Plans underway for women’s symposium

Organizers are pleased with how well plans are going for the third-annual Women’s Health Symposium, which is slated for Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Fort Frances High School.
The goal of the event is to offer information about various aspects of women’s health and wellness through speakers, small group sessions, and exhibits.
Entitled “Indulge, Inspire, Inform, and Go Green,” exhibitors are being encouraged to embrace this year’s theme as much as possible by including “green” information, products, and decorations at their booths.
The many registered exhibitors also will offer a variety of pamphlets, free demonstrations and services, and draws for prizes.
Some 60 exhibitors were featured at the symposium last year, which covered a wide range of women’s issues, including natural medicine, body massage, crisis management, and fitness.
Exhibitors once again will be set up in the high school’s large and small gyms and atrium, with the cafeteria the spotlight for lunch and nutrition breaks.
To attend the event, the committee is suggesting a “toonie” donation to help with a student bursary it provides.
The event includes a lunch of chili and a bun, along with coffee, tea, water, and snacks.
Guest speakers, who will be take the stage in the Townshend Theatre, will include Diane Clifford, Renate Winkler (a doctor of natural medicine and a pharmacist with Pharmasave in Fort Frances), Jackie Lampi-Hughes (Energy Fitness), Margaret Anderson, and Jo-ann Waytowich (“Ivanka”) from Thunder Bay.
“Ivanka,” a stand-up comedienne well-known for her unique brand of humour and song, performs to sold-out audiences across the country. She will present “Ivanka Goes Green!” that day.
Committee members also are hoping to elicit the continued support of area businesses and organizations through their sponsorship and/or in-kind donations, as these contributors are key to the symposium’s success.
For more information on the symposium, contact committee member Dianne Faragher at 274-1983.