Minutes:
Doug Smith (Chief/President)
- Reviewed
Call Statistics for Aug. 15 – Sept. 15, 2005
- The
top responder is Cyril Kurian with 14 calls
- Will
be compiling the next Call Statistics so if anyone has any call reports,
please hand them in to Doug
- The
request for a LEMS Ready Room on campus was denied by Residence Life
- LEMS
will be searching for other alternatives/avenues to procure a room
- Met
with Lawrence
Township First Aid
Squad
- Applications
are available from Doug (smith46@tcnj.edu)
- Requirement
is 6 hrs/week every week
- According
to the info Doug received, they do not want new EMTs on the squad
- According
to the info Kevin received
- Lawrence Township is requesting 10-12
members to join the squad
- Responsible
to cover a duty night
- If
you have an EMT certification, they will train you on the job
- LEMS
members can join if they wish to acquire experience with KEDs, HARE
tractions, stretchers, working with paramedics, going to the hospital,
etc.
- However,
the primary responsibility is still to cover shifts on TCNJ campus
- Upcoming
Events in which LEMS can increase its publicity
- Nov.
7-13 is the National Collegiate EMS Week
- Brainstorming
ideas for events that could be held during this time
- Fun
Day next weekend – family event with children
- Ideas
for activities:
- Borrow
an ambulance from Pennington and let children walk through – deemed
unfeasible due to lack of ambulance
- Teach
children how to put on slings
- Contests:
Guess how long it takes to put someone in a backboard – winner receives
a FA kit
- Guess
the number of bandaids in the jar
- If
anyone has any ideas for these events, please email lionsems@tcnj.edu
- Members
please sign up to volunteer at Six Flags Great Adventure (Oct. 29th)
and at Fun day
- Took
an inventory of all members interested in obtaining a LEMS sweatshirt that
will cost appromately $30
- State
Convention for EMS will be held from the
19-22nd. The price is
$15 a day but this money might be reimbursed. Many CEU courses will be offered during
this time. For a list of courses
and their descriptions, email Doug at smith46@tcnj.edu
- Asked
new members and new crew chiefs for any feedback about how they feel about
LEMS; do they feel involved? Lost? Etc.
- If
you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to email or talk to Doug
at smith46@tcnj.edu
Bruce Cheong (Deputy Chief)
- There
will be a lot of standby events this upcoming weekend that will be
difficult to cover since many members will be going home (i.e. Frisbee
Tournament, Homecoming Events, etc.)
- If
you will be here during the Fall Break, please cover these events so that
LEMS can continue to provide adequate coverage to the TCNJ campus
Kevin Mnich (Training and Personnel
Captain)
·
National Collegiate EMS
Week
o Will
help get the word out about LEMS
o Ideas:
table in Student Center with banner, EMS videos to be shown on TV, give away FA
kits, hang a large banner, send a campus-wide email about the week, fliers
around campus
o Goal
is to have 1 event/day to get the word out about who we are and what we do
o By
next week, please come up with some concrete ideas; we will be splitting into
groups to work on these activities
·
Next week’s meeting will be a drill
·
The EMT course for this semester has recently
begun
o If
you are still interested or needs a Training Fund Form, please email Kevin (mnich2@tcnj.edu) ASAP
o Other
EMT courses will be offered next semester by Capital Health and others
·
Metuchen will be holding many CEU credit courses
during the same weekend
o If
you are interested in obtaining CEU credits, please email Kevin for the
registration form
·
The NJ State First Aid Council has made
available to every member of LEMS a $50,000 Life Insurance Policy that is good
for a whole lifetime and is free
o The
Policy starts in February
o You
must be older than 17 and younger than 65 to apply
o Form
was passed around for members to fill out
o An
email will be sent out to all members tonight
·
LEMS members will be receiving new IDs soon
o These
cards will contain information about EMT or FA, Crew chief or member, and the
SOCS photo
o There
is no cost to LEMS for the new cards
o All
members will be required to wear the cards when on duty
·
Kevin is offering Great Adventure Season passes
for next year (2006 Season) at $58 a ticket
o If
interested, contact Kevin
o If
any family or friends are interested, have them contact you and give you the
money; then, you can email it or give it to Kevin in one package
Ricky Blasi (Equipment Captain)
- Keep
the LEMS bags stocked and if they aren’t stocked, stock them
Nicole (Executive Vice President)
- Please
feed the “hungry binder” with member applications if you have not done so
yet!
- Distributed
prizes to some members who had completed their applications
Chris McKittrick (Vice President for Member Services and
Special Events)
- Family
Fun Day will be occurring before the football game
- Members
are needed to staff the LEMS table and run carnival games
- There
are 2 shifts: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- LEMS
will also be covering the Homecoming Events
- If
you are interested in covering either of these events, please contact
lionsems@tcnj.edu
Abigail Huang (Secretary)
- If
you are a new active duty crew member, please email Abigail with your name
and contact information (huang2@tcnj.edu)
so she can compile a new active duty crew member email list
Regina
Cummings (Treasurer)
- Vicariously
asked for the inventory of members interested in sweatshirts
Carolyn Botros (Fundraising Chair)
- LEMS
needs more people to volunteer at Great Adventure
- The
event is on October 28th from 4 p.m. – 12 a.m.
- In
order to volunteer, you do not need to be a member of LEMS
- In
return, every volunteer will receive a one-day free pass to Great
Adventure for next year’s season
Charlie Concodora (Growth Chair)
·
Informed members of a NJ State Program called
Volunteer Tuition Credit Program
- In
exchange for 4 years on a volunteer squad, the member will receive
$600/yr that can be applied only to tuition costs at a community college
- If
interested, you need Doug Smith’s and the municipal officer’s signatures
- If
interested, email concodo2@tcnj.edu
Nimit Saraiya (Publicity Chair)
·
The new and updated LEMS website is almost
completed and will be posted online soon
·
Please visit the new forum site
·
An email will be sent out to members informing
them when the new site is ready
Meeting adjourned at 4:07 P.M.