The following e-mail communication went out to all members tonight, September 24, 2008


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Board of Director Meetings Schedule In an effort to make you, the members, feel more a part of the organization, we have set up a tentative schedule for Board of Director Meetings and are giving advanced notice to all members in case there is anything you wish to have addressed at the meetings.  We want everyone to know that your input is not only welcome, but eagerly solicited.  Please feel free to contact any of your OUCH leadership with any questions, comments or ideas you may have.  Contact e-mail addresses can be found at:   START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE The next scheduled meeting of the OUCH Board of Directors is: Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 10am CDT The Quarterly Meeting Schedule for the 2009 Calendar Year is as follows: 1st Quarter - January 4 2nd Quarter - April 5 3rd Quarter - July 5 (will actually be at the convention when the dates are decided) 4th Quarter - October 4 Meeting dates are subject to change as necessary. Please submit agenda items to be presented during the meetings to secretary@ouch-us.org.  Deadline for submitting agenda items is one week prior to the scheduled meeting date. --------------------------------------------- 10th Annual OUCH Convention Host and Site If you are interested in hosting the 2009 OUCH Convention, please read the following documents on the Conventions & Gatherings Page:   START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE   2009 Convention Host Announcement 2009 Convention Host Duties If you would like to host a convention, please complete and return the following by October 31, 2008: Application to Host the 2009 OUCH Convention If you have any questions about hosting a convention, please contact the Convention Committee at convention@ouch-us.org --------------------------------------------- OUCH Newsletter Ready for Download The September 2008 issue of the OUCH Newsletter is available for downloading or viewing online.   Check it out at:  START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE In This Issue: OUCH News Melatonin: A Primer, part 2 of 2 Announcement: Interview and Attack Videos Wanted Medication Spotlight: Gabapentin Poem: "There's A Longing Inside Me" by Debra Prescott --------------------------------------------- Help Wanted Needed Several Committees and Teams are in desperate need of qualified, hard working people to help us fulfill our mission.  If you have the time to spare and the skills to share, please volunteer today at: START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE Note: You must be an OUCH member and log in to view content at this link. --------------------------------------------- We want to hear from you! Your OUCH Officers, Directors and Committee members value your input!  If you have comments, suggestions or questions about OUCH, please contact us at contact_ouch@ouch-us.org

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Mike

I am bumping this.   Some of you may have missed this, but I keep hearing things like "where is the convention going to be?"  


So now is your chance to be in the running...would you like to host?  Would you like to be on the team?   How can you help?  


What would you like addressed at the next board meeting?

We need help...don't just sit back and complain about things, be a part of the solution.  This new board of directors and officers want to do a lot...but they can't do it alone.  You must be a part of making things happen.  Submit your bids for the convention; submit your ideas and thoughts for the next board meeting; volunteer for a committee.

Don't sit and judge and complain of what isn't being done...be a part of the solution.  It isn't fair at all,  to expect a handful of us to do all the work.  Professor Goadsby said at the last convention...If EVERYONE doesn't involved...NOTHING will happen.

Think about that.


Linda

       
The next OUCH meeting is on Sunday morning.  If you have any ideas or suggestions, please send them to the link that  Mike(Gator) has provided.


Our annual convention is something that most of us look forward to each year.  We need people to agree to host it.  If you look at the link...it is not scarey, you will not be required to do all of the work because we have a convention committee in place to help.  Please take the time to look at the links above.  When July rolls around and there is no convention...who will you blame?