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Meeting Minutes May 2006 |
Thursday 29 July, 2010 |
MAINE SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
MAY 18, 2006
SPRUCE POINT INN
BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Meeting called to order by Steve at 1225.
Members present: Steve Enking, Keith Siegel, Jack Higgins, Karen Lane, David Boyer, Laura King, Shirley Belanger, Amanda Albee and Shelley Kates-Wilson
Guests: Dianne Haskell
Treasurer’s Report: The balance as of 05/15/06 is $26,276.31. Shirley motioned to accept. Laura second. Shelly explained the process for filing MSRC income taxes; taxes are to be filed yearly. Due to inclement weather the golf tournament was canceled. The funds for the tournament were donated to the MSRC by each of the vendors.
Secretary’s Report: March 23, 2006 minutes read and accepted. Keith motioned to accept. Karen second. Amanda requested a copy of board members’ signatures. Plan: Shirley will provide a copy of the conference BOD sign-in sheet.
Delegate’s Report: Keith shared information about the upcoming AARC House of Delegate’s meeting and Summer Forum in Phoenix, Arizona. Shirley and Keith plan on attending in July.
PACT Report: Jack reported he was contacted by potential volunteers for the “435 Plan” at the conference. Plan: Jack will follow up with volunteers.
Lobstergram: Shirley requested Lobstergram articles from board members by July 15, 2006. Plan: Shirley will compose and mail the Lobstergram to members in late July.
Article Plan: Amanda – MSRC website, Karen – influenza preparation, and Delegates – meeting in Phoenix
Website: Amanda reported an update was done to the website. Plan: Amanda will compile the results of the online communication survey to present at the next meeting and post sputum bowl pictures to the website.
Educational Committee: Laura King and Barbara Larsson volunteered for the co-chair positions of the Educational Committee during 2007.
ALA: Shelly motioned to offer a yearly scholarship of $1,000.00 to be used towards the costs of attending the Asthma Educator Institute for the students of KVCC and SMCC. Laura motioned to accept. Shirley second. Keith reported the Annual ALA meeting will be in September.
Old Business: Karen will bring travel and expense revision to the next meeting. Karen informed us on how she has been working with the State of Maine Board of Health in regards to prepping for a possible flu epidemic.
Laptop: The laptop was used for presentations at the conference. Steve suggested purchasing a presentation remote. Plan: Amanda will give Keith the laptop in July for the meeting in Phoenix.
New Business: Karen confirmed 3 new members signed up for AARC memberships at the conference.
Next Meeting: Karen will schedule the room for next meeting and email board members with time, date and place.
Meeting adjourned at 0120.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amanda S. Albee, RRT
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