Financial Empowerment Clinic

    THIS is your chance to go to a FREE budgeting class!  Please consider attending ... and then let me know how it went.

The  link is here.

New-to-Me Job Aggregator

If you are a "Techno-phile" and looking around, this place might be a resource for you.  I "enrolled" and did not expect the site to be so rich with job leads.

So ... try this.

I will follow up next week and see what sort of posting I find.

Whew. Incight Job Fair review ...

Whew!  I just came back to the office after the Incight Job Fair. Tired!  I am not old ... my feet/legs just get tired.  That is my excuse and I am holding onto it!

SO, for WHVRP Job Club next week, I want to review some of the things I learned today.  And, just so you can feel prepared and I am going to give you some things to think about until then.

• What is the worst interview blooper?  Could you have said it differently?

• Worst dressed at an interview (this example I will share from an employer).

• Does it matter what format of resume you use? (Two groups of employers weigh in on this one).

Health Fair & Screening Event

First Annual Health Fair & Screening Event

Friday, April 19, 2013 • 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Oregon Convention Center Plaza • Portland, Oregon
777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd.

The medical community in Portland, including physicians, physician assistants, and medical and PA students, has joined with the Oregon Medical Association to offer free screening services and education for the uninsured and underinsured in the Portland metro area.

Care Connection is free and open to the public. Health screenings and services will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for the duration of the event.

Screening Services to Include:

• Vision, hearing, blood pressure, diabetes and glaucoma checks provided by the Lions Club
• Immunizations
• Dental services
• BMI screenings with nutrition counseling
• Foot exams (including fingernail/toenail clipping) provided by medical and PA students

Resources to Include:

• Medications counseling and education
• Limited referrals to safety-net clinics and connections to other community resources
• Addiction, mental illness, PTSD services and support information for veterans
• Education on health improvement aligned with Healthy People 2020
• Nutrition counseling and healthy cooking demonstrations
• Smoking cessation education
• Free giveaways that support health and wellness

Participating Organizations:

The list of participating groups and organizations who will be on the plaza on April 19 includes:

• OHSU Medical and Physician Assistant Students
• Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation
• Kaiser Permanente
• Oregon Dental Association
• Oregon State University Extension Service
• Medical Teams International
• OHSU Let’s Get Healthy!

• Oregon State Pharmacy Association
• Oregon Society of Health System Pharmacists
• Oregon Health Authority: Immunize Oregon
• Coalition of Community Health Clinics
• Oregon Health Authority: Oregon AWARE
• Portland Farmers Market
• Lines for Life

Other supporting organizations include Northwest Natural, the Portland Business Journal, Regence, Project Access NOW, Oregon Academy of Family Physicians, Oregon Primary Care Association, Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland, Oregon Society of Health System Pharmacists and Sellwood Medical Clinic. 

VET NET

Vet Net is a job search assistance site.  They will walk you through many of the steps you need to accomplish before you begin active job search.  This is the link you will use to get there.

Looks like a solid source of information.

Good luck!

Discount Day at the Zoo!

HAPPENING TODAY: It's discount day at the zoo - admission is just $4 and kids under 2 get in free!

Sisters of the Road: knitting!

What’s Happening Now at Sisters Of The Road

April 4: Knitting Group Returns

Sisters Knitting Group is a well-loved gathering of knitters - newbies and experts alike! This fun group returns Thursday April 4th from 1-2pm, and will be in Sisters’ Personalist Center (connected to the Cafe). We’ll have yarn available or bring your own. Everyone is welcome, and we plan to be here every week. See you then!