Synergy Saturday: A Community-Centered Solution for Rural America's Health Crisis

Screenings Save Lives.
​Early detection is one of the most powerful tools we have in the fight against disease. Health screenings can uncover conditions—such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer risk—at stages when treatment, lifestyle changes, or all-natural supplements are most effective. That’s why we value every Synergy Saturday health screening at a minimum of $100 per person: a life could be saved for every $100 raised. Our participants are empowered by knowing their numbers, enabling them to take proactive steps toward healthier, longer, and more productive lives

Reimagining Healthcare Access in Rural Communities
Synergy Saturday is the first initiative of its kind—an innovative, community-based model that rebrands healthcare as engaging, relevant, and accessible, particularly for youth and underserved populations. Without sacrificing clinical quality or standards of care, we make health education FUNctional while honoring the dignity and needs of seniors, working families, and the medically underserved.

We don’t just deliver screenings. We close gaps—economic, ethnic, generational, and geographic. By doing so, we’ve built a mobile, intergenerational, and multicultural movement that brings award-winning, person-centered care to people where they live, work, worship, and gather.
This is not just healthcare—it’s care that connects.

Addressing the Crisis Exposed in the WSJ: Rural America Is the New ‘Inner City’
The Wall Street Journal article “Rural America Is the New ‘Inner City’” illuminated a harsh reality: many rural communities now face the same deep challenges once primarily associated with urban centers—chronic disease, addiction, food insecurity, and poverty. Healthcare consolidation, economic disinvestment, and social fragmentation have left these communities behind.

Synergy Saturday is our answer.
As the article points to the urgent need for systemic, sustainable change, we deliver a local solution with national potential—starting in the heart of Rural Arkansas.

Why Rural Arkansas? Why Now?
Arkansas is one of the most rural states in the nation. It sits at the center of the map—and at the crossroads of a national crisis in rural health. Rural America has long been the backbone of our economy, culture, and leadership. It’s where presidents were raised, communities were built, and American values were forged.

But healthcare access is not a luxury—it is a fundamental right. When rural communities suffer, America suffers.

Synergy Saturday is bringing urban innovation to rural recovery. Through our Health & Wealth Initiative, we address the social determinants of health that disproportionately affect rural populations—like food deserts, lack of transportation, mental health stigma, unemployment, and unaffordable care.

Introducing: Operation Rescue Rural America
Our boldest campaign yet, Operation: Rescue Rural America, brings together health professionals, local leaders, volunteers, and vendors to deliver care that is:

• Free at the point of service
• Mobile and consistent (every Saturday!)
• Holistically designed to support total wellness
• Built on partnerships with both urban and rural stakeholders

​We’re not just screening for problems—we’re activating solutions. Participants leave with knowledge, referrals, local resources, and a renewed sense of agency in their health journey.

Your Support Matters
Rural Arkansas now has urban allies in its fight against poor health, drug dependency, childhood obesity, opioid misuse, and generational poverty. But we can’t do it alone.
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We invite you to stand with us. Join the Synergy Saturday movement. Support Operation: Rescue Rural America. Together, we can bring healing where needed most—and build healthier, wealthier, and more hopeful communities from the ground up.

gofundme.com/RescueRuralAmerica

​Photos of Mobile Health Screening Unit

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Be part of the solution! Learn how to launch or support a Synergy Saturday event in your own rural community--join our volunteer network or become a community partner.

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