ONS Bucks-Montgomery
County Chapter #301
Where Oncology Nurses Connect
Board of Directors Recognition and
Chapter Business Meeting
1-19-2011
Welcome & Announcements
• Please silence pagers and cell
phones
• Please take conversations outside
as they are disruptive to the
attendees and speaker
National Office Chatter
• www.ons.org
• On-line educational opportunities
• Registration Now Open
– 36th Annual ONS Congress 4-28-11 to 5-1-11
Boston, Mass
Register by March 24 to save $100!
• Watch for e-mail announcements or sign up to
receive
2011 ONS NATIONAL ELECTION
Vote today!
Help your Chapter win $1000
• Polls are now open! (January 4th through
February 15th, 2011)
• use your member number and e-signature
(election passcode) that you received by email
or mail
• Go to www.ons.org & Get to Know the
Candidates!
Incentive to Vote
• Chapter is offering its voting members a chance
to win an educational scholarship! It is very easy
to do.
• cast your vote
• forward me your confirmation e-mail
([email protected])
• & your name will be placed into the
"FISHBOWL"
• Drawing in early spring
ONS Foundation Monthly Raffle
• New this year, the ONS Foundation will have a
monthly raffle drawing for an attractive highend item. Tickets are $10 each or 3 tickets for
$20. All raffle proceeds will support the
important mission of the ONS Foundation.
• January Raffle
Take a chance to win one of the hottest
technology items out there, an iPad and case
(value $575).
Bucks-Montgomery Chapter
Updates
Special Thanks
Outgoing Board Members
• Jeanne Held-Warmkessel: Immediate PastPresident
• Kathy MacDonald: Secretary
• Deb Baldassarre: Program Chair
• Linda Schiech: Nominating Chair
• Lisa Roman Fischetti: Archives
• Carole Sweeny: Director-at-Large
• Rose Muller- Legislative Liaison
• Lori Fadden- Virtual Community Administrator
• Karen Quinlan- Best of ONS Liaison
2010 Bucks-Montgomery Board
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Cindy Briola- President
Kathy MacDonald- President Elect
Connie Brophy- Treasurer
Marie Riehl- - Director-at-Large
Anne Jadwin- Director-at-Large
Ashley Moyer - Director-at-Large
Jeannie Smith- Co-Program Chair
Aisha Reikow- Co-Program Chair
Connie Brophy- Treasurer
Deb Baldassarri- Program Chair Elect
Marge Townsend- Membership Chair
Linda Regul- Nominating Chair
Stephanie Grant - Achieves Chair
Jean Holland - Legislative Liaison
Joanne Hambleton- Community Outreach Coordinator
Lori Fadden- Virtual/Networking Community Administrator
Cathy Belt & Aisha Reikow- The Best of ONS Liaisons
2011 Important “Save the Date”
Chapter Programs
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Feb 17
March17
April 21
May 18 - 15th Anniversary
June 16
July 20
Sept 15
2011 PROGRAM FEE
Oct 18
Members - $10
Nov 17
Non-members- $20
Great opportunity to:
•Learn
•Network
•Have fun
•Fish Bowl Rafflechance to win funding
for educational
conference
•Chance to win “Best
of ONS” scholarship
Chapter "FISHBOWL".
• Twice a year, once in the fall prior to IOL and
again in the spring prior to Congress, a name is
picked from the fish bowl & the winner receives
money (whatever early-bird registration is) to be
used for a nursing conference or towards the
nurse's education.
• This year, an additional two names will be
picked from the "FISHBOWL" and those lucky
winners will be going to the Best of ONS.
Other 2011 “Save the Date”
• Professional Development Day
– Saturday, April 2
– Trevose Radisson
• The Best of ONS
– Saturday, June 4
– Airport Hilton
More information to come
Chapter Collaborative Partnership
• The Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology
(PSOH).
Annual Scientific Meeting
September 16-17, 2011
Bear Creek Mountain Resort
Macungie, PA
RN registration last year was $75 with 12.75 ONS specific CEU
contact hours.
• Local Chapter of Pennsylvania State Nurses
Association (PSNA). Regional Dinner Program
October 2011
More information to come
Radiation Oncology Course for
Nurses
• Saturday, February 5, 2011
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location:
• Claire M. Fagin Hall
• 34th St and Civic Center Blvd
• University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
• (main lobby entrance of school)
• Auditorium
• 420 Guardian Drive
• Philadelphia, PA 19104
Brochures & info on the virtual community
• Membership – Marge Townsend
• Treasurer – Connie Brophy
• Programs –Aisha Reikow/ Jean Smith
• Nominating- Linda Regul
• Public relations/virtual community – Lori
Fadden
http://bucksmontgomery.vc.ons.org
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Contact
Lori Fadden
[email protected]
• Directors-at-Large
–Marie Riehl, Anne Jadwin, Ashley Moyer
• Legislative liaison – Jean Holland
• Archives – Stephanie Grant
• Community outreach – Joanne Hambelton
• Any issues from the membership?
• To get active in your Chapter
– Join a committee
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– Tell us what you want & need
– Tell us your ideas to improve your chapter