FAN, YOU MUST BE 60 OR OLDER OR HAVE A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY AND LIVE IN JEF