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October Minutes

                                                                                                     Mary McCullough- Vice President                               mmccullo@nova.edu
                                                                                                     Kaitlin Thoden- Secretary                                          bkaitlin@nova.edu
                                                                                                     Tiffany Pereda Treasurer                                            tpereda@nova.edu
                                                                                                     Christie Sylvia- SAA Rep                                          chrislyv@nova.edu
                                                                                                     Patricia Gaffney – SAA Advisor                                pgaffney@nova.edu

Officers Reports:

-          Gift Exchange: We will be holding an SAA Holiday Party, where we will have a gift exchange.  Everyone who wants to participate will be randomly assigned someone else. They will then purchase a gift for that person, worth no more than $15.

-          She announced that Shinelle will be attending the HPD SGA meetings on Wednesdays.

-          Election summaries for Executive positions are due on October 26 by 5PM to Kaitlin by e-mail: bkaitlin@nova.edu

-          Recipes for the cookbook are due to Kate Opie by Friday by e-mail: opie@nova.edu

Vice President- Mary discussed the Alzheimer’s Jeopardy game. She stated that she has a little more editing to do, and due to the abundance of questions, she will be creating a second version.

-          There will be another Joe DiMaggio event. Details to follow. She said it will most likely be on a weekend, but if someone is interested in participating, but weekends are not good for you, to please e-mail her and she will set something up. mmccullo@nova.edu

-          We will be holding a food drive. Details to come.

Treasurer- Tiffany announced that she will be sending out directions for those who will be participating in the Audiology Awareness Month event at Western HS.

SAA Rep- Christie has submitted all the National SAA membership applications. If you haven’t gotten an e-mail confirming your membership, please let her know ASAP by e-mail: chrislyv@nova.edu

-          It’s still not too late to become a member; applications can still be sent to AAA.

-          The Breast Cancer walk will be held this Saturday, October 24. Registration begins at 9am and it goes until 11am. Donations will be collected up until the day of the walk.

-          Just a Reminder: November 2 is the first day Student Volunteer Registration applications will be accepted. It is an easy way to volunteer 5 hours of your time and get the AAA registration fee waived, which is around $225. However, do not book your hotel or flight until you receive a confirmation.

-          Reminder: The SAA Halloween party will also be held this Saturday, October 24 at Christie’s house. You can dress up, but don’t have to.

Tina discussed the direct access issue and announced that Dr. Hamill wants us to send letters. Dr. Hamill will be sending out an e-mail with more details.

New business:
Guatemala Reimbursement Motion: A vote was held to determine if there will be a reimbursement of $75- 100 for each person.          Motion carried.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:25PM.

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September Minutes

Call to order: A member meeting of SAA was held in Davie, Florida on September 20, 2009. The meeting convened at 5:42 PM, President Tacita Persad presiding, and Mary McCullough, vice president. 

Executive Members in attendance:

                                                                                                      Christie Sylvia- SAA Rep                                       chrislyv@nova.edu
                                                                                                       Patricia Gaffney- SAA Advisor                              pgaffney@nova.edu

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 PM.

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July Minutes

Executive Members in attendance:

  SAA Rep- Christie announced the Moe’s Fundraiser which will be held July 24 after 3pm through July 26 until 9pm. We have handed out vouchers with the information. Customers who hand in that flier during those dates will receive 10% off their order, and we will receive 15% of that. 

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 PM.

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Vice President- Mary discussed community service events and a service project at one place as the main focus. The goal is to get more people involved and that way individuals would have to put in less time. The place she is interested in is, Dahornley’s Alzheimer’s Pavilion. It is an outpatient place in Deerfield Beach for people on the border of mental deterioration diseases. It is NOT like a nursing home at all; it keeps mental stimulation going all day, and gets funding by grants. It even offers a daycare like atmosphere. The woman who runs it (Alicia) will come speak to us on a weekend in early June- who’s interested? … everyone nodded… Mary will email us with the exact day and time…. Sunday around 3pm sounds like an idea. An idea was to create a trivia night for them once a month and also we could create a coping mechanisms pamphlet for our clinic. She also announced that the clothing drive is still in collection process until the end of next week for community collaborative outreach.

New business:

Reimbursement for Kentucky Mission
Motion: Moved by Tacita Persad that we provide partial reimbursement for the Kentucky Mission trip.
         Motion carried.

Lunch for Dr. Gans
Motion: Moved by Tacita Persad that we provide lunch for Dr. Gans when he visits in July.

Vice President- Mary announced that the Yard Sale brought in $101 and thanked all the members who participated. She also said that we will hold off on ordering the T-shirt’s because we are waiting for the new logo. The professors will send out an E-mail for us to vote on the new logo. She also announced the Community Service Event at Joe DiMaggio’s Children’s Hospital at 3pm. All 10 volunteers have already signed up and she will e-mail the guidelines to all the volunteers. She also announced that this is the last meeting due to AAA and Spring break during April. Mary also announced that we will be collecting furniture from the 3^rd years so we can possibly sell them at another yard sale. If anyone has anything to donate, please contact her.

Secretary- Kaitlin announced which members are eligible for AAA reimbursement. They are: Kaitlin Thoden, Christie Sylvia, Tacita Persad, Mary McCullough, Emily Manley, Tuan Ngo, Ben Gilham, Jared Talancon, Danielle Rosende, Anna Walsingham, and Tricia Sheehan. Each member will be receiving $150. Also, we are planning another car wash for the summer semester including a BBQ selling hamburgers and hot dogs for profit. There will be more to come next semester. 

NAFDA Advisor- Dr. Gaffney announced that if you were a student member of AAA then you are automatically a member of SAA and there aren’t any other fees to pay.

Fundraiser Chair- Kate announced that the Pizza fundraiser raised $180. She stated the pickup will be this Friday, March 27 at 3PM in the clinic. 

Vice President- Mary discussed numerous future community service ideas and fundraisers. The yard sale will be held in the parking lot outside of the clinic. A sheet was passed around for members to write down what they will donate. A sign- up sheet was passed around for the West Broward care center. We will be volunteering our time at 2pm Feb. 21. A sign- up sheet was also passed around for potential volunteers for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Broward County. It is an after school program, where volunteers hang out for an hour, talk, or snack with them. There is no weekly commitment. 

Secretary- Kaitlin confirmed how many members will be attending AAA. They are: Kaitlin Thoden, Christie Sylvia, Tacita Persad, Mary McCullough, Emily Manley, Tuan Ngo, Ben Gilham, Jaren Talancon, Danielle Rosende, Anna Walsingham, and Shanna Weller.

Treasurer- Tiffany announced the social event at Sparz on Friday, January 30 from 5-7pm.

Dr. Friedland- Discussed a future mission trip to the US Virgin Islands. (St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John) She discussed the importance for fundraisers to help fund the trip for students. If anyone has any ideas for a large fundraiser, please contact Dr. Friedland, at ericaf@nova.edu. It would be a great experience to travel, serve underserved populations, and practice pediatric amplification. She instructed students to get a passport. She also discussed the development of the NAFDA website, and if anyone had any experience with developing a web space. If so, please contact Kaitlin at bkaitlin@nova.edu. Since there was some difficulty, the possibility of a group through shark link was discussed. She also announced the CEU event in June 2009 about billing and coding by Deb Able. 

New business: Dr. Hall Lecture

Motion: Moved by Tacita Persad that we provide lunch for Dr. Hall on February 13.
         Motion carried. 

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