Something for all Women at 2012 Women’s Health Focus and Baby Fair

Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Women’s Health Focus and Baby Fair. The popular event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 3, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Grinnell High School.

The Women’s Health Focus and Baby Fair will host 40 educational booths covering topics such as heart disease, menopause, surgery, healthy living and exercise options, daycare services, library services, nutrition, occupational and physical therapies, Kintzinger Women’s Health Center, safety, emergency preparedness, GRMC’s new 3D mammography unit, and much more. GRMC’s massage therapists will be on hand providing free five-minute chair massages, essential oils, and hand paraffin dips.

New this year, Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) will collect canned goods for the food pantry. All participants are encouraged to bring an item to help fill the food pantry shelves as fall approaches.

The Grinnell Regional Medical Center Auxiliary and the Ministerial Association have joined together to ensure all women can attend the upcoming Women’s Health Focus and Baby Fair. Through their support, free tickets will be available for women who cannot afford the $18 ticket but want to attend this annual women’s educational event. To find out if you are eligible, please contact Amanda Bergmann, at 641-236-2567.

Childcare is available for $3 per child. For women with financial needs, that cost is covered with their ticket. With the childcare area, a box lunch is provided for all children ages 2 and up. For children under 2, parents need to provide food appropriate for the child.

Tickets are $18 per person if purchased by Sept. 24. After that date, tickets are $25. For tickets, go to the GRMC website, www.grmc.us/ hoopla/home.html or go to www.grmc.us and click on the Women’s Health Focus button. Tickets are also available at The Glass Gift Box, Gosselink’s Gifts and Interiors, and Postels Community Health Park. For more information on the event call 641-236-2590.

This event is made possible through the financial support of the GRMC Auxiliary, Grinnell College, Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, Mayflower Community, Brown Medical Imaging; KGRN, The Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation Grinnell Eye Care, Grinnell Family Care, Iowa Radiology, Maytag Laundry, and Family Medicine.