May 15, 2010

Call to Order of the Heartland Regional Chapter of SOHN, by Karlene Fuller, President , 1635 at the Marriott Inn in Coralville, Iowa.

Members present:   (Only first names are written for the sake of privacy.)    Karlene, Helen, Meg, Sharon,  Kathy, Ruth, Teresa and  Deb. 

Minutes taken by Ruth.

The minutes stood approved  as read from the April 25, 2009 meeting.

Officer and Committee reports:  Vice president/membership committee:  report given by Karlene in Jackie's absence.  We have 36 members!   Membership changes as people pay their memberships nationally and locally. 

Education committee:   Deb and Holly are planning the October CEU.

Fundraising committee:  Karlene reported that there is a Current catalog sale planned for the Fall. Golf outing planned for summer 2010.

Treasurer:  Meg reported a current balance of  (    )  Please contact Karlene for more info.   

Bylaws:   Meg reported no changes or updates.

Old Business:   Website:   our website was discussed, as to how it could be more user friendly, and how we can use it to network with other nurses.   It's use was encouraged. 

New Business:   

National Smokeout Day was discussed and ways to promote the non-smoking event in areas throughout Iowa.   Looking for the Jumbotron this year at Kinnick Stadium. Sharon volunteered to contact the American Cancer Society and ask for funding, as it costs $300 per 30 second time slot at Kinnick.    

 Discussed developing a Logo for the HRC.   Kathy and Meg are to explore designs and costs.

Fundraising event was discussed.  We will need volunteers.

CEU attendance was discussed; many courses now on line and available by mail. We talked about working on a teleconference event.

Election of officers was postponed as there was not a quorum of members to vote.  Ballots will be mailed to members, as not all of our members have e-mail access. 

Communication:  how can we better meet the needs of our members without breaking  the bank?  Discussed a brochure about the HRC for recruitment and for new members.   Karlene presented a sample mock up for those to view.  Agreed with the mock up but a different design is needed.  When an HRC logo is developed, it would be on the brochure.

Discussed Golf outing in July, progress is being made and the brochures are due out the first week of June.  Volunteers are needed for many positions to hold a successful tournament.

Motion to adjourn  made by Meg and seconded by Teresa.

Meeting was adjourned at 1700.

Respectfully submitted,

Karlene Fuller