Stork's Nest to Celebrate New Location

WHAT: The Stork’s Nest invites the Lubbock community to an open house announcing its new location.

WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 19 (Tuesday)

WHERE: No. 5 Briercroft Office Park, 57th Street and Avenue P

EVENT: The Lubbock Chapter of the Stork’s Nest serves a vital community role in increasing the number of Lubbock women and teens who receive early and regular prenatal care to give babies a healthy start.

The Stork’s Nest is a national cooperative project of the March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., and the Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center, a nonprofit nurse managed primary health care center operated by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing.

For more information, call (806) 762-6730.

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