Donate Blood and Get Your Flu Shot!
The Bloodworks Northwest Bloodmobile will be parked proudly in the Liquor & Cannabis Board parking lot from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Click here to sign up for your spot
Nurse Janet will be here giving Flu Shots and B12 shots from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Who's Gonna Be there?
Thank you to these businesses who have already committed to participating in the Wellness Fair!
Olympia Orthopaedic Associates
Caring Hearts 4 Paws (that's right! Puppy Cuddles!!!)
Pawsific NorthWest Cat Cafe (AND KITTEN CUDDLES!!)
WA Department of Retirement Systems
WA Health Care Authority
Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging
South Sound YMCA
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
Overeaters Anonymous
Kaiser-Permanente
Thurston Regional Planning Council
Intercity Transit Vanpool
Senior Services for South Sound
Thurston County Food Bank
NW Benefits Advisors
Olympia Police Department
Ideal Wellness NW and Pamela J. Leno Hypnotherapy
WA Department of Financial Institutions
WA EAP
NAMI Thurston-Mason
Alcoholics Anonymous - District 8
South Sound Physical & Hand Therapy
Alzheimer's Association
Statistics
08/20/26 - 08/25/26 Click Here to Complete The Online Scavenger Hunt!
Vendors have identified pieces of information they want you to find on their sites. When you find that information, select it on the online form, and move on to the next one!
Complete the form by Tuesday, August 25th to be eligible for prizes. Every WDVA employee who participates in the scavenger hunt, no matter how well you do, will receive a SWAG bag. The form can be completed any time you're available.
In-Person Wellness Fair
Who: Hosted by Liquor and Cannabis Board and Department of Veterans Affairs
What: In-Person Wellness Fair
When: August 27, 2026, 10 am - 1 pm
Where: Liquor and Cannabis Board: 1025 Union Ave SE, Olympia, WA
Why: To learn more about how to make ourselves more well
How: Walking, rolling, crawling, skipping, dancing, or other
August 26th Online Wellness Webinars sessions!
Due to the success of the online Wellness Fairs the past few years, we're doing it again!
Wednesday August 26th only, vendors are doing 15- and 30-minute webinars on a variety of subjects (see below). You can pre-register for the breakouts so they're on your calendar, or click on the link at the time of the breakout and hear what the experts have to say about these topics. For those people who can't make it at that time, we'll post a link the recorded sessions.
Webinar Sessions (Click to register):
- 9:00 - 9:30 AM PERS and DCP (video posted)
- 10:00 - 10:30 AM Create a Healthier Home (video posted)
- 10:40 - 10:55 AM Washington 529 Plans - A Bright Future is in Season (video posted)
- 11:00 - 11:30 AM What veterans need to know about Medicare (video posted)
- 12:00 - 12:15 PM Your Commute Shouldn't Be the Hardest Part of Your Day (video posted)
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- 12:40 - 12:55 PM - Ways to Engage with the Thurston County Food Bank (video posted)
- 1:00 - 1:30 PM - Stress, Hormones and how nutrition helps (video posted)
- 2:00 - 2:30 PM - Work, Outreach and Resources of DFI (video posted)
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- 2:35 - 2:55 PM - Veterans In-State Service Shared Leave Program (video posted)
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- 3:00 - 3:15 PM - Problem with Alcohol? (video posted)
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Past Wellness Fair Webinars:
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- 2023
- 2022