Women’s Wellness Night Out planned for September 1 at Allamakee Fairgrounds Pavilion
Annual “Women’s Wellness Night Out” September 1 ... The annual “Women’s Wellness Night Out” will return this year, scheduled for Tuesday, September 1, at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion. The event will be sponsored by the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH), Elliott Jewelers, and also the Waukon Chamber of Commerce. Doors will open at 4 p.m. with goodie bags handed out to the first 200 ladies. Beginning at 5 p.m., several different speakers will present on a variety of health and wellness topics continuing through the end of the event at 7 p.m. Tickets will go on-sale Monday, August 17 at Elliott Jewelers, the Waukon Chamber of Commerce office and Veterans Memorial Hospital, plus the Waukon and Postville Clinics. A specific schedule of speakers, topics and times will follow in next week’s newspaper. Submitted photo.
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) and Elliott Jewelers Women’s Health Day will be celebrating their 21st annual event this year, returning to an evening “Women’s Wellness Night Out” from 4-7 p.m., September 1, at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion. The event will be sponsored again this year by Veterans Memorial Hospital and Elliott Jewelers, in conjunction with the Waukon Chamber of Commerce.
Goodie bags will be shared with the first 200 ladies who come through the doors when the event opens at 4 p.m. Over 50 different health, wellness and social service agencies will be on site with displays, information and giveaways on a variety of topics and services they offer. Beginning at 5 p.m., several different speakers will present on a variety of health and wellness topics continuing through the end of the event at 7 p.m. Some topics include stress reduction, pain management, top women’s health issues, scam protection, as well as testimonies from cancer survivors who met their challenges head on handling their journey with positivity and the help of joy, laughter and friendship.
Door prizes will be drawn during a short intermission between speakers, with the grand jewelry raffle prize being drawn at the end of the evening. Visitors need not be present to win the grand prize, but do need to be present to win the door prizes.
The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will host the meal that evening consisting of hot pulled pork sandwiches, chips and a large variety of hors d’oeuvres and desserts available throughout the evening. A cash bar will also be available.
Admission to the event will again be a raffle ticket for a beautiful piece of jewelry donated by Elliott Jewelers of Waukon. Tickets will be sold for just $15 each and will go on-sale Monday, August 17 at Elliott Jewelers, the Waukon Chamber of Commerce office, and Veterans Memorial Hospital, as well as the Waukon and Postville Clinics. Proceeds from the tickets sales will be used by the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital to purchase an electronic exam table for the Waukon Medical Clinic.
“We are very happy our first ever evening event went over so well last year and are excited to bring it back again this year! Our line-up of speakers is outstanding and we are so thankful for the numerous vendors who want to be a part of this event,” explains Erin Berns, Public Relations Director at Veterans Memorial Hospital. “Ladies are welcome to come for the entire evening or come and go as they can to hear the topics they are really interested in. Plus everyone will have plenty of room to visit, enjoy some great food and refreshments, and really learn about all of the helpful organizations and agencies that are available for all of us whenever needed, all while enjoying a nice night out!”
A schedule of speakers, topics and times will appear in a future edition of this newspaper. For more information, feel free to call Erin Berns at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
