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This community service activity was conducted at the Catholic Church of Santu Petrus Pariti, Kupang Regency, involving 124 participants for blood type examinations and 69 participants for blood pressure and glucose level tests. The event began with a retreat by the Medical Laboratory Technology students aimed at raising community awareness about health. A positive response was observed through the enthusiasm of the community, who actively asked questions, indicating that they gained new knowledge related to health examinations. In blood type examinations conducted at TK Santa Maria Pariti and SEKAMI, it was found that among 18 female and 22 male children, 5 participants had blood type A, 15 had blood type B, 17 had blood type O, and 1 had blood type AB. Additionally, glucose level tests revealed that 4 participants had normal glucose levels, while 65 had abnormal levels. Blood pressure tests among the elderly showed 16 with abnormal readings and 53 with normal readings. The examination results provided an initial overview of the health status of the local community, highlighting variations in blood types, glucose levels, and blood pressure conditions. This activity is expected to enhance awareness of the importance of regular health check-ups among the community.

The activities of Dedication to the Society (PkM) with the aim of educating the children of Sekami in the Waitiu Parish of St. Alfonsus Maria de Liguori Lewotala are important activities for shaping the character of children of the Sekami. This is done because today many Sekami children are trapped in life behaviors that deviate from Christian teachings like stealing, making dirty words, disrespecting parents, teachers and peers, not engaging in spiritual activities and so on. The activity aims to cultivate and shape the character of the Sekami children in the Waitiu Parish of St. Alfonsus Maria de Liguori Lewotala through religious education activities. The method in this devotional activity is in the form of cultivation and education to the children of Sekami through presence, involvement and also sharing of faith. This dedication takes place every Saturday afternoon in May 2024. The result of this activity is the children of the Waitiu Parish of St. Alfonsus Maria de Liguori Lewotala.becoming increasingly aware and growing in himself the Christian character of life by engaging in various activities programmed by animators-animatrists in order to make himself a superior human being later on who is firmly attached to Christian teachings.