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Welcome to King County Nurses Association
The King County Nurses Association (KCNA) is a professional organization of registered nurses, committed to promoting healthy communities through education, advocacy, and outreach.
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KCNA's Helping the Homeless Event Lends a Hand
On Saturday, November 19, King County Nurses Association sponsored Helping the Homeless, a panel of nurses who work with the homeless in our community. Following this motivational presentation, the nearly 50 participants gathered to pack 400 "cold kits" for distribution to those living on the streets and in shelters throughout the Seattle area. (Nurses flew into action and packed all 400 kits in just 14 minutes!) The cold kits include items such as tissues, cough drops, Tylenol, lip balm and hand sanitizer. KCNA also collected donations of warm jackets, blankets and sleeping bags for the homeless.
Within minutes of the completion of the kits, volunteers arrived from Real Change -- an organization that publishes a newspaper about homeless issues that is sold by homeless vendors -- picked up all the items and delivered them for distribution. They were distributed during a Thanksgiving Day event entitled Surviving the Streets.
