The countdown is on…six and a half more weeks…

First it was a dream, soon it will be a reality.  The 26th PNAA Annual Convention is the talk of the town and will be here soon.  Will this be the first and the last?  I wish not …  I hope this is just the beginning. 

I want to give special thanks to Ernie Rosas, chairman of the convention planning committee,  and the various committee chairs and members who work with him.  I sincerely  appreciate everyone's hard work and perseverance in keeping up with their assigned tasks and responsibilities.  Getting things coordinated and accomplished is an enormous effort.  We had faced the initial challenges during the early phase of planning.  More challenges are yet to come!

This caught my eye--  pasted at the door of one of the rooms at work:
          T--ogether
          E--veryone
          A--accomplishes
          M--ore

How very true!  To be able to make this dream come true and be successful, everyone needs to work as a team.  In this next few weeks, all the committees will be working in high gear.  We have these planning committees:
Chairs and co-chairs:
Reception & Welcome night-- Sonia Tumanut           
                     &  Michelle Pacis
Education-- Phoebe Williams & Ruth Knutter

Hospitality Night/Hoedown-- Mayie Vilkins
Gala Night-- Annie Covillo
Souvenir Journal-- Beth Rosas
Vendors & Exhibitors-- Tess Laoruangroch
Marketing/Promotion/Hospitality-- Vicky   
     Herrera
Sunday Picnic-- Alice Alcazaren
Hospitality/Auxillary Team (the other RN's -   
   "Relative of Nurses" -  Bong Tumanut &
    Armie Pecana

Everybody is invited to be a part of this PNAGKC history.  Please join the delegates from 34 PNAA subchapters. Send in your registrations now.  Give us a call or send us an e-mail if you want to be a part of the TEAM.   We need all the help we can get when "the days"  come!

The convention theme:  Creating Partnership to A Preferred Future: Sharing Vision, Values, and Leadership.  This reflects the direction to where PNAA and PNAGKC is headed …. a successful journey towards a preferred future ... of leadership, collaboration, and partnership.  PNAGKC shares PNAA's mission:
         
          As the official organization of Filipino-American nurses in the United States of America, PNAA will uphold the positive image and welfare of its constituent's members; promote professional excellence and contribute to significant outcomes to healthcare and society.

PNAGKC is on the move… we all ride this train!
Irma F. Labre-Wright