SOUTH BEND — Local men can take advantage of free health screenings at an annual event sponsored by RiverBend Cancer Services. The 11th annual Touch Base at Four Winds Field is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12. Guests can enter the stadium at Lot B.

Touch Base at Four Winds Field gives men the opportunity to receive, for free, three potentially life-saving cancer screenings and 14 other important, often costly, medical tests to detect and prevent life-altering conditions.

Organizers of Touch Base hope to provide screenings to over 300 men in the community at this year’s event. The goal is to improve early detection and awareness to reduce the incidence and mortality from cancer and other related diseases.

“We know that access to healthcare continues to be difficult and we’re dedicated to making these important screenings available to men who may not otherwise have access to them,” said Kate Voelker, Executive Director of RiverBend Cancer Services.

All men who attend will have access to free health screenings for prostate cancer, diabetes, skin cancer, oral cancer, hearing, vision, cholesterol, HIV, blood pressure and more. It is recommended that men who wish to receive prostate and skin cancer screenings arrive by 6 p.m., as these screenings take longer to complete. Spanish translators will be available.

For more information about Touch Base at Four Winds Field, call (574) 287-4197 or click here.

RiverBend Cancer Services is a not-for-profit organization working to improve the lives of local cancer survivors and their families in our community through helpful advocacy, hopeful support and innovative education programs. RiverBend has been providing support services and programs for local families since 1943.

Touch Base at Four Winds Field is presented by RiverBend Cancer Services, Michiana Health Information Network, 100 Black Men of Greater South Bend and Mishawaka Family Pharmacy. Other organizations participating in Touch Base at Four Winds Field include Mix 106, Saint Joseph Health System, Pearle Vision, Memorial Hospital & Health System, Mahoney Family Dentistry, YMCA, Harper Cancer Research Institute, St. Joseph County Health Department, The Medical Foundation, Life Treatment Center, AIDS Ministries of Northern Indiana, Indiana Black Expo, The South Bend Clinic, Hearing & Speech Center, South Bend Cubs, Memorial Medical Group, Diabetes Resource Center, MD Wise, Green Family Dentistry, and Indiana University South Bend.