Toy Drive for Family Ties

Thank you to all of those who donated toys during our Christmas Toy Drive for Family Ties in December.

We collected 45 toys! All the children and their older siblings received a new toy from Santa Claus (Sherri Schmidt's husband). In addition, we were able to take polaroid photos of each child with Santa Claus for their mothers. Family Ties and all the mothers' were grateful for the wonderful gifts. SNA is hoping that this Toy Drive will continue each Christmas.

SNA's Christmas Tree

It's up! SNA members have been working on a Christmas tree as a campus club activity. Go take a look at it in upper Danner!

Thanks to Gloria Cazares, the committee chair and all of the other folks who've donated stuff or who given their time to this effort:

• Camacho Janitorial (for donating the tree!)
• Amanda Aguirre
• Forest Nelson
• Sue Barnes
• Trina Eagal
• Ann Soy
• Lucia Chavez
• Arlis Barba
• Michelle Berlin
• Andrea Traylor-Cwik

SNA is for us

Come to monthly SNA meetings, whenever you can. There's lots of useful information. Meet other students in different semesters! Win a raffle prize, maybe. Ask questions... Network future nurses, network! Find out about clinical work experience while still in school, new RN residency programs, using PDAs, legislation affecting the profession, what recruiters say about extracurricular activities (like club involvement), etc.

Get involved! Join a committee. Ask not what SNA can do for you (even though it could do a lot!)... but what you could do for SNA!

There's strength in numbers. Let's get strong together!

Meet your new officers

Congratulations to the Fall 2008 SNA Officers!

President - Michelle Berlin
Vice President - Sue Barnes
Secretary - Andrea Traylor-Cwik
Treasurer - Sonya Gill
President-Elect - Ogechi Achunine

The InterClub Council (ICC) representatives are Maria Harry and Tammie Griffith. See the right sidebar for more on the ICC...

The Nursing Market isn't what it used to be. Get your foot in the door, gain some experience, get to know about your hospitals. Two speakers will be at the next SNA meeting this Monday (note the different time) to talk about work experience/study and Versant. This meeting is essential to get a jumpstart on your nursing career.

See you there!

Take me out to the ball game . . .
and support the SNA!

Who: Stockton Port’s and SNA
What: Relaxation and fun!
When: Sunday May 18th at 2:05
Cost: $5.00 per person on Homerun Hill
(with one dollar benefiting the SNA)
Bring a blanket and your family!


Order forms and money must be turned in to the nursing office or any SNA officer by Wednesday May 7th!

Reiki SNA Meeting

Reiki proved to be a new and exciting topic for the SNA Members at the last meeting. Here are the Meeting's Minutes...

SNA Minutes for April 21st

I. Nominations for SNA positions next semester
a. Lisa read all position descriptions
b. Michelle Berlin nominates self for president - lisa Newbold second, nomination accepted
c. Lisa Newbold nominates Sue Barnes for vice president – Kristin Morone second, nomination accepted
d. Trina eagal nominates andrea traylor-cwik for secretary - Kristin morone second, nomination accepted
e. Sonya gill nominates self for treasurer – Kristin morone second, nomination accepted
f. Ana Hernandez nominates Ogechi for president elect – Kristin morone second, nomination accepted
II. Approval of monetary request form
III. Vote on Nicole/Danielle’s request for money for graduation
a. Kristin - $400 for graduation flowers
i. Sue Barnes moves that we give $400 to graduating class
ii. Wendy seconds
iii. Motion passed
IV. badges – requesting students purchase 2 – 3 patches for lab coats and scrubs
a. motion requested, second and passed
V. Port’s game Interest
a. $1 off if 25 tickets purchased, $2 off if 100 tickets purchased
b. May 18th
c. Collect money first, then order tickets
VI. Fundraising ideas
a. BJ’s 28th 11am-11pm, bring flyer
VII. Memorial day – traveling Vietnam Wall Interest – tabled to next meeting, need more information
VIII. Announce next meeting topic
a. Versant
b. Work study
IX. Reiki (Toni Barnett)
a. Body and mind heal self
b. Take responsibility for your own healing…does not conflict with any religions
c. Chakras – energy vortex (feed energy to organs and glands)
d. Aura –
i. Purple/blue – giving, love, service to others
ii. Green – money
iii. White – spiritual protection
** shows up in aura before it manifests in the physical body
e. healing addresses cause, curing addresses symptom
f. aura_maven@yahoo.com, 916-723-7052 – does the aura photos
g. All people have auras and chakras, so this type of healing is within all of us
h. Nurse developed therapeutic touch, which is more acceptable in the nursing world.
i. $60 for a Reiki treatment, generally