Morning coffee with the MCBA 

• For first time visitors to our monthly luncheon, lunch is on us! Simply contact us in advance.
• If you would like to donate a prize for the next MCBA event let us know!

Have something new happening that you would like to share with other members?

Let us know by March 25 to be included in the next newsletter. E-mail your information to Theresa by

clicking here 

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YMCA of Sohomish County to host annual Healthy Kids' Day on April 16

Healthy Kids Day is the Y's national initiative to improve the health and well-being of families across the country. On April 16, Ys hold events and encourages parents to make play dates with their kids every day as a simple way to become a healthier, more active and connected family. The Y knows that many parents struggle to find the time and resources to incorporate physical activity and healthy habits into their kids' daily routine. As a leading nonprofit for healthy living, the Y created Healthy Kids Day to celebrate and teach good health for kids, encourage active play and inspire a lifetime love of physical activity.

As a business owner in the Mill Creek community, the Mill Creek branch of the Y is looking for support of our Healthy Kids Day in the following ways:

1.  Provide resources, if your business has a focus on kids, families, or health (and we have a broad definition of health) through an activity booth or information table at the event.

2. Provide volunteers for the event!  Last year, there were over 500 participants and more are expected this year, so they Y needs event volunteers to help direct cars, check in, run activity booths, help keep the Y clean, answer questions, etc.

3. Donations for give-aways for participants. They often like to do freebies for guests through drawings.

For more information contact

Zemorah Murray

Director of Membership & Marketing

YMCA OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY | MILL CREEK FAMILY BRANCH

by calling 425-357-3032 or e-mail zmurray@ymca-snoco.org

Two new services at

My Garden Nursery 

In our never ending quest to improve our customer service, My Garden Nursery is adding 2 new services:

1) Delivery service. Now customers can buy that large shrubbery or 10 bales of compost and have it all delivered to their doorstep.

2) Tool sharpening service. As part of every gardeners spring clean-up, it is a good idea to get your pruners, shears, clippers etc sharpened.

Have something new happening that you would like to share with other members?

Let us know by March 25 to be included in the next newsletter. E-mail your information to Theresa by

clicking here 

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YMCA of Sohomish County to host annual Healthy Kids' Day on April 16

Healthy Kids Day is the Y's national initiative to improve the health and well-being of families across the country. On April 16, Ys hold events and encourages parents to make play dates with their kids every day as a simple way to become a healthier, more active and connected family. The Y knows that many parents struggle to find the time and resources to incorporate physical activity and healthy habits into their kids' daily routine. As a leading nonprofit for healthy living, the Y created Healthy Kids Day to celebrate and teach good health for kids, encourage active play and inspire a lifetime love of physical activity.

As a business owner in the Mill Creek community, the Mill Creek branch of the Y is looking for support of our Healthy Kids Day in the following ways:

1.  Provide resources, if your business has a focus on kids, families, or health (and we have a broad definition of health) through an activity booth or information table at the event.

2. Provide volunteers for the event!  Last year, there were over 500 participants and more are expected this year, so they Y needs event volunteers to help direct cars, check in, run activity booths, help keep the Y clean, answer questions, etc.

3. Donations for give-aways for participants. They often like to do freebies for guests through drawings.

For more information contact

Zemorah Murray

Director of Membership & Marketing

YMCA OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY | MILL CREEK FAMILY BRANCH

by calling 425-357-3032 or e-mail zmurray@ymca-snoco.org

Two new services at

My Garden Nursery 

In our never ending quest to improve our customer service, My Garden Nursery is adding 2 new services:

1) Delivery service. Now customers can buy that large shrubbery or 10 bales of compost and have it all delivered to their doorstep.

2) Tool sharpening service. As part of every gardeners spring clean-up, it is a good idea to get your pruners, shears, clippers etc sharpened.

March MCBA lunch 

Tuesday, March 15th at Creekside Village  

Mini Business Services Trade Show 11:30,  

Lunch from noon-1pm

To reserve and pay online, click here. 

Featured speaker 

Kevin Brown

 Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer- Ambulatory Care Division

speaking on  

"The Future of Health Care in Our Area"

Kevin Brown has held the position of Senior Vice President since March 2008. In his

role, Brown leads the development and oversight of the Strategic Planning Office.  

He has operational responsibility for the Ambulatory Care Division which includes

Swedish/Lake Sammamish, Swedish/Redmond and Swedish/Mill Creek; he also has  

operational responsibility for Swedish/Ballard, a 163-bed community hospital and

Swedish/Issaquah, a greenfield 175 bed community hospital scheduled to open in July

2011 for outpatient services and early 2012 for inpatient care.  

Prior to Swedish, Brown worked for the Providence Health System leading

various strategic and business development projects.  He also spent five years  

in the early 1990's working as a part of the start-up management team for

PacifiCare of Washington.

Brown currently serves on the board of the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce,

The Highlands Association, and the SafeCrossings Foundation. In September

2004, Brown was chosen as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal's "Top

40 Under 40".  

Brown earned his bachelor's degree in business administration-marketing from  

the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a master's degree in health-care

administration from Arizona State University.  

Business Fair at March MCBA lunch 

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