Greeneville Mayor Laraine King signed a proclamation Friday recognizing September as "Homeless Awareness Month" here.

Present at Town Hall were Joyce Doughty, director of the Center for Civic Advancement at Tusculum College, and Ben Spencer, executive director of the Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness (ARCH), which is based in Johnson City and serves multiple counties in Northeast Tennessee.

Doughty was present partly to emphasize the "Health and Fitness Fall Fantasia" that will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, at Tusculum College.

The fair will offer numerous health screenings, demonstrations and information at no charge to the public, and is structured in a way that will allow area homeless residents a convenient no-cost opportunity to gain free health information and some health services.

The health fair will begin at 8 a.m. in the Niswonger Commons building on the Tusculum campus.

As another service effort, Tusculum College also is collecting "gently used" or new blankets, coats, scarves and sweaters for use by homeless area residents through the ARCH program.

For information on the coat, scarf, sweater and blanket collection, call 636-7300, ext. 5256.

For information on the Health and Fitness Fall Fantasia, call Diane Hensley at 636-7300, ext. 5499.