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President Richard brought the meeting of about 32 members and guests to order with the Flag Salute  lead by Joe and the Four Way Test lead by Jan. He quickly retired the meeting for lunch. Guests present included Joan Watkins, Penny Pearl and Linda Mann. Linda is the guest of Jan Hutchinson. |
Alan Lowe- Poet Laureate 
Claire reported that the social 8/31 was enjoyed by about 40 members and guests. Kris urgently reminded members that more tickets need to be sold and to remember that fundraising events are “All Hands on Deck”. Fundraising needs the participation and timely volunteering so that the Chairperson can better plan. Joann amplified that basically members need to remember that everyone has an obligation to support fundraising events by buying tickets even if you have an attendance conflict for the event.
Linda shared her extensive and varied 42 year career in nursing. She began her nursing career more or less by accident when she saw an opportunity to work at the California State Hospital geriatric ward. She then trained for psychiatric tech at CSH and ultimately was encouraged to further her nursing education. She pursued her BS and MA at the University of California in San Francisco. Along the way she served at the Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. Linda was privileged to take care of John Wayne and several other famous people and she shared her stories about this experience. Linda also spent many years in leadership at UCSF, and Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, Linda ended her career after 17 years with Kaiser in various leadership positions. 
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