H.A.T. (Help A Teacher)

If you want to make a difference in the lives of children, consider volunteering to help a teacher at Ortiz Elementary.  The schedule is flexible, you pick the day, time and how often.  The jobs are simple, the reward enormous.   This is a wonderful opportunity to have a positive influence on children.  Call Susan Wray if you are interested or need more information.

Walking Challenge

The AMA Alliance is encouraging alliance members to make a difference in their health by issuing another walking challenge.  The project challenges teams of 5 members to walk 2000 miles over a six month period.  This number symbolizes the walk from Chicago, home of AMA Alliance, to Hollywood, home of the Motion Picture Association, to carry our message of getting smoking out of youth-rated films.  You do not have to walk together as a team.  Each team member keeps track of her own miles and reports them monthly.  Clip on a pedometer and make a difference in your health and support Screen Out one step at a time.  Contact  Chris Faehnle cfaehnle@sbcglobal.net to sign up.

Holiday Sharing Card

Every year at this time our alliance creates a holiday greeting card.  This card is mailed to the home of every TJH County Medical Society member during the month of December.  An insert listing the names of those participating in sending this holiday greeting is included in the card.  The cost to have your name on the card is $60.  All money raised is for our Scholarship Fund.  In the spring we award scholarships to area students pursuing a career in a health related field.  Please consider participating.

S.H.I.P.  (School Help in Progress)

At this time of year we ask for donations to our SHIP fund to benefit the children at Ortiz Elementary.  Ortiz is the one of the lowest socioeconomic schools in our district and the children there  have many needs.  With your monetary help we can continue to meet as many of those needs as possible.

 Legislative Update

Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday November 4. Go to www.texmed.org for legislative updates.

Taylor Jones Haskell Medical Society Alliance Scholarship

 The Scholarship Committee  will accept scholarship applications from January 2009 until April 5, 2009. The application form may be printed from the alliance website www.taylorjoneshaskellalliance.org, or the Community Foundation website www.cfabilene.org.

 The completed application must be typed and should be mailed to the Scholarship Chairman, P.O. Box 420, Abilene 79604.

Please encourage students pursuing a medical degree to apply.

Any questions, contact Jody DePriest  <depriest1@suddenlink.net>.

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