PAA is getting social!
The biggest “take-away” from our last Membership Meeting was
that our members missed the camaraderie of the past. So, we are dusting off our
party clothes and getting into the planning!
In a lively discussion, the members came up with a backyard Summer Cocktail Party. It would be both
social and raise money for the
Hospital! The idea is to have small bites, drinks, music, lots of tables and
chairs, spouses, friends, … a silent auction, a “tip jar”…
The venue is set, my place in Los Altos, the date to be
determined shortly. You will be getting an invite soon. Start thinking of what
you might like to add to the silent auction…dinners at your club?, nights at a
cabin/summer place/ time share?, wine from your cellar (that’s where I’ll be
heading), a service you can offer?...be creative!
A great way to have fun and raise money for the Hospital!
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Our next Membership Meeting will be held after
lunch at Divino Restaurant, Belmont on
May 24. Those interested in a fabulous, authentic Italian lunch will meet earlier
at noon. Please
go to the PAA website, click the Divino information section. You can sign
up online, pay online, or wait to pay when you attend. If you prefer to
make your reservation by phone, call the PAA number, 364-2588 ext 4 or Karen
Stevens @ 327-6809. (flyer attached)
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I went on the Nursing
Excellence Simulation Center tour held in April and it was amazing. They do great
work there creating critical medical scenarios that nurses may encounter daily
or rarely. Using the 2 dummies they have, they make these scenarios a powerful
learning experience. The dummies are sadly out of date, so our focus this year
is to fund updated ones and the technology to get this positive training to as
many nurses as possible.
Another tour is scheduled for 4 PM, May 20 at The Center
For Nursing Excellence, 4700 Bohannon Dr., Menlo Park. RSVP to Eve Shaw eve.shaw@lpfch.org
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Packard Pantry is continuing this month with Erika Crowley and others filling in
for Luisa while she recuperates. Luisa had successful heart surgery this past
Monday. She is already out of ICU and charming her way into the hearts of the
medical staff! She would appreciate emails and cards, but no visitors. She has
plans to be “back at work” soon. Can’t keep a good dynamo down!
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Thora’s Thimbles continues to deliver a multitude of comfort items to the Hospital
and their patients…from the small comfort of a “lovey” to hold in times of
stress to the enormity of the time and care given to the creation of a gurney
cover. The thanks PAA gets in your name is tear-worthy.
If you
are handy with a needle, please think about joining them! Contact Ellen Smith ellensmith94022@gmail.com
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American Girl
committee work has begun. This year’s newest doll will be launched in
July…..Melody an African-American girl from 60’s Detroit.
We will
begin casting calls for models at The American Girl Store later in the summer.
All gearing up for our Rainforest inspired shows set for Friday, November 11
and Saturday, November 12 at Christ Episcopal Church, Los Altos.
In 2017
Mattel (the parent company of American Girl) will change how fashion shows are
run. We are one of the few charities under the current system to be able to
continue! All shows will be run in conjunction with an American Girl Store and
the funds donated to that store’s charity. Well, we are fortunate that our
local store has LPCH as their charity and that they will need and do want our
help. This may turn out to be a big win for us, as they have a huge database of
likely customers while we have always struggled to find cheap ways to reach
potential patrons. But that is all in the distant future! (We have this year’s
show to run!)
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Teen Van News One of
our newer members, Cindy Dumesney and her teen-age daughter, Sophia helped pack
toiletry kits at Allied Arts recently. Sophia and her friends had collected
appropriate items to add to the kits. What a wonderful way for teens to help
each other! The Dumesneys are anxious to do more and invite other teen/mum
combos to join! (They even got a
mention at the Association of Auxiliaries Board Meeting!)
Many members of Palo Alto
Auxiliary have had concerns about teen mental health issues and lack of
facilities in our area. The hospital reported back to us and is working
to improve this, focusing on mental health issues for children and adolescents.
I want to share some articles.
Schools
Target Asian Parental Expectations. Rona
Hu, MD, clinical associate professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Steven
Sust, MD, co-chief fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (child and
adolescent psychiatry), Amia Nash, Stanford Health 4 All intern (Stanford Prevention Research
Center) SJ Mercury, 4/9/16
Jane
Andrews, a Monday Cook who has been with PAA since 1987, had a stroke last
month. She is still living at home with the help of care. She just turned 95 in
April!
I look forward to seeing you
all soon….either at Divino’s, the Summer Cocktail Party, or a committee
meeting…or all of the above!
Nan
