Thirteen years ago, MCVI founded the first women's health conference in the region - the Women's Health Initiative (WHI).  The MCVI Foundation continues the tradition of providing community health education specifically for women through the one-day conference filled with humor and fellowship. 

Designed by women, for women, WHI encourages women to take time to care for themselves and to hear the messages our bodies send to us.

For more information on this year’s WHI conference, please click here. 

This year marked the third year of the MCVI Foundation's Shocks & Saves charity hockey game.

Studies show that if a heart is defibrillated within the first minute of sudden cardiac arrest, survival rates are close to 90%. If delayed more than 10 minutes, survival rates plummet to less than 5%.

To ensure the best chance for survival, the MCVI Foundation partnered with Detroit Red Wing Jiri Fischer’s Healthy Hope Foundation, Mobile Medical Response and the Saginaw Spirit to raise funds to place automated external defibrillators (AED) in area ice arenas, schools and nonprofit agencies where people gather. 

With the funds raised, 36 units have been placed throughout the region.  With the proceeds raised in 2010, we will continue to expand public access to AEDs in addition to the launch of a new school-based CPR training initiative.

To download an application form for an AED, please click here.

On the starting blocks is Run for Your Heart, a partnership between the Foundation and the YMCA of Saginaw, Run for Your Heart offers a 10K run, 5K run or walk and a 1 Mile Fun Run, along with a fitness program to help those who have never run before to prepare for race day - September 11, 2010.

Participants will benefit from before and after health screenings, health-related educational seminars, running clubs and more. C’mon and get up, get out and get moving! 

For more information on this year's Run for Your Heart, please click here.

Download 2010 Race Registration Form

For more information, please contact the Foundation office at (989) 754-3319 or e-mail us.

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