NOVEMBER GENERAL BODY MEETING NOVEMBER 6 TH, 2013 TURLINGTON L007 Health Occupations Students of America

Welcome to HOSA HOSA is a national organization for pre- health students endorsed by the US Department of Education. HOSA’s mission is to provide leadership, development, and recognition opportunities for its members.

Stay Informed! Contact Us At: Like our Facebook Page! Get Text Reminders: To (252) Add us on “GatorConnect” HOSA at UF Advisor Ms. Jean Burns Advisor, College of Public Health and Health Professions

HOSA Highlights! By Nikita Patel Please keep on the lookout for our newsletter- HOSA Highlights. In this, we will offer tips and suggestions for those on the pre-health track. We will send the newsletter out regularly over the listserv, so please check your e- mails!

Front Back T-shirts! General body T-shirt preorders have been sent to Dragonfly graphics and will be available within a week They can be picked up at office hours- bring your $12 (exact change is preferred)

HOSA Officer Hours Reitz Union, Cubicle on 3rd floor Come visit us to talk, relax or ask questions!!! DayTimeNamePosition Monday9:35-10:25George Ugartemendia Fundraising Chair Tuesday11:45-1:40George Ugartemendia Fundraising Chair Wednesday2:30-3:30Britanny NelsonHistorian Thursday9:30-10:25 1:30-2:30 Jessica Newman & Kelly Munoz Kimberly Rivera Secretary & Public Relations President Friday12:00-1:30Jeremy SteinerTreasurer

Club Requirements! No dues are required from members who want to participate in HOSA at UF activities! There is no point system or mandatory events to remain an active member! Attend as little or as many events that you want! All members can participate in our events but we would prefer you have a HOSA at UF shirt to represent our organization!

National Dues Our national dues are: $22.00 This is needed in order to: Compete in regional, state, and national competitions Apply for special HOSA scholarships Take part in any Florida or National HOSA events We will be collecting dues at the end of the meeting and at office hours Dues need to be turned in by mid- November (tentative).

Competitive Events Regional Competition January 18 th Gainesville High Schoo Sign up through this Google form: 4HINA3P8f4JT92tQ4VQE_3R0UruYG WWwpZi7w4Pc/viewform 4HINA3P8f4JT92tQ4VQE_3R0UruYG WWwpZi7w4Pc/viewform Leadership Development Conference (LDC) Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center in Leesburg Deadline to send everything is October 9 th Registered advisor/chaperone $130 per person National Leadership Conference There are over 50 competitive events that HOSA members can participate in, including...  Dental Spelling  Forensic Medicine  Medical Math  Creative Problem Solving  Biotechnology  Medical Photography  Extemporaneous Writing  Physical Therapy Visit for a full list of competitive events and guidelines for each event Sign up forms will be sent out on the listserv with the PowerPoint

Regional Competition Please let us know which competition you have chosen to compete in by early December using the sign up form. Remember, you may only compete in one category, unless you would like to participate in a recognition event as well, such as the National Recognition Program.

Point System! Scholarships- 20 pts Chords- 20 pts Financial assistance for competition- 15 pts Monthly raffles- 3 pts For every hour, you get one point Meetings and every other event will count as points but you have to actually log it into GatorConnect yourself to receive them. GatorConnect will be used to log this

How to use GatorConnect Go onto Then click on Organizations

How to use GatorConnect Search for HOSA

How to use GatorConnect Click on HOSA’s link On our site click Join Organization to be able to access the service hours page

How to use GatorConnect From the choices to the left, click on Service Hours Fill out the information asked and for Verification Contact, and then put the committee chair in charge

Using StudyEdge? We have partnered with StudyEdge to give a discount to all of our members! Use the coupon code UFHOSA to get 10% off your membership!

Princeton Review We have also partnered to give our members access to the best study resources for professional school exams Use the promotional code HOSA10 on the Princeton Review website to get 10% off.

Past Events

Breast Cancer Awareness We made cupcakes for St.Francis House!

Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure Fundraiser Skate Station fundraiser

Future Events

Little Healthy Gators When: Every Wednesday at 2:45 Where: Myra Terwilliger Elementary school: 301 NW 62 nd, Gainesville, FL Committee members will:  Create the curriculum for a programs to teach kids  Going to Elementary to implement the program (with background check)  Attached to this is a background check document this you need to complete in order to volunteer  Sign up sheet:  c?key=0AiLQyopNOQ2- dHBZOW0tSHRqbW9nNmxqWk9nMm 9NV1E&usp=drive_web#gid=0 c?key=0AiLQyopNOQ2- dHBZOW0tSHRqbW9nNmxqWk9nMm 9NV1E&usp=drive_web#gid=0

What is Dystonia? What is Tyler’s Hope? - Neurological movement disorder - Painful, abnormal positions - 3 rd most common movement disorder (behind tremors & Parkinson’s) - Over ½ million in USA - Raises $$$ and awareness for Dystonia research - Started by Staab family in Gainesville - Already over 3 million dollars Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure!

What is our mission? How you can help Spread the word & raise awareness on campus  Send your friends to tylershope.org Get Tyler’s Hope to be the National Service Project for Raise money to find a cure Participate! Check out Tyler’s Hope’s website:  Tylershope.org Check out our new website: (coming soon)  Check out this video  alth/2009/06/10/dystonia.tyler.staab. cnn?iref=videosearch alth/2009/06/10/dystonia.tyler.staab. cnn?iref=videosearch Add our Facebook Group  / / HOSA & Tyler’s Hope

Tyler’s Hope: Upcoming Events Volunteers needed for tabling outside the Florida Bookstore during SunTrust Gator Gallop and the Homecoming Parade  November 8 th from 10-3pm  Selling tanks, flip flops & food  Sign up through this google form:  nr4mIODOWmGn9O1_ag0rXLlLPVb r3etjZ4vqfXZQk/viewform nr4mIODOWmGn9O1_ag0rXLlLPVb r3etjZ4vqfXZQk/viewform Volunteers needed for building the float  All day on November 7 th  Food, transportation, and points will be provided to anyone that helps Tyler’s Hope Committee Meeting date coming soon

Beat Dystonia tanks are now on sale Bring $15 to any of our office hours or to our tabling at the Florida Book Store Beat Dystonia tanks are now on sale Bring $15 to any of our office hours or to our tabling at the Florida Book Store Tyler’s Hope T-shirts! FRONT BACK

Ordering Pizza? Order from Gator Dominos and buy meal deals for Tyler’s Hope!

Upcoming Event: Bone Marrow Drive When: November 6 & 7 th from 9 am to 5 pm Where: Shands, Turlington, Reitz, and Plaza of Americas People who sign up for two shifts or more get a free t- shirt! Help save lives!

HOSA Week HOSA Week: November 6 th -12 th National Service Project: Cystic Fibrosis Tabling will be November 6 th,7 th, and 12 th at Turlington  Raise awareness and funds through cookie handout and Beat CF bracelets  BJ’s Fundraiser flyer handout

HOSA Week: BJ’s Fundraiser! When: November 7 th between 6:00-9:00 pm Where: BJ’s W. Newberry Road All proceeds go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Bring the fundraising flyer and your friends!  You only need one flyer per party

Every day nearly 3,000 babies lose their lives due to complications from preterm birth. Participate with us in Gators March for Babies to help raise funds and awareness for premature birth. Please join our Facebook group to stay updated!  s/groupsatflorida/?from= s/groupsatflorida/?from=  You can also contact our team captain Samantha at if you would like more information The walk will be Sunday, November 24 th at 2pm  free food will be provided GMFB & HOSA What is GMFB?

Dance Marathon 26.2 hour event- For the Kids please continue to create fundraising pages! Any help is great and creating a fundraising page does not mean you are a registered DANCER. The website is It doesn’t cost anything to sign up, it’s just a page where people can donate money that goes toward our $3000 dollar organization goal. Dance Marathon shirts- $14 dollars- good for spirit point check- ins, and absolutely needed if you plan to be a dancer. If you are interested on joining the HOSA team please fill out the information in tis Google form:  cbnMsILBNEUtpulgTWvaxl3ELxPJFrhvo RQejE/viewform cbnMsILBNEUtpulgTWvaxl3ELxPJFrhvo RQejE/viewform

Dance Marathon: Dancer Registration Dancer registration continues until Wednesday, November 13 th. It is $30 dollars in the Fall and $35 in the Spring You HAVE to register during the registration periods in order to dance. Money is due to me by Wednesday, November 13th (if paying with cash), otherwise you can pay online with a credit/ debit card. Money can be turned into HOSA office hours in the Reitz during office hours

Dance Marathon Fundraiser! 4 Rivers Smokehouse When: November 12 th from 11am-9pm (All day!) Where: 4 Rivers Smokehouse SW 35th Blvd. Hand your coupons to the cashiers when you check out to donate Double spirit points at check ins between 2PM and 5PM (Miracle families are here during this time)

Dance Marathon Fundraiser! DM committee is holding a fundraiser for gift cards They are $10 and have over $70 worth in savings Spirit points are given to our organization for buying them DM gets $8 in donations back from the $10 Due: Wednesday, November 13th in the HOSA office hours in the Reitz

Dance Marathon Fundraising We have letters and envelopes to send to family members who are not technologically savvy  This will give them all the information they need about DM and gives them information on how to donate  whether on the Internet with a credit card or sending cash or check donation. All donations are tax- deductible!

Basic Information How to Register Cancer fundraising event that help communities across the globe fight back against cancer. Date: Friday March 28, 2014 Theme: Disney Contact Leah if you are interested in joining the committee Follow this link to our team page (Health Occupation Students of America):  /RFLCY14FL?team_id= &pg=team&fr_i d=56863&__utma= &__utmb= &__utmc= &__ utmx=- &__utmz= utmcsr=goo gle%7Cutmccn=(organic)%7Cutmcmd=organic% 7Cutmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv= %7C3=registration%20status=registered=1&_ _utmk= Click the “Join our Team” button Follow the prompts to complete your registration Relay for Life

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First Committee Meeting Mini Fundraiser When: November 15 th at 6:15 Where: Library West- room 230 Bring your spare change to the January general body meeting Relay for Life

HOSA Fundraising Committee ‪ Interested participants will help with organizing events and raising funds  Develop necessary skills for all of life's endeavors Contact George after the meeting in person, by , or by phone   (561) Committee meeting later this month  Regular meetings starting in spring

Mentoring Program We are setting up a Mentor/Mentee program for members to receive advise from people in their same major Get help with classes, clubs, research, and more! us if you are interested in being a mentor or mentee

S’mores Social When: November 13 th at 7:00 pm Where: Graham Field Come out and join us in making yummy s’mores in the nice weather Bring your friends and meet new people!

Daily Green Social Hosted by the Fitness/Wellness committee When: Thursday, November 21 st at 3pm Where: Daily Greens- 436 SE 2nd Street  Provides healthy, organic, nutritious foods in a timely manner

Pre-Health Opportunity! Multicultural Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) ‬ is hosting a research forum for students interested in beginning research with faculty at UF Thursday, November 7th, from 5:10-7:05 PM at CSE E222, across from Marston Science Library with refreshments!

HEROS HEROS & HOSA Health and Education through Research, Outreach, Empowerment, and Service (HEROES)is a University of Florida student organization that aims to empower the community to advocate for their identified health and educational needs in order to create healthy environments through service, education, and research One of the organization’s goals in is to address health inequities in our community by engaging in community- based projects and service. The Community Health Summit is an annual event hosted by HEROES and HOSA will be partnering with them to organize next year’s summit The purpose of the Community Health Summit is to address health inequities in our community and provide insight on how health professionals, healthcare providers, and community leaders are currently addressing these issues If you would like to help fundraise/plan for this event please contact George Third Annual Community Health Summit- HEROES in Healthcare: Tackling health disparities and promoting health equity  WHEN: Thursday, February 13, 2014  WHERE: Emerson Alumni Hall, Presidents Room (215), 6:30 – 9:00 pm.  Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. HEROS/HOSA

Have an Idea for an Event? Although the Health Occupations Students of America try to participate in a variety of volunteer activities and events, we want to know what our members want to do! Let us know if you have ideas for an activity or want to participate in an event, fundraiser, walk, etc. us at with your idea

Thanks for coming and we hope to see you at our events! Meetings are the 1 st Wednesday every month at 6:30 Watch out for meetings coming up in spring! The first Wednesday of the month