WKCTC Sonography Club providing free ultrasound exams to stock campus food pantry

Paducah, KY (10/28/2024) — On October 29 the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) student club at WKCTC will host its annual Sound Off for Hunger event to once again help students at the college who need assistance for the Thanksgiving holiday. The club is offering a variety of free non-diagnostic ultrasound exams to those who bring a needed food item for WKCTC's food pantry, the Campus Cupboard.

Pantry items can be dropped off and exams will be performed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Barbara M. Veazey Health Sciences Building, Room W105. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins welcome.

Pantry items needed include canned foods, toiletries, laundry and dish detergent, paper products, and pantry staples such as peanut butter, jelly and saltine crackers. Volunteers are asked to bring at least one pantry item for entry to the lab. No donation is too small.

Exams and schedule are:

8 to 11 a.m. - vascular, abdominal, and obstetric scans

11 a.m. to noon - lunch for students

Noon to 2 p.m. - vascular, abdominal, and obstetric scans

Those who volunteer for the exams will be asked to sign a consent form upon arrival. For an obstetric scan, the volunteer must already have had a normal ultrasound performed and provide a note from a doctor's office stating permission to be scanned.

For information, contact Nichole Toon at nichole.toon@kctcs.edu or 270-534-3450.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) has been recognized as an Aspen Prize Top 10 Community College five times by the Aspen Institute and has been named a Finalist with Distinction three times. Offering more than 200 degree, diploma, and certificate options, WKCTC has been consistently recognized for providing students with vital job training and continuing higher education opportunities, for achieving high completion and transfer rates, and for providing strong employment results for its graduates. For more information, visit westkentucky.kctcs.edu

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