EFC G96B and Swedish Hospital Team Up for Mobile Mammography

PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

TOP ROW: COACH KIM CALKINS, KATE S, ANNA K, MCKENZIE E, KATEY R, CLAIRE J, KE`ALA L, MEGAN D & STEVE

BOTTOM ROW: GENEVA E, MEGAN B, RHIANNON H, CAITLIN L, MARIAH O, DARLENE FANUS, RYAN R, BIANCA L, MEREDITH T & JOCELYN B

I love it when I get reports like this one from Michelle Riley, manager of the Girls 96 Blue team....   Congratulations, girls.  Well done!!

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As most of you may remember, in the fall, the team pulled together over the course of a weekend to put together a fundraising effort in honor of Coach Kim and her late sister, Lisa. As a result of their week long effort of selling baked goods, pink ribbon tattoos, friendship bracelets and shoelaces, the team raised over $700 with another couple hundred dollars in company matching funds! They decided to donate the money towards the Swedish Mobile Mammography Program

Last night before practice, Coach Kim and the team presented the check to Darlene Fanus, the Director of the Swedish Mobile Mammography Program. Not only did Darlene come in person to receive the check, she brought along one of the Breast Care Express Digital Mammography Clinics.

Yep, you read it correctly - the 18-wheeler rolled into Preston, driven by Steve (the father of a long time Seattle club soccer playing college aged daughter) just before 6:00pm. The team had a chance to go into the clinic, see the digital mammography technology, hear from Darlene why the program exists (one particularly memorable anecdote: the woman in Neah Bay area who requested a visit because her husband wouldn’t drive her to a medical facility to have a mammogram!), and most importantly, how early detection of breast cancer can help make it a survivable disease.

Darlene also brought the team some swag in the form of a cool water bottles, cupcakes (oh yes-their eyes lit up when they saw those!) and bottled Athena water. Oh - and if the team wants to plan on something for next October, with enough advanced notice, Darlene and Steve can come out to Preston to help with further fundraising efforts! You can see Darlene talk about the program here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4kVugWNIfE

Personally, it was nice to see the girls recognized for their efforts and to hear that what they did makes a difference. Before the team came to the clinic, Darlene told me that when Kim called her, it was a call out of the blue and one they don’t get often and she just had to meet the team. Prior to leaving, she further told Coach Kim that this type of donation means quite a lot because it comes from the heart and wasn’t part of a large corporate campaign or a wealthy family making a large in the family name donation.

Quite frankly, Coach Kim and our girls ROCK!!

Costa Rican Adventure

Rachel Wheeler in Costa Rica

Here's a trip report from Rachel Wheeler (G95R).  She recently travelled to Costa Rica with the US Youth Soccer Region IV Girls 96 ODP team.

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The experience I had in Costa Rica was wonderful! It was an incredible opportunity to play four matches against the women's professional teams from Costa Rica: Arenal, Heredia, UCEM, and Flores. We tied our first game 1 – 1, and because of international soccer rules, I only got to play 35 minutes and had to come out due to a bloody nose.

In the second game we lost 2-1, and I was honored to be chosen as the MVP of the match by the Costa Rican team. The next day we enjoyed zip lining through the tropical rainforest and relaxing on the beautiful white sand beaches.

The following day our Region IV team competed against UCEM that had six team members on the Costa Rican Women’s National Team! Our game ended in a 0-0 tie, making us the only team that didn't suffer a loss. Then, we ended our trip strongly with a 5-1 victory over Flores.

A definite highlight of the trip was later that day, when our team took gifts to a daycare for struggling, single women’s children and got to spend time playing and kicking the soccer ball around with them. I hope to go back to Costa Rica with my family someday and visit the center again. I am so very thankful to play for an amazing club like EFC, and that soccer has allowed me to have had this life experience and compete at the international level!


I have also attached a photo from the trip!

Sincerely,

Rachel Wheeler

The Argentina National Team

Imagine the excitement of the New York Red Bulls U18 Boys Academy team players having the opportunity to train with the Argentina National Team that includes superstar players like Lionel Messi?

Nice Action Shot

Photo:  Bob Solomon

 

From the G93R (U17) match against Crossfire last Tuesday night.  Bob Solomon captured a great header on camera.

Nicole (32) plows the runway for Air Jackie (30) taking off on KirtenO's corner kick and heading it home!

Soccer Community Support for Japan Earthquake Relief

Our friends at SOCCER.COM are selling this tshirt to raise earthquake relief funds for our Japanese brothers and sisters.  So far they've sold over 1,700 and raised $31,000 for donation to the Red Cross in Japan.

You can help by buying a shirt here: 

http://www.soccer.com/bcast/soccasts/031511japan/index.html

Swedish Medical Center Looking for Children’s or Young Adults’ Artwork to Feature in New Issaquah Campus

Kids:  Send Us Your Masterpieces !

To meet the health-care needs of the fast growing community of Greater Issaquah/Sammamish, Swedish is building a new medical center in the Issaquah Highlands. The new campus is being developed in two stages. The first stage is the opening of a medical office building and outpatient center in July 2011. Stage two is the hospital, which opens in November 2011.

In an effort to be an engaged community partner and improve the healing environment of our new facility, we would like to feature digital images of artwork or photos by children or young adults who live on the Eastside (open to children and young adults ages 5 to 18). The digital images selected will be turned into long-lasting pieces of art to showcase in the new Swedish facility.

"Art plays an important role in creating a positive, welcoming and healing environment," says Janette Turner, a member of Swedish's Art Committee. "When deciding on what works of art to display in the new Swedish Medical Center/Issaquah, we knew we wanted to feature local artwork. And, what better pieces to include in the facility than works by children who live the in area.”

“Art or photos by children can often be the most healing and touching pieces, as they truly come from the heart and are often shaped by their own experiences. We look forward to showcasing works by these young members of the community.”

Digital images of artwork must be submitted for consideration by 11:59 p.m. on April 11. The artwork and an accompanying release form must be emailed to swedishartissaquah@gmail.com. For complete details and conditions, and to download a release form, please visit www.swedish.org/issaquahart. All submissions must comply with these rules:

Submission rules, terms and conditions

1. Please submit high-resolution (minimum 3200 pixels along the longest edge) digital images or scans of children’s art, or their digital photos, in a TIF or low-compressed JPG format. Images larger than 3200 pixels across are preferred.

2. The artwork and images should promote healing, health and community. Submissions should be original and colorful works of art that celebrate joy, nature and comfort.

3. Entries that are submitted will belong to Swedish, although if the submission is a digital image of a child’s artwork, then the original art piece may be retained by the artist; chosen entries may be collaged together, as space and design permits.

4. All submissions must be emailed to swedishartissaquah@gmail.com by 11:59 p.m. PST on April 11. Please include the child or young adult's full name in the email.

5. All submissions must be accompanied by a release signed by a parent or guardian, which must be emailed to swedishartissaquah@gmail.com by 11:59 p.m. PST on April 11.

6. While this is not a formal contest, space limits the number of images that will be selected.

We welcome all entrants and their families to the grand opening celebration on Saturday, July 9 that will include recognizing the winners and their resulting art pieces. More information about the opening events will come soon.

For more information or questions, please email Brooke Kempner at swedishartissaquah@gmail.com.

About Swedish

Established in 1910, Swedish has grown over the last 100 years to become the largest, most comprehensive non-profit health provider in the Greater Seattle area with 8,500 employees, 3,000-physicians and 1,200-volunteers. It is comprised of four hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard and Edmonds); emergency departments and ambulatory care centers in Issaquah, Redmond and Mill Creek; Swedish Visiting Nurse Services; and the Swedish Medical Group – a network of more than 40 primary-care and specialty clinics located throughout the Puget Sound area. Swedish will soon open a new MOB and hospital in the Issaquah Highlands in the summer of 2011. In addition to general medical and surgical care, Swedish is known as a regional referral center, providing specialized treatment in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer care, neuroscience, orthopedics, high-risk obstetrics, pediatric specialties, organ transplantation and clinical research. For more information, visit http://www.swedish.org/.

Free Sounders tickets

We have 50 complementary tickets to the Sounders game tomorrow night courtesy of adidas! Please email Suzi Kuenster at uniforms@eastsidefc.org if you would like tickets for your family.

You must be a member of Eastside FC....

First come, first served!


Game information:

Seattle Sounders vs. Colorado Rapids
Qwest Field
Wednesday, March 9th
7:00pm

New Arrival in the Tenney Household

Congratulations to EFC Coach Allison Tenney and husband Dave, who welcomed a daughter into the family on Monday.  Here's a quick note from Allison......

"Dave and I spent all day at the hospital yesterday [Monday] and have a beautiful baby girl... Quinn Tenney :) 8lbs and 19in long. Couldn't be happier!


Talk to you soon.

Allison"

Coach Allison Tenney

Quinn Tenney