CPALS General Membership
Meeting
September 13th, 2012
Welcome, CPALS!
• Hope everyone has enjoyed their first two
weeks of volunteering!
• Does anyone care to share a memorable
moment from clinic? Preferably a NEW CPAL!
• Returners, share a memory from a visit with a
1:1!
• Officers, describe your relationship with your
pal!
• GET A 1:1 PAL!! ITS WORTH IT!!!
Communication
• Issues getting connected with the listserv,
Facebook or Student Life??….
• Please see Kyle after the meeting or email
[email protected]
• Feedback on forms?
Staff Breakfasts
• Sign up to help at staff appreciation
breakfasts!
• 9/18 and 10/3 at 7:30 am in clinic AND 5c
• Other…
• Please take pictures!
• Need photo release waiver if in hospital
• Send to [email protected]
Football Games
• Many thanks to those of you who signed up
for the first game! You all did a great job!
• Be on the look-out for the handbook and
when/where to meet (will be sent via email)
• PLEASE sign up for the next game 9/29 vs
Idaho – sign ups sent out again tonight!
• Other games 10/6, 10/27 and 11/10
• NEED 17 people ; Help raise money for our
kids!
T-Shirts
• We are having a design contest for t-shirts
• Open for one week designs due on Thursday
Sept20th by 5
• Front of the shirt must say Hospital Volunteers
• Send to [email protected]
• Hopefully have shirts by or before fall break!!
• Examples on next slide…
How it Works
For Returning Members
• Submit your 1:1 application
ASAP
• Attend orientation
• Receive your pal assignment
and go with an officer to
meet your pal
• Visit your pal when they are
inpatient or have a clinic
appointment
For New Members
• Work for three weeks in the
clinic to receive your “allclear” pass
• Submit your 1:1 application
• Attend an orientation
session
• Get a pal!
Orientation
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Monday, September 17th at 6 pm
New orientation dates…
Wednesday, October 10th at 2 pm
Thursday, October 11th time TBD
Monday, October 15th at 2:15 pm
Google doc sign up!
Need extra hours?
• Jess and I need help with various 1:1 tasks!
• Time is flexible!
• Helping with 1:1 accountability and
appointment reminders
• See me after the meeting if interested
Rock Band/IV Pole Decorating
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Please sign up online!
Counts for hours
Does NOT count a pre-1:1 experience
Report to rec therapy office and ask for
supplies
• Possibility of partnering with Jordan to help
with creativity in IV pole decorating...stay
tuned!
Pedal for Peds
• THIS SATURDAY!
• Attendance policy
• MANDATORY meeting (break out session)
following the general membership meeting
• Will receive assignment at break out session
Teen Retreat
• September 29th and 30th
• Jess’s special weekend for teens on treatment
or recently off treatment
• On and around UNC campus
• CPALS will be helping with campus tours,
movie night, photography, fun and games!
• Weekend subject to change
Get Heeled 5k!
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October 13th
http://www.getheeled5k.com/about/
Pink Pacers
Water stations, cheering, wearing costumes,
pre-event excitement!
• Sign up to volunteer by Saturday to get a
guaranteed t-shirt
• Sign up by the 27th to volunteer
Reminders!
• 25 hours required by Volunteer Services
• Always sign in/sign out for clinic shifts, 1:1s
AND meetings!
• Event hours count toward volunteering hours
• 3 event required between fundraising and
special projects
• No-show at events…
What’s next?
• Pedal for Peds break out NOW!
• 1:1 break out following pfp info session: new
1:1s with Kelsey ; returners with Lauren and
Kyle
• Next meeting is Thursday, October 11th in
CLINIC
• Meetings are 2nd Thursday of each month
• CPALS dinner weekend of October 6th/7th