New Beginnings at H.Y.P.E. Teen Health Fair!

Today we hosted an information booth at the first ever "Teen Health Fair" organized by a group called the Healthy Youth Peer Educators (HYPE). This was a pretty small community event but what was really interesting was that some of the health booths were created by students themselves. If you needed some brushing up on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, birth control and healthy eating, this was the event for you.

The shindig was held at the International Community Health Center in the International District. It's always a great time talking with the youth and we gave away a bunch of New Beginnings' brochures, posters, pens and birdseed*.

Big shout out to New Beginnings volunteer Leslie for helping us host the information booth!

It's like Jeopardy, except about STIs.  

Teen Suicide Hotline

"Isn't T.A.T.U. also that band from Sweden?" - Volunteer Leslie 

"Hold on, let me get the iPad in the picture!" - Guy

I'll never be able to see that game on The Price Is Right without thinking about birth control now. 

Serious as a heart attack

The food pyramid is no more!

 We brought chocolate to hand out and we were snubbed many, many times. I guess we'll bring Sour Patch Kids instead.