Stork's Nest Grand Opening

WHAT: The Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center and the March of Dimes invite the Lubbock community to celebrate the grand opening of the new Stork’s Nest location.

WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday (April 17)

WHERE: No. 4 Briercroft Center Office Park, 57th Street and Avenue P

EVENT: Attendees will have the opportunity to obtain information about Stork’s Nest programs, including the launch of a new evidence-based prenatal education program in collaboration with the Parenting Cottage.
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 Combest Center, a nonprofit nurse managed primary health care center operated by the TTUHSC School of Nursing.

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

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