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How are you doing with your Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza shopping? Have we ever got a deal for you!! Where else can you get 170 personalized gifts for just $10.00?? AORN has Operation Potluck cookbooks available for sale now. The cookbooks include 170 recipes for the yummiest foods for just $10.00 apiece. You should be able to pick up your copies in late November/early December. My gift list includes the obvious: our moms, grandmas, sisters, sisters-in-law, daughters, daughters-in-law, nieces, friends, hairdressers/barbers, the mailman, paper boy, etc, etc.. We also have many co-workers, doctors, etc., to sell the books to! We have only ordered 300 books. Joan Bernier says you may call her at (714) 995-3815 (home) or (562) 622-4121 (work) to reserve books and make arrangements to collect them.

Your Board is currently working on the Bylaws revisions. We have found numerous inconsistencies to correct and if you have any ideas for improvement, please let any of us know. You will find a list of all your officers in this newsletter.

Our holiday get-together is December 12 at Lois Zumberge’s home and provides social networking as well as an opportunity to sample some of those scrumptious recipes from Operation Potluck. We are asking you to bring either an appetizer, main dish, side dish or dessert. Also bring a gift of non-perishable foods which we will share with those in need. Directions are included in this newsletter.

Our Program Committee has planned great presentations for our regular meeting. When you get your 2001 calendar, (2001 already?!?), please be sure to write in all of our meetings: January, March, May and July (our installation dinner). We still give one free CEU for each presentation. The September program, Adding Life to Your Years, was presented by Dr. Nick Thanos. He gave us great ideas about life-style and nutritional changes anyone can make which will improve vigor and healthfulness.

In preparation for national AORN Congress, our Nominating Committee is preparing a slate of candidates to serve our chapter as delegates. Two automatic delegates will be your president-elect, Dorothy Lasensky and your president, yours truly.

We are looking forward to meeting you at our regular meetings. You’ll find a map in this newsletter. Please attend. We really need each other for ideas and inspiration. See you soon.

Sally Stredler

Dr. Robert Burns and Dr. Larry Nichter

AORN Orange County is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #795, for one contact hour at regular program meetings.

B.Braun McGaw, Irvine

See Directions Below

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Educational Program

7:15 PM to 8:00 PM Business Meeting

Take the Dyer Road East exit off the 55 Freeway. Turn right on Dyer, which becomes Barranca Parkway. Go past Red Hill, turn right on Jamboree. Cross Alton Parkway and make an immediate left turn into the Braun Parking Lot. The meetings are usually in the first conference center inside the building.

September 12, 2000

Call to order: The meeting was called to order by President Sally Stredler at 7:00 PM. A quorum was established.

Introduction of guests: Robert Stralka was introduced from St. Jude OutPatient Surgery Center and Diane Stamm, Perioperative Educator from Mission Hospital.

Open Forum: Lois Zumberge stated that Long Beach Community Hospital might be closing soon. Another member related that an area hospital was recently notified that JCAHO would be revisiting their facility after only 8 months time had elapsed.

Secretary’s Report: Sally Stredler reported that the minutes from the previous year’s meetings had been read and approved by a committee and were printed in the September Newsletter.

Treasurer’s Report: The balance on hand as of 9/6/2000 was $5,844.16. A request was made for the ORNCC annual dues payment of $35. The payment was approved.

Sally Stredler read notes received from Sheri Voss, Donna Watson and Sylvia Durrance, thanking the Chapter for submitting their names for national office consideration.

ValleyLab will be having a seminar on 11/4/2000 on "Current Innovations" at St. Joseph’s Hospital from 8-12 PM. The cost is $40.00

There is a Perioperative Specialty Conference in Long Beach on 10/27-28/2000.

Sally has received the Awards packets from AORN for nominations for perioperative excellence

Board Report: Sally Stredler regretfully announced the resignation of CeCe Ashton as Chapter Secretary. CeCe is unable to complete her term due to additional work related duties. Sue Flores will be filling in CeCe’s remaining term.

Sally showed the new cards she has started sending out to renewing and new Chapter members. The cards express a welcome to the new members and include information on Chapter meeting dates and place.

Program Committee: The November 14 program will be on Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

The Christmas Party will again be at Lois Zumberge’s house on December 12, 2000 at 6PM. Sally thanked Lois for so graciously offering her house again this year. Directions will appear in the next newsletter.

Membership Committee: New and re-certified CNORs and CRNFAs will be acknowledged at the next meeting in November. Please let Anita Lawrence know who will be attending. All those attending will receive a pin.

Ways and Means Committee: The Chapter cookbook project was discussed and the amount to order was decided upon as an initial order of 300. Joan Bernier also showed a number of styles that could be ordered.

Sally discussed the chapter pin project and passed around a graphic drawing of a prototype. The prototype will be shown to the members of the California Council as a possible state pin.

Nominating Committee: The members are reviewing possible candidates for our upcoming ballot. Our current qualifications may need to be revised. This will be one of the areas to be reviewed first.

Newsletter: The deadline for submission for the next Newsletter will be November 1 with an anticipated date for sending to members of December 1.

Sally read a communication from national AORN asking for name submission for the position of California Congress Coordinator for 2002 when it will be back here in Anaheim. Anyone interested in this position is to contact Sally Stredler.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan Flores, RN, Secretary

There will be a newsletter arriving around the first week in December. The next newsletter will be out in February or March. We are accepting classified ads for inclusion in the newsletter. If anyone is interested in submitting anm ad, any of the chapter officers can accept it. The cost is $100 for a full page ad, $50 for a half and $25 for a quarter page. The ad should be submitted in final form with any artwork included.

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