Health & Wellness

The Health & Wellness committee and community service programing informs the members of issues that affect the well-being of individuals, families, and communities and supports individuals and groups or partners with local organizations:

Potential club activities might include:

• Make hats, blankets and quilts for seniors, kids in hospitals and cancer wards

• Collect and assemble baskets for new mothers

• Participate in local walk a thon (for many causes)

• Host a first aid training or CPR certification

• Speakers on health issues or recognizing signs of disease and early detection

• Collect toiletries and give to Rescue Mission or homeless shelters

• Assemble holiday food baskets or participate in food drive

• Adopt a senior or collect items to support the elderly

Potential partner organizations:

•  Canine Companions for Independence www.cci.org

•  Easter Seals www.easterseals.com

•  National Heart, Lung and Blood www.hearttruth.gov

•  Inside Knowledge – get Facts about Gynecologic Cancer Campaign www.cdc.gov/cancer/knowledge

•  Elderly (health, financial, safety & cyber safety)

• March of Dimes

• Police and Fire Depts

• Adopt a Senior

• YWCA projects and fundraisers

• Habitat for Humanity

• Breast cancer Awareness & Mammograms

• Special Olympics

• Alzheimer's  Association www.alzwa.org

•  Diabetes www.diabetes.org

• National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami-greaterseattle.org

• Elderly Scams www.fbi.gov/scams-safety

• vision or hearing disabilities.