Can't believe that we are less than 24 hours from this year's BAW event!! Looks like we will have lots of people at our booth to speak with the estimated 600+ kids we'll be seeing. Looking forward to this year's event.
We are going to be having at least two door prizes to give away this year. Two books by Sherman Alexie. A third book, a memory strengthening book of questions, is also available for a door prize, but not sure we'll include it.
As a group, we love doing the BAW event every year. Personally, I love the whole process of coming up with ideas for our booth every year & pulling it all together, with the help of our members. Last year we had a rep from Medtronic (the shunt manufacturer) that went over quite well with the kids, parents & teachers. We will be having them at our booth again this year, hopefully with the same results.
This will be our second year having BAW at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), located in the Montlake area of Seattle. It is a wonderful location, right next to Lake Washington.
I want to thank, in advance, our members & others who are coming to help at our booth who are coming from outside of the Seattle area. It is always great to see you at this event & at our monthly meetings.
Hopefully, I'll be able to post some photos from the event.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
February Meeting & BAW Update
February's meeting was great! We had a couple of new people, from out of the country, visiting the Seattle area attend. It was great seeing them. Hope to have them visit again in the future.
Sorry about January's meeting being cancelled, but the weather was a huge problem. Couldn't figure out how to navigate the hills with so many being impassable. Thankfully, all traces of snow & ice are long gone!
Preparing for the Brain Awareness Open House at MOHAI (the Lake Washington facility, they haven't moved to South Lake Union, yet). The event is open to grades 4 through 12, pre-registered. Last notice we had from the organizers is that there will be 600 kids attending.
We will have two tables and quite a large number of participants to talk to the kids, teachers & parents about hydrocephalus & living with the condition. We will also have shunt reps from Medtronic available to talk to them & show them about shunts and explaining how they work.
For the first time we are going to have a couple of giveaways/door prizes. It will most likely be books by Sherman Alexie, a popular author for the middle school & high school kids, as well as adults. Sherman has also lived with hydrocephalus throughout his life, writing about his experiences growing up on the reservation & living with hydrocephalus. We would love to have him participate in the event, but he isn't available.
I'm still hoping to have my camera fixed by March 7th, so I can take some pictures to post here.
Really looking forward to a busy March!
Sorry about January's meeting being cancelled, but the weather was a huge problem. Couldn't figure out how to navigate the hills with so many being impassable. Thankfully, all traces of snow & ice are long gone!
Preparing for the Brain Awareness Open House at MOHAI (the Lake Washington facility, they haven't moved to South Lake Union, yet). The event is open to grades 4 through 12, pre-registered. Last notice we had from the organizers is that there will be 600 kids attending.
We will have two tables and quite a large number of participants to talk to the kids, teachers & parents about hydrocephalus & living with the condition. We will also have shunt reps from Medtronic available to talk to them & show them about shunts and explaining how they work.
For the first time we are going to have a couple of giveaways/door prizes. It will most likely be books by Sherman Alexie, a popular author for the middle school & high school kids, as well as adults. Sherman has also lived with hydrocephalus throughout his life, writing about his experiences growing up on the reservation & living with hydrocephalus. We would love to have him participate in the event, but he isn't available.
I'm still hoping to have my camera fixed by March 7th, so I can take some pictures to post here.
Really looking forward to a busy March!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
January 21st Meeting Announcement
CANCELLATION:
Due to the weather situation in Western Washington, the group has decided to cancel the January meeting. Hope everyone is safe during the bad weather!
An additional note: TPTB at Swedish now close the cafeteria at 1pm (or 1:30 pm, depending on the source), on weekends, so in order to make any purchases or get tea, coffee or water, you must get it before closing time.
See everyone on February 18.
BRAIN AWARENESS OPEN HOUSE UPDATE
Brain Awareness Open House (BAW) will be held on March 7th from 9:30 am til 1:30 pm at MOHAI. We will have a couple of reps from Medrtonic at the event. Medtronic has ordered several hundred reusable bags for us to hand out. Thanks, Leanne! We are very grateful for all their help both last year & at this year's event.
I just got a 'new' digital camera. Hopefully I'll be able to bring it & post some pictures from this year's event!
I'm still looking for some door prize items to give away at the event. I'd love to have a couple of things, to spread it out over the four hours.
Stay safe!
Due to the weather situation in Western Washington, the group has decided to cancel the January meeting. Hope everyone is safe during the bad weather!
An additional note: TPTB at Swedish now close the cafeteria at 1pm (or 1:30 pm, depending on the source), on weekends, so in order to make any purchases or get tea, coffee or water, you must get it before closing time.
See everyone on February 18.
BRAIN AWARENESS OPEN HOUSE UPDATE
Brain Awareness Open House (BAW) will be held on March 7th from 9:30 am til 1:30 pm at MOHAI. We will have a couple of reps from Medrtonic at the event. Medtronic has ordered several hundred reusable bags for us to hand out. Thanks, Leanne! We are very grateful for all their help both last year & at this year's event.
I just got a 'new' digital camera. Hopefully I'll be able to bring it & post some pictures from this year's event!
I'm still looking for some door prize items to give away at the event. I'd love to have a couple of things, to spread it out over the four hours.
Stay safe!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thank You For A Great Final Meeting For 2011!!
I'd like to thank everyone who attended our final meeting for 2011! It was great seeing everyone and having a nice party to end the year. Great conversation as well.
Looking forward to 2011--please check out our posted schedule for 2012 & feel free to drop by on any of our meetings! Everyone is welcome, including children.
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!
Looking forward to 2011--please check out our posted schedule for 2012 & feel free to drop by on any of our meetings! Everyone is welcome, including children.
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Final Meeting for 2011
I can't believe that Saturday (December 17th) will be the final meeting for 2011! The year has gone by so fast. We are expecting some out of area friends and members for the meeting, which is always nice. As always, we would love to see new faces as well.
I'm looking forward to 2012. Lots of interesting things on the horizon for us, the least of which isn't Brain Awareness Week (BAW) Open House at Museum of History And Industry (MOHAI) on March 7th. It is always a fun and interesting outreach event. As always, hoping for lots of things to giveaway to the kids. The event is just part of an awareness program put on by the University of Washington, to help raise awareness for kids from about 4th - 12th grade.
There are some tentitive projects in the works for next year, which have lots of promise for our outreach and awareness.
Look forward to seeing as many people at the final meeting & in 2012!
I'm looking forward to 2012. Lots of interesting things on the horizon for us, the least of which isn't Brain Awareness Week (BAW) Open House at Museum of History And Industry (MOHAI) on March 7th. It is always a fun and interesting outreach event. As always, hoping for lots of things to giveaway to the kids. The event is just part of an awareness program put on by the University of Washington, to help raise awareness for kids from about 4th - 12th grade.
There are some tentitive projects in the works for next year, which have lots of promise for our outreach and awareness.
Look forward to seeing as many people at the final meeting & in 2012!
Friday, December 9, 2011
THE HYDROCEPHALUS SUPPORT GROUP, INC 2012 MEETING SCHEDULE
The Hydrocephalus Support Group meets in the Casey Room at Swedish Hospital's Cherry Hill Campus, 17th & Jefferson, Seattle, from 12:45 pm to 3:00 pm on the third Saturday of each month. The dates for the year are:
1/21
2/18
3/17
4/21
5/19
6/16
7/21
8/18
9/15
10/20
11/17
12/15
We love having drop ins to meetings and welcome anyone with an interest or questions about hydrocephalus and living with the condition. Children are welcome. We offer moral support and information to families, friends, caregivers and those (of all ages) living with hydrocephalus.
1/21
2/18
3/17
4/21
5/19
6/16
7/21
8/18
9/15
10/20
11/17
12/15
We love having drop ins to meetings and welcome anyone with an interest or questions about hydrocephalus and living with the condition. Children are welcome. We offer moral support and information to families, friends, caregivers and those (of all ages) living with hydrocephalus.
BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK OPEN HOUSE 2012
Just got notification of the 2012 BAW Open House date and time. It will be on March 7, 2012, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), south of the UW campus. We are looking forward to seeing the kids from Western Washington schools to raise awareness of the condition of hydrocephalus.
We are also looking at more possibilities for our booth, from having more information and giveaway items to having shunt reps to demonstrate how shunts work and answer questions.
Last year's event was such a great success, we hope to build on that in 2012!
We are also looking at more possibilities for our booth, from having more information and giveaway items to having shunt reps to demonstrate how shunts work and answer questions.
Last year's event was such a great success, we hope to build on that in 2012!
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