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President ’s Corner: What a beautiful fall, the trees are amazing this year! Did anyone else notice that the usually yellow aspens were also turning red and orange? Spectacular! As we approach Thanksgiving, I was just counting my blessings. In addition to our wonderful friends and families that we hold dear, so many things to be thankful for.
The Mesa County Medical Society Alliance’s 2008-2009 annual membership drive is winding down. This is the last newsletter you will receive unless you are a paid member. Thank you and welcome to everyone who has joined already. To continue to receive the newsletter as well as to receive the Medical Alliance directory, please contact our membership chair, Jolie Griffin.
The S.A.V.E., Hands are Not for Hitting Banners are currently on display at Mesa Mall. The project was a huge success and the display is visually stunning with thousands of precious little hands in vibrant colors all supporting our anti-violence campaign. A huge thank you to Uschi Hall, Robin Heil and so many other volunteers, teachers, and little second graders who helped to make this project possible.
Come to the Barnes and Noble Book Browse on Wednesday, December 3, from 9am to 10pm. Tell your friends and family to come buy books, a cup of coffee, or a cheesecake! This is an easy way to support the Medical Alliance as 10% of the net proceeds will go to help support the S.A.V.E. (Stop America’s Violence Everywhere) project. A huge thank you to Sue Magee for arranging volunteers to help with this fund raiser.
Mark your calendars now! The annual MCMSA Holiday party is on Saturday December 6 at the beautiful home of Stephanie and Brian Witwer. Plan on attending this fun and festive event.
With a thankful heart and loving ways, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.
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AMA Foundation We need holiday themed artwork for Mail submissions by Dec 3rd to Kim Moore. |
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November 12,
3:30-5pm Anne Nederveld’s House
Anne Nederveld has graciously agreed to coordinate the playgroup this year. . Please call her if you have questions.
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MCMSA Book Club
November 18th
at Kay Campbell’s house 9:00 am Coffee 9:30 Disscussion “A Thousand Splendid Suns”
by Khaled Hosseini
Book Club Schedule for 2008-2009 Nov. 18th "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini Dec. 16th "Freakonomics" by S.D. Levitt & S.J. Dubner Jan 20th "Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert" Feb. 17th "The Tall Grass" by Sandra Dallas Mar. 17th "The Master Butcher's Singing Club" April 21st "Loving Frank" May 19th "Prodigal Summer" Dates and meeting place are subject to change. |
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MCMSA Membership List of Current MCMSA Paid Members: Callie Ash Debra Beeson Andrea Bradshaw Amy Bratteli Kay Campbell Angie Crafton Betty Elliott Susan Erb . |
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THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AT 6:00 P.M. JUST PRIOR TO THE REGULAR MEETING. RESERVATIONS PLEASE (BY October 3rd) - 243-2808 No charge for Medical Society Members or Family Practice Residents/ Spouses. Otherwise, spouses/guests: $30.00
Dr. Peter Hackett , M.D. Adventure Presentation on climbing Mount Everest Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Bookcliff Country Club 6:30 p.m. Social, 7:00 p.m. Dinner |
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Community Corner Hilltop Community Services MCMSA has a history of close ties to Hilltop Community Services, so our board thought it would be good to reconnect with them. Since 1950, they have provided services for the underserved ranging from prenatal to retirement living. Hilltop’s 22 programs provide services to 20,000 individuals each year in our area. As the holidays approach please consider these giving opportunities. · $25 pays for one pregnant woman at B4 Babies to receive prenatal education, resources, and access to health care. · $60 covers care for two women to stay at Latimer House’s safehouse for a single night and receive food, clothing, personal supplies, and case management. · $100 pays for one young mother to receive home visitation, support groups and parenting skills which gives her the tools needed to move toward self-sufficiency and a better parent-child relationship. · $200 provides respite care for one special needs child at Kiddin’ Around Learning Center for five days. · Donations of household and personal items benefit women and children in the safehouse, backpacks for school age children, art supplies, and grocery gift cards. · A meaningful donation in the name of a loved one or friend is always appreciated. For more information visit their website at www.htop.org or contact Barbara Salogga |
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Barnes and Noble Book Browse
Get your holiday shopping done early!
Come to Barnes and Noble Wednesday
December 3 from 9am to 10pm. print out this page and the MCMSA will receive
a donation from Barnes and Noble from the sale. Items purchased at the coffee shop are also included. New this year from Barnes and Noble! Whole cheesecakes from the Cheesecake Factory are available at $35 each. White Chocolate Raspberry, Godiva Double Chocolate, Original & Pumpkin. The cheesecakes are frozen, just pull out a piece at a time! Please contact Callie Ash by November 17th for Thanksgiving delivery! All proceeds will help support the S.A.V.E. project. |
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MCMSA Holiday Party Saturday, December 6 Stephanie & Brian Witwer’s Home |
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What is SAVE ? Stop America’s Violence Everywhere (SAVE) is an initiative launched by the AMA Alliance in 1995. As part of SAVE, state and county Alliances provide simple lessons in conflict resolution to school children, battered women and their families, and homeless families. This year we have 34 second grade classrooms participating in the “Hands are Not for Hitting” activity. Approximately 7500 work books and bookmarks have been made available to teachers and counselors. “I can choose” books are distributed to First graders. They illustrate alternatives to violent behavior and increase children’s self respect. Second graders have fun with "Hands Are NOT For Hitting" an art project in which the kids make handprint banners, play charades, make placemats, and brainstorm conflict resolution techniques. Third Graders receive "I Can Handle Bullies" activity books. These workbooks help to generate a dialogue about bullying, its effects on children, and ways to overcome bullying in school and on the playground. The "Talk to your kids about bullying" bookmarks are supplied to Fourth graders and offer parents simple tips on how to talk to their children about bullying. We have developed a coalition with Grand Valley School District and every counselor is working with SAVE material to teach conflict resolution and anger management skills as well as help students apply them in everyday situations. Our hope is that exposure to this message for four consecutive years will strongly reinforce their anti-violence education. Our secondary goal is family awareness, discussion, and education when these children take the projects into their homes and communities. The cost each year is $5500-6000, previously funded by the MCMSA progressive dinner, grants, and the MCMS. I wish to give a big thank you to Sue Magee, Robin Heil, Lynn Paoli, and Jeannine Maier for assembling all the workbooks. You all did a fantastic job. Don’t miss the banner display at Mesa Mall Oct. 20 – Nov. 1!!! |
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WOOPS!
The following members were Gwen and Walt Boardwine |
