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1) SDONS Elections Almost Here!! We are on our way to a busy 2010 and we need your help! Involvement in SDONS is a great way to give back to your profession. Elections for SDONS Treasurer and President-Elect positions will be later this fall. Listed below are the responsibilities for both positions. If you are interested in running for either of these offices, please send your name, a small paragraph about yourself and why you are looking to join our board to sd_ons@yahoo.com. We need to hear from you by Monday Oct. 12, 2009!

President Elect term is 2009-2010; Then you automatically take on the role of SDONS President, 2010-2009. Responsibilities: (a) Learn the role of the President, b) Perform Program Chair functions (Monthly dinner meetings and yearly holiday party), c) Attend meetings of the chapter Standing Committees as delegated by the President, d) Maintain chapter records associated with the office of President-elect according to procedures established by the national ONS.

Treasurer Term is 2010-2012 Responsibilities: a) Supervise the financial transactions of the chapter, b) Develop an annual chapter budget, based on the review of the budget from the previous year and the goals and objectives of the chapter as approved by the Board of Directors, c) Maintain all chapter financial records associated with the office of Treasurer in compliance with the policies and procedures established by the chapter Board of Directors and the national Oncology Nursing Society, d) Collect annual dues from chapter members, e) Assist the membership Committee in maintaining an accurate chapter membership roster, f) Maintain systematic and accurate records of all chapter revenues and expenditures, g) Prepare Quarterly and Annual Treasurer's Reports for presentation at each meeting of the Board of Directors and the general chapter membership business meeting.

2) Additional SDONS Committee Chair opportunity... Enjoy planning dinner parties? SDONS needs a new Program Chair! The main responsibility of this Committee is coordinating our monthly educational sessions and dinners! We want to continue to deliver high quality education/dinner meetings. If you are interested in serving as Program Chair or being on the Program Committee Team, please contact any board member or sd_ons@yahoo.com.

3) Susan G. Komen 5K, Susan G. Komen 3 day. Check out info on the website: http://www.komensandiego.org/

4) Susan G. Komen 5K Walk Sunday, November 1, 8:00 AM @ Balboa Park. SDONS has a team formed. Our goal is to raise $485, which is the cost of one fine needle biopsy for an uninsured woman. We would love to see you with any friends or family that would like to join us. You can even sleep in for a cause if you aren’t up for the walk. To register, go to www.komensandiego.org. Under ‘Join a team’ enter ‘San Diego Oncology Nursing Society’. Hope to see you there! Any questions contact annecourtney@hotmail.com

5) CONGRESS 2010 IN SAN DIEGO: Thanks go out to those of you who have expressed interest in supporting Congress 2010 in San Diego (May, 2010)! We need your help in building friendships in our chapter and partnerships with other chapters. Please consider volunteering your time and talents to the many ways we will be preparing for this special national event in our own neighborhoods!

Preliminary ideas to prepared for Congress 2010 include: Writing for proclamations, inviting local politicians who support our cause, creating an insider oncology nurse’s guide to San Diego, hosting an aerobic activities room for stretches or 15 minute power walks between sessions, hosting a volunteer appreciation event—maybe with dueling pianos and mentoring our members to submit poster and podium presentations.

If you are interested in contributing time, energy and your talents —reply to sd_ons@yahoo.com. Aran Levine or Jennifer Alisangco will respond.

6) 10 SDONS Submissions for ONS Congress 2010!! Thanks to a grant from the Oncology Nursing Foundation, SDONS is supporting 10 submissions for SDONS members’ posters to be submitted for the Congress, 2010 presentations.

Have an idea? Need help developing an idea? Interested in what has been presented before?--Check out the 2009 ONS Congress abstracts (on-line in the May, 2009 Oncology Nursing Forum). What to mentor a colleague to develop a poster? Let us know! To get involved, email sd_ons@yahoo.com. Or contact Jennifer Alisangco at jencinitas@sbcglobal.net for more details. (We'll pair you with an experienced member, who can mentor you through the process.)

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