ONS Bucks-Montgomery

County Chapter #301

Board of Directors Recognition and Chapter Business Meeting

1-19-2011

Where Oncology Nurses Connect

• Please silence pagers and cell phones

• Please take conversations outside as they are disruptive to the attendees and speaker

Welcome & Announcements

• 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

National Office Chatter

20112011 ONS ONS NATIONALNATIONAL ELECTIONELECTION

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 (

c_briola@fccc.edu) • & 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 high-end item. Tickets are $10 each or 3 tickets for $20. All raffle proceeds will support the important mission of the ONS Foundation.

• January RaffleTake a chance to win one of the hottest technology items out there, an iPad and case (value $575).

Bucks-Montgomery Chapter Updates

Special ThanksOutgoing Board

Members• Jeanne Held-Warmkessel: Immediate

Past-President• 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 Board2010 Bucks-Montgomery Board

• 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

Chapter ProgramsChapter Programs

Feb 17 Feb 17 March17March17 April 21April 21 May 18 - 15May 18 - 15thth Anniversary Anniversary June 16June 16 July 20July 20 Sept 15Sept 15 Oct 18Oct 18 Nov 17Nov 17

2011 PROGRAM FEEMembers - $10Non-members- $20

Great opportunity to:•Learn •Network•Have fun•Fish Bowl Raffle- chance to win funding for educational conference•Chance to win “Best of ONS” scholarship

2011 Important “Save the Date”

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 MeetingSeptember 16-17, 2011

Bear Creek Mountain ResortMacungie, 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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•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–Run for an open board position–Tell us what you want & need –Tell us your ideas to improve your chapter