BodiBuddie Fundraiser for Healthy Kids - Friday, January 22, 2010

100% of profits from event will be donated to Healthy Kids of Santa Cruz County.

EVENT DETAILS:

Host: Jeri Ross, Founder of BodiBuddie, www.bodibuddie.com

When: Friday, January 22, 2010; 5:30PM to 7:30PM

Location: The Mill Gallery at the Pacific Blue Inn - 131 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (south of Laurel St., the building after Kinkos)

RSVP: 831-419-7275

A message from BodiBuddie Founder, Jeri Ross:

New Year. New Beginnings!

Hello, I am Jeri Ross, the BodiBuddie. I created www.bodibuddie.com to organize a network of women who can support one another one-on-one to be healthy AND raise much needed funds for our community to be healthier! Come join us.

Our new website launch event will be held on Friday January 22, 2010 from 5:30-7:30. This fundraiser is for women only so if you men read or receive the event invite; please pass it on to your favorite women! $10 cover fee at the door will be donated to Healthy Kids.

There will be products for sale, raffle prizes, demonstrations, hor d'oeuvres, wine tasting provided by Roudon-Smith Winery and loads of fun!

All attendees will receive a goodie bag - valued at $150.

100% of profits will be donated to Healthy Kids.

Please join us! Call 831-419-7275 today.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation / Sutter Santa Cruz Physicians Raised over $5,000 for Healthy Kids

September 18, 2009 - Watsonville, CA - Under blue skies and plenty of sunshine, about 60 Santa Cruz Medical Foundation physicians and their staff teed off for a good cause, raising $5,683 at their annual Healthy Kids benefit golf tournament.

The Santa Cruz Medical Foundation physicians have hosted the tournament for the last four years, collectively raising nearly $17,000 for Healthy Kids, a nonprofit health insurance program for local children.

This year's donation will provide five local children with medical and dental coverage for one year.
"Healthy Kids effectively links children to a primary care doctor by providing them with health insurance," said George Mendoza, a Sutter anesthesiology technician, who organizes the event each year. "My physician colleagues and I understand how critical it is for all children to have access to comprehensive health care services."

Studies show that insured children are more likely to receive essential preventive care, immunizations and routine check-ups, improving health and well-being and supporting success in school.

In addition to the golfing donations made by their physicians and staff, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center have donated over $1 million to support both the Healthy Kids and Healthy Families programs since 2006.

Healthy Kids was launched in 2004 by a coalition of local leaders including the United Way, Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust, and Dominican Hospital, First 5 Santa Cruz County and the County Health Department. The program has enrolled over 14,000 local children into Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, and the locally funded Healthy Kids Health Plan.
The tournament was held at the Spring Hills Country Club in Watsonville.