Low Vision Awareness Month

Thursday
February 4, 2010
5:00 - 7:30 pm

The Oaks at Eagle Creek
1000 26th Ave. NE
Willmar, MN

Sponsored by
Rice Memorial Hospital
& Rice Cardiac Rehab

Go Red Hot Happy Hour -
Celebrate American Heart Month

SOLD OUT - Waiting List Only

Have fun - learn - lower your stress! $15 ticket includes:

• Healthy cooking demoss and recipes
• Red hot tips on everything from lowering stress and cholesterol to losing weight
• Music by Jay Halliday
• Hot and cold hors d'oeuvres plus a wine, beer, or soda
• Fitness demos
• Valentine's Day Boutique
• Lia Sophia, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef and more
• Raffle ticket for a red hot throw quilt
• Door prizes every 15 minutes
• Gift bags and giveaways

A limited number of tickets are available for $15 each at Rice Health Foundation until sold out. Call 320.231.8770 or 320.231.8943 for more information, or send your check (made payable to Rice Health Foundation) and the number of tickets requested to the address below by Jan. 28, 2010. Remember to include your return mailing address.

Rice Health Foundation, 301 Becker Ave. SW, Willmar, MN 56201

Go Red Hot -
Celebrate American Heart Month

Buy a Go Red Hot Quilt Raffle Ticket:

• $1 per raffle ticket
• Quilt measures 80" x 80"
• Machine-pieced batiks
• Hand-quilted in primitive stitch style
• A heart is hand-quilted at the center of each square
• Proceeds benefit the Rice Heart & Lung Fund
• Drawing will be held on Feb. 28 - you do not need to be present to win

Call 320.231.8770 or 320.231.8943 for more information, or purchase your tickets from Cardiac Rehab or Rice Health Foundation at Rice Memorial Hospital, 301 Becker Ave. SW, Willmar, MN 56201.

Saturday
February 27, 2010

See times and locations posted at right

27th annual Bowl for Hospice

Save the date for fun! Make a donation to a bowler, or sign up to bowl yourself. Get donation forms at participating bowling centerse, as well as United Prairie Bank-Spicer, Bremer Bank-Willmar, K95/KDJS, or your local Hospice office. 100% of the monies raised go to patient services. For more information call 320.231.4450. This popular fundraiser for hospice programs will take place at the following bowling centers:

• New London Bowl, 8 am - 11 am
• Benson Bowler, 9 am - 12 pm
• Granite Falls Bowling Center, 10 am - 1 pm
• Kandi Bowl in Willmar, 8 am - 11 am
• Alley Cat Lanes in Ortonville, 9 am - 12 pm
• Mel'ody Lanes in Montevideo, 11 am - 2 pm

>> Bowl for Hospice Flyer, including sponsors

Thursday
April 8, 2010
2:00 - 7:00 pm

Health & Human Services Building - Lower Level
2200 23rd St. NE
Willmar, MN

Kidney Early Evaluation Program Screening
for Chronic Kidney Disease conducted by the National Kidney Foundation

Free screening for chronic kidney disease. Sponsored by Rice Memorial Hospital and made possible through the financial support of Rice Health Foundation.

Medical professionals will be on hand to administer screening tests, review results and answer questions. Please call the National Kidney Foundation office at 800.596.7943 to pre-register.

Who should attend a kidney screening? You should attend if you are 18 years or older and have one or more of the following:

• Diabetes
• High blood pressure, or are taking medication to control high blood pressure
• A parent or sibling with diabetes, high blood pressure or kidney disease

What will you have to do?

• You will be asked to fill out a health questionnaire
• Your blood pressure, height and weight will be measured
• You will be asked to give a blood and urine sample
• A doctor will review your results with you at the end of the screening

June 7, 14, 21, 2010
6:30 - 7:30 pm

Lakeland Health Center
502 SW 2nd St
Willmar, MN

Infant Massage Classes

Three one-hour sessions are for parents to learn hands-on techniques that can help their babies relax and sleep better; enhance their nervous system development; improve weight gain in preemies; and, help with the discomfort of teething or colic. Made possible through the financial support of Rice Health Foundation. Call the Rice Education Center at 320.231.8920 to pre-register. $40 for books and materials. >>details

November 1, 8, 15, 2010
6:30 - 7:30 pm

Lakeland Health Center
502 SW 2nd St
Willmar, MN

Infant Massage Classes

Three one-hour sessions are for parents to learn hands-on techniques that can help their babies relax and sleep better; enhance their nervous system development; improve weight gain in preemies; and, help with the discomfort of teething or colic. Made possible through the financial support of Rice Health Foundation. Call the Rice Education Center at 320.231.8920 to pre-register. $40 for books and materials. >>details