TRIO Chapter Activity Report
Ventura Chapter - January 2010
This has been a difficult last four months for our
Chapter. One Board member resigned due
to illness and another two Board members are on a leave of absence due
to
serious illness. Due to these
circumstances, the Board decided to hold meetings once a month with the
Board
meeting being held prior to the speaker/general meeting. The
meetings will be held the third Friday of
the month.
ELECTIONS - We held
elections in January and the new members are:
President:
Pat Beeman
Vice-President:
Shirley Pirozzi
Secretary:
Pamela Endo
Treasurer:
Don George
MEMBERS - We have
86 active members and 34 members paid National dues.
DECEMBER – The
annual Christmas party with a potluck dinner was held on December 5
th
with a white elephant gift exchange which is always enjoyed by
everyone.
Fourteen of our members decorated the Donate Life
float in Pasadena. This is always a rewarding experience as you
meet many donor families as well as recipients.
We are proud that for the third consecutive year, Donate Life
was among
the Rose Parade float award winners.
JANUARY – Our
monthly meeting was held on January 15
th with the intent of
viewing
“Physician as Transplant Patient” but due to technical difficulties we
were
unable to view the CD.
We held a support
meeting instead and were able to discuss TRIO with 3 new attendees, one
gentleman had recently received a liver at USC and another 75 year old
man
needed a kidney.
He had been turned down
by UCLA.
FEBRUARY – The
California School Nurses Convention will be held in
Hollywood from February 11-14.
Several members will attend the event to
assist at the Donate Life Table.
Submitted by
Pat Beeman,
President
