Brain Awareness Event On March 1st!

Hard to believe that the annual Brain Awareness Event is next Tuesday!  How time flies.  We should have lots of information available for the kids attending, as well as the teachers and parents.  There is always stuff that doesn't happen as you want it to, but things are looking good.  Checking off everything from the list to make sure we don't get caught short.

The packages of 'stuff' for our booth have been coming in the mail pretty regularly.  It is like Christmas in February.  None of the packages are being opened until we get to the event, so I keep looking, longingly, w/great anticipation, at every unopened box.  Tuesday is so close now!

Already thinking of next year's event!  What can we do to improve on this year's event.  Hopefully members who can't attend this year's event will be able to come next year.  They will certainly be missed this year.

 

February 2011 Meeting

Very productive meeting.  We discussed plans for the March 1, 2011 Brain Awareness open house even at MOHAI.  We have LOTS of literature to hand out, from various sources.  We are expecting at least one representative from Medtronic, one of the shunt manufacturers.  At last count there will be 650-700 middle & high school kids at the event.  Sign up for the event closed a few days ago.  Really looking forward to it.

Meeting Schedule - 2011

Sat	2/19/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	3/19/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	4/16/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	5/21/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	6/18/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	7/16/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	8/20/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	9/17/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	10/15/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	11/19/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM
Sat	12/17/2011	12:45PM	to	3:00PM

Update For Brain Awareness Event & New Listing with Serve.gov

Update:  KOMO TV will be sending us a limited supply of mousepads to hand out at the booth.  The date of the Brain Awareness event (BAW) is March 11th.  It will be at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI).  We're hoping to get more 'stuff' for the booth soon.

New Listing:  Just listed us at serve.gov--a new site for veterans.  I wanted to let those families, friends, caregivers and veterans know about our group and the monthly meeting.  I'm hoping that we get some response from veterans in the Pacific NW.

Next Meeting:  Our next meeting is February 19th, from 12:45 - 3:00 pm in the Casey Room at Swedish Hospital's Cherry Hill Campus (17th & Jefferson).  As always, drop ins and kids are welcome.  There is street parking and the parking garage.  There is very limited free parking near the hospital.

Working On Getting Donations & Volunteers For Brain Awareness Open House in March

Spent this week planning for our first meeting of 2011!  I also worked on getting donations, volunteers and suggestions for our booth at this year's Brain Awareness Open House.  Can't believe that this will be our 14th (?) year participating in the event!  Look forward to seeing all the middle and high school kids at the event, as always.  Every year it is so rewarding being able to let them know how complex & resilient the brain is!

Still looking for more suggestions to make the booth the best it can possibly be.

I'll be posting our 2011 meeting schedule shortly.

Final Meeting For 2010

December 18, 2010

Can't believe it is almost the end of 2010!  We had a great meeting, thanks to everyone who attended.  We had some great conversation about hydrocephalus, the accomplishments we made in 2010 and our next year of monthly meetings.

We will still be meeting on the third Saturday of each month in the Casey Room at Swedish Hospital's Cherry Hill Campus (500 17th Avenue, Seattle) from 12:45 - 3:00 pm.  We welcome drop-ins.

We also talked a bit about our upcoming involvement in the Brain Awareness Open House, being held on March 1, 2011 at Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI).  This will be our 14th year having a booth at the event.  A great way to reach out to parents, teachers and kids (middle & high school).  We are still looking for items, brain oriented, for the booth.  As always, we are looking forward to taking part in the BAW event.

Happy Holidays!  Happy New Year!

Introduction

I am the p.r. director for the Hydrocephalus Support Group, Inc. located in Seattle, Washington.  The support group offers moral support and education to families, friends, caregivers and those (of all ages) living with the condition of hydrocephalus.  Most of those we serve are in Western Washington state.

The group meets monthly in the Casey Room at Swedish Hospital's Cherry Hill Campus (17th & Jefferson), located in the Dining Room, from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm.  Drop ins and children (w/parents) are welcome.

In March, 2011 we will be taking part in the University of Washington's Brain Awareness Week Open House, doing outreach and education with children, teachers and parents from Western Washington.  This will be our 14th year taking part.  It is always rewarding and an event we look forward to every year!