PAMET - NV Chapter
Minutes of Emergency Meeting on April 5, 2008 held at Shirley's Place
Attendance:
Pres. Ferdie Destura
1st VP Shirley Cruzada
Treasurer Cristina Balmes
PRO Angel Mercado
Board Member Virgie Quintin
Advisers Ricky Martinez and Leo Fabriquier
1.The meeting was called to order by Pres. Ferdie Destura at 11:30 AM.
2.Liza Cabiling's resignation as Recording Secretary was discussed. Everyone agreed that Liza is a very capable and dedicated officer and her resignation from the PAMET - NV Board is a big loss to the association. However, we have to respect her decision. A special election for the vacated position will be held as soon as possible. Meanwhile, 1st VP Shirley Cruzada was designated Interim Recording Secretary by Pres. Ferdie.
3.Pres. Ferdie reported to the group that PAMET - USA sent our chapter 70 booklets of raffle tickets for the Biennial Convention in Texas on August 27 - 31, 2008.
The booklets were distributed as follows:
Ferdie =10 booklets (paid as of 4-5-08)
Ricky =10 " (paid)
Angel = 5 " (paid)
Virgie =15 " Winners need not be present
Evelyn =10 " during the draw.
Shirley = 5
Cristina= 5 Prizes:
Mariefel= 5 1st =$1000.00
Dr. Ron= 5 2nd = $500.00
3rd $250.00
Total =70 booklets Consolation Prizes of $50.00 each
It was agreed that PAMET - NV advance the payment of $700.00 to PAMET - USA and just collect the ticket sale proceeds later on. Wells Fargo Check No. 1207 was issued to this effect by Treasurer Cristina. A cover letter to be signed by Pres. Ferdie will be prepared by Shirley.
4.A welcome letter signed by Pres. Ferdie will be sent out to new members, together with their membership receipts.
5.Adviser Ricky Martinez mentioned that the UBS High School Recognition Day will be held on May 22, 2008. PAMET - NV gave a scholarship fund of $500.00 to UBS in 2007 under the presidency of Lydia Coleman. Pres. Ferdie and other offices will attend this event.
6.The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 PM.
Prepared by: Shirley Cruzada Approved by: Ferdie Destura
1st VP & Interim Recording Sec. President
PAMET-NV CHAPTER
Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
held on April 13, 2008 at Liza’s Place
Attendees:
President Ferdie Destura
Members: Liza Cabiling
1st VP & Interim Rec. Sec. Shirley Cruzada Cora Bautista
2nd VP Mariefel Arciaga Reyna Teopaco
Treasurer Cristina Balmes Alice Villarojo
Asst. Treasurer Remy Bateau
Auditor Ron Ascano
PRO Angel Mercado
Advisers: Evelyn Sayre
Ricky Martinez
Leo Fabriquier
President-Elect Fita Lim
1. The meeting was called to order by Pres. Ferdie at 7:00 PM.
2. The agenda for this meeting and the minutes of the emergency meeting held on April 5, 2008 were read by Shirley.
3. The resignation of Liza Cabiling as recording secretary was discussed. Pres. Ferdie said he can appoint Mila, a fellow medtech at Sunrise as recording secretary. Adviser Evelyn said that Mila needs to attend the next meeting so that she can be introduced to the officers and members and be oriented on the functions and responsibilities of the position.
4. PAMET-USA Biennial Convention (BC) in Houston, Texas on August 27 – 31, 2008
4.1 Sure to attend the BC are the following:
Ferdie, Ricky, Leo, Evelyn, Mariefel and Cristina.
Hopefully, more officers and members will also be able to attend.
4.2. Pres. Ferdie already signed the cover letter for our $700.00 check payment for the 70 raffle ticket booklets given to PAMET-NV by PAMET-USA. Treasurer Cristina will mail the letter with the check.
4.3 The PAMET-NV Scrap Book which will be submitted to the PAMET-USA Search Committee for the Most Outstanding PAMET-USA Chapter is being prepared by Pres.-Elect Fita Lim. More materials and documents will be submitted to her by some officers and members next meeting. Evelyn will get our chapter’s plaque of appreciation from the Philippine Visayan Association of Southern Nevada for the monetary donation we gave them. The plaque will be photocopied for inclusion in the scrap book.
4.4.Ricky reminded the group about the need to set up the PAMET-NV Booth during the BC. Liza has already prepared three framed pictures for the booth display. For give-away items, Ricky will try to get UBS mugs to add to the beads and playing cards Liza collected from Hotel Rio.
4.5.A swing dance will be presented by our chapter representatives during the BC. Evelyn will make arrangements with Shaun, the choreographer.
4.6.Souvenir ads from PAMET-USA will be distributed as follows: one for Pres. Ferdie (with his message and picture as chapter president), two for PAMET-NV, one for UBS and one for Evelyn.
5.Review Class
Evelyn already talked with Jan Klaasen of UNLV who said that her team can conduct the review after summer. We are looking into the last week of September or first week of October 2008 as the starting date. We need at least 10 enrollees for the review class to be viable. CEUs will be given so the review class is open not only to those who will take a certification exam but also to those in need of CEUs.
6.The picnic suggested by Board Member Romy Guideng last month was approved by the group. Details are:
6.1. Date & Time:May 25, 2008 (Sunday) at 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
6.2. Venue:The Lakes in Durango and Sahara
Pres. Ferdie will request Romeo Dublin to make arrangements for the venue.
6.3. Food preparation : Potluck. It is hoped that somebody like Romeo Dublin
will donate lechon.
6.4. Invitation / Fliers: To be prepared by PRO Angel Mercado and to be distributed with the help of UBS couriers, as volunteered by Ricky.
7. Reyna (Gina) Teopaco, a new member recruited by Liza was introduced to the group. She’s an MCU medtech graduate and has just transferred to Las Vegas from Seattle.
8.The United Blood Services (UBS) 8th Annual “Celebration of Life” High School Awards Luncheon will be held on May 22, 2008 at Gold Coast Hotel and Casino. Pres. Ferdie, Leo and Shirley will attend this event.
9.Evelyn suggested that PAMET-NV should have its own scholarship program for active members’ children who qualify based on a set criteria. We can then send our own scholars to the UNLV Medical Technology program or even to the CSN Phlebotomy program.
10.Ricky reported that the balikbayan box sent to PAMET-Philippines over a month ago must have been received by them by now. The box contained the microscope donated to PAMET-NV by Ernie Alaan, Laboratory Manager of Boulder City Hospital. The microscope was in turn donated to PAMET-Philippines during the presidency of Lydia Coleman in 2007. Office supplies collected by Ricky were also included in the box. PAMET-USA paid for the mailing fee. Ricky also mentioned that PAMET-Philippines needs a table top centrifuge for its medical missions around the country.
11.The Treasurer’s Report was presented by Cristina. She mentioned that:
11.1.There are at least 8 – 10 new members for 2008 and one lifetime member in the person of Pres. Ferdie (Pres.-Elect Fita paid her lifetime membership in 2007.);
11.2.Balance in Wells Fargo was mentioned.
11.3.$700.00 check payment was made to PAMET-USA for the 70 raffle ticket booklets given to our chapter;
11.4.Check payments for the raffle tickets from Ferdie, Ricky and Angel were not yet deposited, so with some check payments for membership fees; and
11.5.PAMET-NV gave a check of $500.00 for the UBS Scholarship Fund on April 13, 2008.
Adviser Leo suggested that a copy of the Treasurer’s Report (TR) should be submitted to Auditor Ron Ascano for auditing purposes. Adviser Evelyn also suggested that the TR should be more detailed or specific to reflect the purpose for each payment or reimbursement made by the treasurer.
Evelyn moved that the TR be improved to incorporate the suggested corrections and details. The improved TR will be presented again next meeting.
12.The next meeting will be held on May 10, 2008 (Saturday), 11:00 AM at Liza’s
place. As usual, it’s potluck.
13.The meeting was adjourned by Pres. Ferdie at 8:00 PM.
Prepared by: Approved by:
Shirley Cruzada Ferdie Destura
1st VP & Interim Recording Secretary President
PAMET – NV Chapter
Minutes of the Meeting held on May 10, 2008
at Liza’s Place
Attendees:
Pres. Ferdie Destura
Asst, Treasurer Remy Bateau
Member Liza Cabiling
1st Vice President/ Interim Rec.Sec. Shirley Cruzada
Adviser Leo Fabriquier
President-Elect Fita Lim
PRO Angel Mercado
Adviser Evelyn Sayre
1.Pres. Ferdie called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon.
2.Business arising from the minutes of April 13th meeting:
2.1. Picnic on May 25, 2008 at The Lakes
Four goals of the picnic as summarized by Evelyn:
a. Recruitment of new members
b. Renewal of membership
c. Promotion of Review ’08
d. Fund raising for the PAMET-NV Scholarship Program
Shirley will email officers and members to ask what food they are bringing
to the picnic in order to minimize duplication of food items.
The following food and items were already pledged for the picnic:
a. Chicken/Pork Adobo c/o Evelyn
b. Suman / Tamales c/o Fita
c. Fried galunggong c/o Leo
d. Drinks (soda, bottled water) c/o Angel’s wife
e. Paper plates, saucers, cups, plastic cutlery (spoons, forks, knives), and table napkins c/o Shirley
The amount of $200 (two hundred dollars) will be given by Treasurer Cristina to Mariefel to buy
at least five (5) kinds of viands from Nanay Gloria’s at Jones-DI.
We need volunteers to bring the following:
1. lechon
2. cooked rice
3. desserts (cakes, fruit salad, fresh fruits, etc.)
4. pancit (canton, bijon, sotanghon)
5. fried chicken
6. snack items (chips with dips, peanuts, cookies, etc.)
7. more drinks and other food items
Leo will bring a boom box (transistor radio).
Evelyn will buy materials and prizes for the children’s games.
Pres. Ferdie will distribute more picnic flyers to the different hospitals to invite more members.
2.2. PAMET-NV Scholarship Program
This scholarship is open to active members.
It was moved by Evelyn and seconded by those present that the amount of $500.00 (five hundred dollars)
be awarded to a selected scholar who’s going into the UNLV MT program and another $500.00
to the scholar who’s going into the CSN MLT / Phlebotomy program. This is for a total of $1000.00 per year.
Scholars should obtain a minimum grade of B or 85% while in the program.
Final criteria for selection will be presented by Evelyn in the next meeting.
In order to help finance this scholarship program, a fund raising in the form of raffle will be held during
the picnic and during other opportune times.
Officers and members are encouraged to contribute house items or other items that can be raffled off.
It was mentioned that if we keep on doing this scholarship program then our chapter can apply for tax exemption.
2.3. Review Class 2008 (c/o Evelyn)
Full session costs $400 (four hundred dollars).
Fifty percent (50%) will be given to those who would want to join the review for the 2nd time.
CEUs will be given.
The scheduled opening of the review class will be on the last week of September or first week of October 2008.
Evelyn will give details of the 2008 review schedule to Romy Guideng who has (because he made it!)
the original lay-out for our review flyers.
2.4. PAMET-USA Biennial Convention in Texas on August 27 – 31, 2008
Deadline for payment / submission of ads is on July 25, 2008.
Presentation of our chapter will be the Beatles or Sonny & Cher.
Virgie will not be able to attend. Fita will attend.
Leo will be nominated as 1st VP for the PAMET-USA 2008 election
Fita will be nominated as board director.
2.5. Financial Report
Treasurer Cristina informed Pres. Ferdie and Shirley that she could not attend the meeting due to pressing commitments.
She confirmed over the phone that Evelyn already paid for the PAMET-USA raffle tickets given to her.
The following were collected by Shirley during the meeting:
a. Membership payment of Arvin Buco
b. Raffle ticket payments
Alice (c/o Shirley) =1 booklet
Fita (c/o Shirley) =2 booklets
Remy (c/o Cristina)=2 booklets
c. Contribution of Evelyn for food Check #10467 (because she was not able to bring prepared food)
The Total Amount was recorded
Angel submitted a FedEx Kinko’s receipt for reimbursement.
3.Other Matter
Leo suggested that we get involved in the Boys and Girls Club of Nevada.
We can start our chapter’s involvement by donating old t-shirts.
4.The next meeting will be on June 8 (Sunday), 6:00 PM at Liza’s place.
5.The meeting was adjourned by Pres. Ferdie at 1:00 PM.
Prepared by: Approved by:
Shirley Cruzada Ferdie Destura
1st VP & Interim Rec. Sec. President
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