CPALS General Membership Meeting

November 29th, 2012

What has CPALS accomplished:• 3 staff breakfasts• 5 football games – over $2000• 60+ members at Get Heeled• 60+ members at Pedal for Peds• 2 Halloween days in clinic• 3 Thanksgiving days in clinic• CPALS bead• 65 kids with pals • CPALS website

Streamlining and Targeted Growth

• Publicity focus– Raise awareness about pediatric oncology in the

community

• We’re getting too big!– Possible membership selection committee,

membership cap and year-long commitment

New (non-officer but very important) Positions

• Webmaster – Preferably a Junior with website experience– Upload documents and pictures, keep website information current,

post sign-ups – all in a timely manner

• Relay for Life captain– Courtney O’Connor– Register the team, attend team captain meetings, relay pertinent

information to SP chairs

Notes from Jess

• Flu shot and 25 hour requirement • Spring shift sign-ups – end of meeting• Maternity leave spring semester• Meet Jenni Davis!• Thank you!

Next Semester…• Calendar of events (VERY subject to change!)• Meeting dates: Jan 28th, Feb 18st, Mar 18st, Apr

15th all at 6:00 pm! • 2 basketball games• Family retreat: Apr 20-21st • Relay for Life: Apr 5-6th

• Valentines day clinic: Week of Feb 11-15th • St. Patrick’s Day clinic: Week of Mar 11th

Kudos and Special Thanks. . .

• Please thank them for their time and commitment as I greatly appreciate their dedication to our patients. They are a great addition in providing care to the peds Hem/Onc/ BMT patient patients and families.

• Particularly - please thank Kelsey for her patience with Greysun and family. She is always calm, cool, and collected and interacts well with him.

– Dr. Kim Kasow, Peds BMT

Kudos and Special Thanks

• Please extend thanks to Dennis Nixon's pal - (sorry, forgot his name) he has been a huge help to Dennis;

• Also, all the pals that helped with the Pedal 4 Peds bike ride ... they were huge help along the route cheering on, ensuring folks were going in the right direction, as well as helping with planning.

• Also ... WOW! thanks for the all the great treats throughout the semester. Their general appearance in the clinic, and willingness to help, has been noticed, and very much so appreciated.

-Kristi Geib, Nurse Practitioner

Kudos and Special Thanks. . .• To Nabila- she has made so many special gifts, spent time being a

dependable friend and pal to a little girl that needs consistency with her treatment journey.

• To Kyle- Always willing to help out in any fashion whether organizing, helping with resources, helping new volunteers. Also including helping patients & staff keeping a relaxed atmosphere in a sometimes chaotic environment.

• To all the volunteers that have helped with organizing resources. THANK YOU, you truly impacted my ability be efficient with spending time with patients. To find things easier & make room for all the other stuff we often do not have time to organize.

– Annabella Cole, Clinic Recreational Therapist

Kudos and Special Thanks. . .

• Please convey my appreciation and gratitude to the CPALS. Being that I was a part of CPALS for many years before retiring, it certainly warms my heart to see the group growing and doing so many wonderful things.

• A special thanks to you for your dedication and hard work in making CPALS what it is today.

-Rose Dunaway, RN and CPALS founder

Kudos and Special Thanks. . .• The PALS have been super. both to our and my

particular patients and as a group in their unstinting help with pedal 4 peds. I haven’t seen a slacker yet.

• I hesitate to target just a handful, but hope that those of the PALS who clearly have gone the extra mile both in clinic and with our fundraising stuff know who they are.

• Glad to help each and every one of them in any way I can.

– Dr. Julie Blatt, Pediatric Oncologist

Kudos and Special Thanks. . .

• Your upbeat, positive energy, and the fact that you represent no clinical agenda or hospital daily goal, is a wonderful gift. You remind our patients and families – and us - that what we do is about connecting with each other, human to human, and trying to make life a little more enjoyable, a little less stressful. Thank you.

– Hadley Kifner, Pediatric Chaplain

Kudos and Special Thanks. . .• I’ve been very impressed during my first year here with the

fantastic jobs the CPALS do in our clinic……on any given clinic day, I observe bright & dedicated volunteers working with all age groups of our kids & really making a huge difference in the lives not only of the kids but of their families - several family members that I’ve spoken with are relieved to know that their child - or especially adolescent – will have an ongoing visit with someone/peer that they’ve come to know & respect & who sees them first as a person and not as a patient….it’s comforting for the family and also provides some respite for them as well.

• In addition, the CPALS have great energy that they bring to the clinic, and I think this makes a difference for our staff – I know it does for me to see their smiles & passion in working with our kids.

-Mary Ann Bradshaw, Clinic Social Worker

Please Share!

• Any special memories or moments• Anything you absolutely loved!• Meeting or general organization feedback• Special recognition to anyone• Feedback survey will be sent soon

Goodbye, Lauren!

• Thank you for everything you have done!• You have been a blessing to this organization!• Good luck in med school!! • And congrats into getting into UNC’s med

school!• We will all miss you

Signing up for Spring Clinic ShiftsPriority Line-up

1.Registered hospital volunteers (who did all 3 requirements) but waited all semester for a shift2.Non-registered folks who still did the requirements3.Folks who absolutely cannot serve a 1:1 pal or a different role during the spring4.All other CPALS who want a shift (starting with folks who have been involved with CPALS the longest)

*note: anyone who signs up for a spring clinic shift must be a member in good standing (will complete 25 hours this semester, and completed your 3 requirements)

And now…

• Guest speaker: Meghan Garson– Former CPALS VP and current Child Life student in

Boston

• Bead distribution and keychain making• Decorating the clinic!• If you brought refreshments, please put them

in the clinic lobby!• THANK YOU!