Want to improve your overall health? Attend free workshops on building better health & wellness, tips on personal safety, budgeting in the current recession, estate planning, and organic gardening - creating access to affordable, fresh, organic produce for your family and community in your own backyard! Women's Issues Midlife & Beyond is a private not-for-profit founded by women of color for women of color to create support systems that are inclusive and accessible. There is no cost to attend the event but we welcome donations.
When: Saturday, May 21, 2011
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Where: Gary Comer Youth Center
7200 S. Ingleside, Chicago, IL
9:30 am - 10:00 Registration
10:15 - 10:45 Opening
11:00 - 11:50 Workshops:
Budgeting in a Recession
Tips For Personal Safety
11:00 - 1:00 p.m. Health Screenings
12:00 - 12:50 Refreshments - Growing Our Community Healthy Garden
1:00 - 1:50 Workshops:
Legal issues and You
Women's Health and Wellness
2:00 — 3:00 Closing comments and surveys
To set-up an information table, learn more, volunteer or to become a sponsor of the organization, contact Deborah Young at (773) 610-9237.
This event is hosted by Gary Comer Youth Center and co-sponsored by Chicago Foundation for Women.