April 26, 2008

Call to Order of the Heartland Regional Chapter of SOHN, by Karlene Fuller, President , at  0810 in the East Room at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Members present:   (Only first names are written for the sake of privacy.)    Karlene,  Jackie, Meg, Sharon,  Kathy, Mary Beth,  and Michelle. 

Minutes taken by Karlene.

The minutes stood approved  as read from the April 7, 2007 meeting.

Officer and Committee reports:  Vice president/membership committee:  report given by Jackie.  We have 40 members!   Membership changes as people pay their memberships nationally and locally. 

Education committee:   Deb and Holly are planning the October CEU at the Coral Ridge Mall.

Fundraising committee:  Karlene reported that there is a golf tournament scheduled for early summer.

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 recuritment 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 a HRC logo is developed, it would be on the brochure.

Motion to adjourn was made by Sharon Baumler, seconded by Jackie.

Meeting was adjourned at 0835.

Respectfully submitted,

Karlene Fuller

ADDENDUM:  July 10, 2008

Ballots mailed to members have returned with a quorum.   Karlene as president and Ruth as secretary.  Congratulations to these members!   Thanks to all the members who took the time to send in their ballots to complete this chapter business issue.