ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

OKOTOKS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRE

6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM

As the Chair of Chapter 4 I am calling all of the members of the Chapter to attend this very important meeting. We have a few important decisions to make as a group and also some very important information to pass along to all of you. We will also be recognizing the following individuals for Long Service.

5 Years: Barb Bolton, Bonnie Dale, Heather Gillis, Brenda Onstad, Leah Ormson, Darlene Parker, Lori Watters, Sheila Wilson.

10 Years: Bev Freeman, Rose Keeler, Ursula Kurth, Carly Van Den Broek.

15 Years: Peggy Smithson.

20 Years: Merlin Vewchar, Susan Wagner.

25 Years: Theresa Hanna, Carolyn McLean

I invite each of you to join us at the meeting.

Items are on the agenda include: Bargaining update, Election of a Vice Chair, nominations for Convention, reports of the executive.

SEE YOU NEXT THURSDAY

Bonnie Gostola, Chapter Chair.

BARGAINING SURVEYS ARE YOUR VOICE FOR NEGOTIATIONS

I am encouraging every member of our Chapter to fill out a bargaining survey. It is the major voice that you have to let us know your desires for the articles which will be negotiated with our employer starting in the New Year. I am giving everyone in the chapter one last chance to fill out the bargaining survey before Christmas. If you have filled one out thank you, if you need to get a survey from me then please call or email me for your survey. The survey's need to be sent to me. You may use the inter-hospital mail system to forward your survey's to me. Also, I will be coming around to all of your sites on Friday to pick up any surveys that may have accumulated at your site. Keep your voice loud, fill out a bargaining survey.

Bonnie Gostola, Chapter Chair, Negotiation Team representative.

I would like to thank everyone who came out to our annual Christmas Social. It was very well attended and we were joined by our sisters and brothers from Chapter 5. Thank you for your donations to the EMT toy drive for the older teens they were very well received and will makes many young peoples Christmas better.

Toys For Teens

Thank-you everyone for the items donated at the Christmas Social. I took all of them to the miracle room in High River. Captain Nyree was very grateful and said that was great because they never get anything for teens. You all have made someones Christmas better. Thank-you again.

Ellen

CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

We are going to be holding our annual Christmas Social on Monday, December 5 at 5:30 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion in Turner Valley. We will be joined by our brothers and sisters from the newly created Chapter 5 in celebrating the Christmas season. Spouses, significant others, or adult companions are welcome to join us, their meal will cost them $15.00. All of our members will eat for free. Please no children. We are collecting toys for the local Emergency Services toy drive, with a focus on gifts for the older teenager. If you have not sent in your bargaining survey by then, please bring it along. This is not a formal meeting so mileage will not be paid, but having said that, we will still pass along any news that we may have prior to supper. I look forward to seeing many of you there.

Bonnie Gostola

Chapter Chair.

Swimming and Barbecue

Everyone had a great time. Lets plan bigger and better next year

NEW FACES ON THE CHAPTER EXECUTIVE

The 2011 AGM has come and gone, with it is a new executive with a new mandate to improve communication for the general membership. Let me take this opportunity to introduce all members, to the new executive. Bonnie Gostola, will serve another two year term as your chair. Michelle Goldstone has taken on the position of the Vice-Chair. Ellen Rensby will continue on as the Treasurer. Finally, in the position of the Secretary, we welcome Louise Hart. We are now a full executive of four, up from last year's three. Thank-you to Donna Lyons for her commitment over the past two terms, in the position of Vice Chair. Her dedication tyou, the members, was always her first priority and she will be missed. Congratulations to all of the Long Service Award winners who attended the AGM and received their certificates and pins.

Looking forward into the future, are members should be seeing some needed improvement in the communication between the executive and the members. We are coming into some very interesting and possibly challenging times. Information will be tantamount to the success of any actions taken in the union. This is the final year of a four year collective agreement, so look for the start of the bargaining process once we get through the summer.

Things coming up in the near future and to look for: Nurses Week, AUPE GSS/AUX Nursing BBQ's and the swimming pool party and potluck picnic.