NorthEastern Illinois Doula Association
Promoting Unity in the Doula Community

Our 2nd Anniversary, October 15th 2005

Dear Neida members,
      I am wanting to share with you a bit about what you missed at the anniversary event at St. Francis Hospital in October!!
      It was a crazy evening but fun, lots of traffic problems and births made the gathering very intimate! And who can forget the volunteer at the info desk that could not, for the life of her, get directions to the room we were in right!! After we all gathered and got settled in, we got down to the business and hand. The board meeting was quick and painless!!
      And then we got to enjoy wonderful food from LuLu's noodle house!! my favorite place! There was plenty to go around and the conversation was great! While we were eating out Keynote speaker Sean Manning wow 'ed us with a bunch of great information on how and why chiropractic care is so important to pregnant women both before and then after childbirth!
      Then we let the dancing begin!! Alissa arranged the entertainment for the evening, and had a group of traditional Mexican dancers, Comparsa de Chinelos , in their full costumes, dance for and with us. I am not sure how they managed to get all of us and dancing but it was great fun to see all us doula's trying to dance like the pro's!! It was great fun!
      Then it was time to call it a night! We missed all of you that did not make it, but sure had fun with the all who were there.
     
~ Abigail Lynn LMT
   Birth Doula
   Licensed Massage Therapist
   Certified Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapist
   Infant Massage Instructor
   NEIDA Member