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Cotton candy, check-ups & Community: MHHC’s Patient Appreciation Day brings the Bronx together

Bronx Voice August 8, 2025 BRONX VOICE - MHHC (Morris Heights Health Center) pulled out all the stops on August 6th, transforming Burnside Avenue into a full-blown festival in celebration of National Health Center Week 2025, and the Bronx showed up in style.  More than 400 community members walked through the closed-off streets under the summer sun as MHHC hosted its annual Patient Appreciation Day—and if you weren’t there, you missed out on a Bronx block party like no other.  This year’s National Health Center Week theme— “Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future”—was brought to life in the most vibrant way possible. From toddlers to seniors, laughter, connection, and care filled the air. The day featured a bouncy house that never emptied, a magician who left jaws on the pavement, and an abundance of sweet treats — cotton candy, snow c...

Hispanic Heritage Celebrated at Bronx Church



BRONX - St. Helena Church outside Parkchester, celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a performance of a Marimba band from Guatemala.



The Talmu'ch Huitan Marimba Group played during the Spanish Mass at St. Helena Church celebrating the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Rafael on September 29. The young members then played a concert of Guatemalan folk music following the Mass. 






The group is from St. Helena’s Piarist Mission in Guatemala, and they have been touring in the United States.


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