CPALS General Membership Meeting

November 8th, 2012

What have you been up to!?

• PLEASE SHARE!• Meeting a new 1:1 pal/family – Ronnell Green!• Fun times in the clinic - halloween• New friends?• Any difficult situations?

Kudos!• Ashley McGee: Demonstrating major dedication to the Beads of

Courage program and attending the orientation alongside 5 Children's nurses (who thought she was absolutely wonderful!) and already looking ahead to being on the expanding Beads of Courage team next semester!

• Kelsey Gustaveson: For an amazing ability to hold lots of information about 60+ 1:1 pal matches (plus applications, plus trainings, etc.) in her mind and develop organization systems. . . invaluable!

• Sarah Ward: from Meghan, one of the inpatient Rec. Therapy/Child Life folks who works with your 1:1 pal, she can't say enough good things about your work with this girl who is just going through so much. . .

Kudos II• Herodes Guzman: For major dedication to a pal who has been

in Chapel Hill for months and months• Mauricio Barretto for translating our CPALS pamphlet into

Spanish!• Everyone who helped with Halloween activities• Kelsey Gustaveson and Lauren Swords for working two

football games• Thank you to everyone for everything you do!• Patrick French for proactively serving and always asking how

he can help; also for coming in for extra time to finish an organizing project

Requirements

• 1 special project, 1 fundraising event (football game), and a third event of any type.

• Please speak to Courtney or Kelsey with any questions after the meeting

• It is NOT too late!!! Please COMMUNICATE with us if you need ANY help!

• Your schedule doesn’t work with scheduled events? Email us and we’ll offer alternatives

• Sitting a semester out

Other notes from Jess…

• “Housekeeping”-25 hours- going the distance• Uniforms, uniforms, uniforms • Flu shot requirement• Email from Jodie (coming on or around 12/1)• Spring clinic shift sign-ups• Jess’s hiatus

I want feedback!

• Quick chat session with you all: are you getting what you want from our communications?

• Emails, websites, meetings, facebook, etc• cpals.web.unc.edu

Staff Breakfasts

• November 20th at 7:30 am• Sign up on the google doc• You will receive 1 hour credit for attending• You will receive a Special Projects

requirement if you make or bring something

Fundraising

• Last game this weekend!• No more volunteers needed!• Email us if you still need to fulfill your

requirement• Pick up hats from that tall guy who was crying

at the NC State game • Basketball games in spring• THANK YOU!!

Special Projects

• Thank you to everyone who helped at Halloween

• Look out for Thanksgiving sign-ups• Baking for staff breakfast will count as an event!• These are the two last opportunities we have

planned• WE WILL ACCOMMODATE YOU IF YOU NEED

ANOTHER S.P. EVENT…CONTACT US!

CPALS Bead!

• The bead is here!• What is your preference: make your own

keychain (possibly have a social event) or us make them for you?

• Watch the wording when handing out to your pal

T-shirt Update

• Unlikely that t-shirt will happen this semester• We are SO sorry• Awesome designs take awesome work…which

takes time! • As already stated, if you still need a

fundraising requirement, email Aaron or Sherilynn

1:1s

• We now have a Spanish flyer! Contact me if you would like a copy or check on the website

• Next week we will switch to a group email instead of listserv email for updates

• If you do not receive an email on Tuesday, please contact me so I can add your correct address

What’s next?

• Next/last meeting will be November 29th likely in the clinic

• See Courtney/Kelsey for requirements questions AFTER meeting

• Get your FLU shot in by next Friday!• And on to Chase Jones!