Fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen for Rainbow Health Fair

Have you heard about how you can enjoy a wonderful meal at the Northgate California Pizza Kitchen with your friends AND 20% of your check will be donated to the YWCA Women's Health Outreach Rainbow Health Fair?  Purchases include dine-in, take-out, catering and alcoholic beverages!  This is a fabulous way to nourish the body and the soul. 

We will be onsite during each evening May 15th, 16th and 17th of the event with flyers to present to your server (you need the flyer for 20% of your check to be donated to the Rainbow Health Fair).  Grab a group of friends and make an evening of it!

You can also contact iberkhou@ywcaworks.org for an emailed flyer.

May 15th, 16th and 17th

California Pizza Kitchen

401 NE Northgate Way, Seattle, WA 98125

A supportive environment makes a difference for health care services

We always appreciate feedback from those that attend any of our health screenings or fairs.  We want to make the experience the best possible for the attendees and the providers.  We received this letter from a peer provider that benefitted from the services in an unexpected way. 

I attended the Rainbow Health Fair this Gay Pride in 2011. I was a volunteer in my specialty, and enjoyed reaching out to the public in that way. I also experienced as a first-time presenter the support of a whole community of women who were supporting other women in becoming more healthy, and that was a beautiful thing. For myself, getting a blood sugar test in that supportive environment enabled me to take the news that I was in the early stages (or mild anyhow) of pre-diabetes in a good way, and do something about it. I was told that it was nothing losing 20 pounds couldn't fix, and that I could do it.
I have since intensified my workout at the gym and have lost (8-29, so two months later) 8 pounds and am not done yet. I feel much healthier and I also feel supported by a wonderful community of women who wish me well. The news that my blood sugar was questionable had previously been given to me by a clinic in a way which I did not find supportive or motivating to change or even clear.

Young Survival Coalition at LBTQ Rainbow Health Fair

While we will be offering mammograms for women over 40 years old at this weekends Health Fair we also offer resources for those under 40 years old facing breast cancer.  The Young Survival Coalition will have 2 volunteers available to provide information and answer your questions.  They will be with us for the entire 10am-3pm to accomodate your schedule.

Young Survival Coalition is the premier global organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women & breast cancer. Together, we are a powerful community fighting breast cancer in young women. We offer direct support services, resources, connections & outreach so women feel  empowered & hopeful. We believe no woman diagnosed under age 40 should be left to face breast cancer alone.
The Seattle Affiliate was formed in 2002 by a group of young survivors turned volunteers and advocates. Since then we are proud to have served over 130 young women with breast cancer in the Puget Sound region. For many, this is their first opportunity to connect with other young survivors. We provide support during the difficult times of diagnosis or recurrence, surgery and recovery and help women to gradually process their experience and find their “new normal.”

YOUNG SURVIVAL COALITION SEATTLE
1400 Broadway Ave East
Seattle, WA 98122
206.322.9965
866.541.1972 x4
www.youngsurvival.org/seattle
Young women facing breast cancer together.

Extended Cancer Retreat for Sexual Minority Women

Take a look at this wonderful opportunity for a weekend get-a-way at Harmony Hill which overlooks Hood Canal with awe inspiring views of the Olympic Mountains.  They have been doing these retreats for years and there is no time like the present to take care of yourself.  If you know of someone that could benefit from this weekend, pass this on.  Ms T.

EXTENDED CANCER RETREAT FOR SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN

Chris Adams, Ronnie Hacken and Denise Carrico
December 10-12, 2010

This retreat provides an opportunity for women to come together to support each other's cancer journey and experience the sisterhood that only an all-woman retreat can offer. Open to sexual minority women only; companions meeting the criteria are welcome.

This retreat is part of the Cancer Program at Harmony Hill and is offered to participants at no cost. Includes two nights stay, meals and all workshops.

To register or for more information,  info@harmonyhill.org or call 360.898.2363, Harmony Hill.