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Flying Samaritans . Winter Week 2 General Meeting January 15, 2014 PSLH 100 Welcome back, Sammers!. About Flying Sams. Purpose: to provide free healthcare to the indigent people of Mexico
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Flying Samaritans Winter Week 2 General Meeting January 15, 2014 PSLH 100 Welcome back, Sammers!
About Flying Sams Purpose: to provide free healthcare to the indigent people of Mexico Flying Sams members team up with physicians, dentists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals every month to provide healthcare to residents of El Testerazo, located near Tecate, Mexico. We also do community service around Orange County including public health presentations at high schools, Relay for Life, and other community projects. Visit flyingsams.com and join our Facebook group: Flying Sams
Meet Our Board! Nadia Nikroo President ucifspresident@gmail.com Nooreen Khan Vice-President ucifsvicepresident@gmail.com Jenna Hamza Secretary ucifssecretary@gmail.com Alfonso Ortiz Treasurer ortizac@uci.edu
Meet Our Board! Michelle Tran and Jeniffer Pena Co-Clinic Coordinators ucicliniccoordinator@gmail.com Miguel Chavez and Alejandra Vidrio Co-Public Health Chairs ucifspublichealth@gmail.com Jocelyn Huey Pharmacy Chair ucifspharmacy@gmail.com Marlene Torres Spanish Liaison ucifsspanishliaisons@gmail.com Siuneh Minassian Dental Chair ucifsdental@gmail.com
Meet Our Board! Preny Karamian and Arsineh Artounian Co-fundraising Chairs ucifsfundraising@gmail.com Ella Yuen and Kim Dang Co-publicity Chairs ucifspublicity@gmail.com Abdo Durra Historian/Web Developer ucifshistorian@gmail.com Marcel Flores Community Relations Chair floresms@uci.edu
Public Health Gear Up STEAM conference: Friday, January 31st, 2014 Western High School Tentative Schedule: First committee meeting: When: Tuesday, 1/21 @6pm Where: CSL Room 5 What: • PH Presentations • STEAM conference info session (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Want to participate/Have questions?Contact us: Miguel Cchavezma@uci.edu Alejandra Vavidrio@uci.edu
Dental Dental Committee Meeting: When:Even Wednesdays 4:00-4:30 p.m. Where:Courtyard Study Lounge (CSL) Everyone is welcome to attend! Learn about dental procedures and earn points!
Pharmacy When: Monday, 1/27 (Week 4) 7pm Where: TBA
Community Relations Committee Meetings: When: January 23rd, February 13th, March 6th (all Thursdays) @ 7pm Where:TBA Upcoming/Tentative Events: • 2014 Super Kids 5K/ Health Fair - Sat., Feb. 1st 7am-12pm • 2nd Harvest OC Food Bank Volunteering(February) • Clinic in the Park Volunteering- March 9th • Blood Drive(March) • Beach Cleanup (March) • Inter-club Socials
Spanish Liaison Committee Upcoming meeting: Wednesday, January 22nd from 4:00-5:00 pm Location: TBA Everyone is welcome! You don’t need to know any Spanish. Come interact with your fellow Sammers and earn a point!
Publicity Meetings: Thursdays of odd weeks @ 2:00 pm Poster room (3rd floor of Student Center)
Fundraising!!! -BOBA TOMORROW!! When: This Thursday 10:30 am - 2pm Where: By engineering -Gina’s Pizza (after week 4 meeting) When: Wednesday, January 29th, 5pm-closing Where: By Albertsons on Campus; let us know if you want a ride. -Tell the cashier your are from Flying Samaritans at UCI when ordering -Sign up to help out at the booth and come to Gina’s to get points!!!
January 25th Clinic Trip • Saturday, January 25th • Tres Reyes • Gifts & donations :) • Dr. Detrano and Dr. Ramirez • Medical & Dental Providers
“Rosca de Reyes” Signifies a king’s crown Figurine of baby Jesus is hidden in the cake Tres Reyes • January 6 - “El Dia de Reyes” • Commemorates the three wise men • Gifts are exchanged on this day, not Christmas