LEMS General Meeting on November 10, 2004

Kevin Mnich

Caroline Vizthum

Kristin Caruso

Aedin Fortune

Nimit Saraiya

Ray Shupak

Bruce Cheong

Ricky Blasi

Kobi Wilmot

Ashley Pettit

Tara Pellegrino

Jessica Paciorek

Regina Cummings

Chris Mckittrick

Abigail Huang

Matt Grabina

Jason Lei

John Suh

Andrew Fruhschien

William Wnekowicz

Aracely Macias

James Preciado

Brian Sposato

Adrien Ong

Eugene Muchnik

Nicole Gerber

Anjali Mone

Cyril Kurian

Nathalie Jean-Louis

Brittany Graf

Minutes:

Representative from SGA (Justine)

Came to ask LEMS if we have any concerns in regard to any on-campus issues or related to our organization
Said that if any member has any questions/concerns that he/she would like to address to the SGA, they can email them directly to sga@tcnj.edu

Kevin Mnich (Chief/President)

· Went over the call statistics from last month (there were over 50 calls this last month which is much higher than usual)

· The top 10 responders were announced and they will be given a small gift in return for all their hard work

· There will be a CRP/AED class held by LEMS for all members (and open to the general TCNJ public) before Christmas break, however the details are still being worked out, so an email will be sent out once a date and time is decided

Caroline Vizthum (Deputy Chief)

· Thanked all members who have attended the recent standbys and have taken shifts over the weekend

· During the next meeting there will be a form that every active member will asked to fill out so a schedule can be set up for next semester

· Changes will probably take place in how the shifts are scheduled next semester because there are many more members now that will be on call

Kristin Caruso (Training/Personnel Captain)

· Has been putting together the member files

o Any new members or members with new certifications should give copies to Kristin for their files

o She and Kevin are planning to create a computer file compiling all the information from the member files for the First Aid Council at the end of the semester

· Emails have been sent out to all members who still need to receive orientations in order to ride shifts and so those members should reply back in order to set up orientation times

Aedin Fortune (Equipment Officer & Executive Vice President)

· All members riding shifts should make sure that all their equipment is back in the LEMS closet by 5 PM the following day

· There is currently an orange bag missing from the closet (appears to have gone missing between Wed and Fri last week)

· To ensure that all equipment is accounted for, a sign up sheet will be in the closet from now on which all members must sign each time they take equipment in and out

· If you personally pass off equipment to another member, make sure that you at least tell your crew chief and/or the crew chief that is on during the next shift so the equipment can be kept track of

· The next drill meeting, which will be last general meeting for the semester, will be on December 8^th

o This will be a Christmas “party”/drill and we will be taking a yearbook picture

o If you come for the picture, you will receive ½ standby credit

o Also, please make sure that you wear your LEMS t-shirt that day for the picture

Charlie Concodora (Logistics Officer)

Was not able to attend the meeting

Chuck Rouse (Vice President of Member Services)

Was not present but John (from his Social/Dining committee) represented him
The new Members of the Week idea was instituted, wherein each week all the members of LEMS can choose one or more people (from the organization or anywhere else) who they feel deserve to be recognized for something special they have done recently (an activity created to just have some fun and hopefully bring members closer together)

Ricky Blasi (Treasurer)

Gave a treasurer’s report summarizing the current status of the LEMS account
Planning on getting New Jersey Lions EMS sweatshirt for all interested members which will be only $25 each

o An email will be sent out soon to who is interested

The rock climbing LEMS event will be taking place soon, which will most probably free to all members, and so an email will be sent out with a list of possible days/times from which members will be able to vote to determine when it will take place

Nimit Saraiya (Secretary)

Nothing to report

Doug Smith (Fundraising Chair)

· Was not present at the meeting but Aedin passed on the news that he is currently working out the details on the World Series of Poker and Chinese auction fundraiser and hopefully one of these events will be ready to go in about two weeks

Ray Shupak (Growth Chair)

· Proposal has been written up for obtaining swipe-card access for all LEMS crew chiefs so they have access to all residential buildings for emergency calls and it will be sent out soon

Bruce Cheong (Publicity Chair/Webmaster)

· Will be sending out an email to set up a meeting with his Publicity committee

NEW BUSINESS

Kevin Mnich (Chief/President)

· The orange bag is missing and so whoever has it should please return as soon as possible

· Due to the recent problem with equipment, a new protocol will be instituted as of tonight, wherein all crew members should call their crew chief by 7:45PM when they are on call and let him/her know that they have their equipment (radio and bag) so they can ensure that all equipment is kept track of and that the crew chief knows for certain that his/her entire crew will be responding that night

· The Saturday before, of, and after Thanksgiving (which are 11/20, 11/27, and 12/4) there will be a campus-wide electric shutdown from 2AM to 6AM so please make sure that if you are on call that you have flashlights available since no lights will be on (including even walkway lights) and also make sure that your radios are fully charged before the power goes out on those days so that they will be functional during these four-hour periods (also be aware of the fact that the elevators will be down in T/W so be aware of that if there are any calls within towards buildings)