THE BARBARA SMITH LARYNGECTOMEE CLUB
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2007: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday March 21, 2010 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
Second Hand Smoke Was Always a Problem But Now a Third issue has Arrived!
Third Hand Smoke is also very bad for you: [PNAS] The National Academy of Sciences.
When a cigarette burns , nicotine is released in the form of a vapor that collects and condenses on indoor surfaces such as walls, carpeting, drapes and furniture, where it can linger for months, said the study, which was published by the Academy.
Opening windows to air out the room while a cigarette burns does not eliminate the hazards of third hand smoke. And smoking outdoors doesn't help either, because while smoking outside the nicotine residues will stick to the smokers skin and clothing and these residues will follow this smoker back into the house permeating throughout the house as though he smoked inside.
The biggest risk is to the young children and pets who are forced to breathe the third hand smoke residue.
Again I am reminding the membership that we are in violation of the current BSLC by laws since we have not held an election of officers for some past three years.
Hopefully, The Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Support group will be attending our meeting this month
We have received a donation from the city of New Britain Board of Education for lecturing our anti-smoking session held at the New Britain High School.
Ms. Lisa Mowry SLP, formerly of the New Britain General Hospital has contacted for a electrolarynx loaner for a patient at the West Hartford Hebrew Nursing Home, where she is currently employed, and will be returning it in a few weeks.
Arthur Stickney's family has decided while holding the family memorial of his passing on how much the work of the BSLC support group meant to him and how he had dedicated his life to serving and caring for others. They went on by saying the work of the laryngectomee was very important to him and we hope that this financial gift will further the club's work in assisting those whose live have been altered by a laryngectomee.
In loving memory of
Arthur M. Stickney 1-22-1922-5-20-2008
Total Donation to the BSLC a sum of $475.00.
A Special Thanks goes to his Daughter and Son in Law Jane & Richard Hanson and their family members for remembering the BSLC with Arthur's memorial.
Bristol Hospital was successful in getting the city to allow a smoking ban On Newell Road. University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington was able to prevent smoking near their front entrance of the main building and should have this rule instituted at all their buildings through their campus.
A Boston real Estate broker sued over second hand smoke. When selling a $400,000 condominium to a32 year old advertising employee the agent claimed that the smoke she was smelling was from the former owner of the condo and that this smell would disappear. However, subsequent to her moving in she discovered that the second hand smoke was coming from one of the two men living in the condo below. She moved out and sued the broker. The Broker decided to settle the case rather than going through the expense of a defense trial.
E. C. Goodwin Technical school held what might be their last graduation class in their LPN program. The state budget reduction measure is being proposed by Governor Rell at 10 Technical schools throughout Conn. Unfortunately, this plan will cause an extreme shortage of nursing staffing in all of Connecticut's hospitals.
State Of Connecticut continues with its smoke and mirrors by collecting 400 million dollars, this year, from the tobacco industry for programs to help our residents to quit smoking but instead these funds are place into the general funds to accommodate the shortages in our state budget.
The BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the March 21 rst. meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
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FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, 20 Hartford Road, Suite 30, Salem, CT 06420
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
Please note; Member of the American Cancer Society and the IAL
Meeting schedule for 2007: 3rd Sunday of odd numbered months, i.e. Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov
Meeting Date: Sunday March 21, 2010 at 2:00PM
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street, New Britain
Parking at rear of the church and please use the rear entrance. We have been given the Library Room that has a kitchen
The meeting room is on the ground level, which is handicapped, accessible. **Family and friends always welcome to attend.
Saint Mark’s Church at 147 West Main Street, New Britain
SAINT MARK’S CHURCH
Second Hand Smoke Was Always a Problem But Now a Third issue has Arrived!
Third Hand Smoke is also very bad for you: [PNAS] The National Academy of Sciences.
When a cigarette burns , nicotine is released in the form of a vapor that collects and condenses on indoor surfaces such as walls, carpeting, drapes and furniture, where it can linger for months, said the study, which was published by the Academy.
Opening windows to air out the room while a cigarette burns does not eliminate the hazards of third hand smoke. And smoking outdoors doesn't help either, because while smoking outside the nicotine residues will stick to the smokers skin and clothing and these residues will follow this smoker back into the house permeating throughout the house as though he smoked inside.
The biggest risk is to the young children and pets who are forced to breathe the third hand smoke residue.
Again I am reminding the membership that we are in violation of the current BSLC by laws since we have not held an election of officers for some past three years.
Hopefully, The Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Support group will be attending our meeting this month
We have received a donation from the city of New Britain Board of Education for lecturing our anti-smoking session held at the New Britain High School.
Ms. Lisa Mowry SLP, formerly of the New Britain General Hospital has contacted for a electrolarynx loaner for a patient at the West Hartford Hebrew Nursing Home, where she is currently employed, and will be returning it in a few weeks.
Arthur Stickney's family has decided while holding the family memorial of his passing on how much the work of the BSLC support group meant to him and how he had dedicated his life to serving and caring for others. They went on by saying the work of the laryngectomee was very important to him and we hope that this financial gift will further the club's work in assisting those whose live have been altered by a laryngectomee.
In loving memory of
Arthur M. Stickney 1-22-1922-5-20-2008
Total Donation to the BSLC a sum of $475.00.
A Special Thanks goes to his Daughter and Son in Law Jane & Richard Hanson and their family members for remembering the BSLC with Arthur's memorial.
Bristol Hospital was successful in getting the city to allow a smoking ban On Newell Road. University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington was able to prevent smoking near their front entrance of the main building and should have this rule instituted at all their buildings through their campus.
A Boston real Estate broker sued over second hand smoke. When selling a $400,000 condominium to a32 year old advertising employee the agent claimed that the smoke she was smelling was from the former owner of the condo and that this smell would disappear. However, subsequent to her moving in she discovered that the second hand smoke was coming from one of the two men living in the condo below. She moved out and sued the broker. The Broker decided to settle the case rather than going through the expense of a defense trial.
E. C. Goodwin Technical school held what might be their last graduation class in their LPN program. The state budget reduction measure is being proposed by Governor Rell at 10 Technical schools throughout Conn. Unfortunately, this plan will cause an extreme shortage of nursing staffing in all of Connecticut's hospitals.
State Of Connecticut continues with its smoke and mirrors by collecting 400 million dollars, this year, from the tobacco industry for programs to help our residents to quit smoking but instead these funds are place into the general funds to accommodate the shortages in our state budget.
The BSLC Meeting Agenda:
1 The Treasurer’s financial report.
. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s current financial report.
.
2 Nominations committee:
A. To present its recommendations.
B. Acceptance of the recommendations by the nominations committee and a vote by the membership shall take place at the following membership meeting.
4 Items to be added to the agenda may be added by any member.
5. Guest Speakers will be allowed to make their presentations prior to the business portion of our meeting.
Should any member of this club become aware of a new laryngectomee please contact any one of the club’s officers after obtaining the patient’s permission so we can supply the “headlines article” that will guide the patient and his or her family members on how to obtain necessary supplies.
I hope we will see you all at the March 21 rst. meeting.
Frank Smith
President: Frank Smith VP. & Webmaster Thomas Mucha
40 Chestnut St., A308, New Britain, CT 06051 44 Hillside Ave., Plainville, Ct.
860-224-0218 phone 860-351-5287 Phone
Email: S_NB@comcast.net Email tom@ctcomp.com
Secretary & Treasurer Al Valeri
Email alinda67@comcast.net
Speech-language Pathologist – Andrew Lees
18 Black Birch Road, Plainville, CT 06062 231 Snow Owl Drive, Southington, CT 06489
860-747-8674 860-621-4591
Email: ajlees@cox.net
School Programs – Frank Smith, S_nb@comcast.net 860-224-0218, Al Valeri, Diane Ashe
Nurses Training – Louis Tromboni 860-628-8146, Frank Smith, s_nb@comcast,net Al Valeri alinda67@comcast.net
Hospital Visits
- Frank Smith 860-224-0218 phone email: S_NB@comcast.net Al Valeri 860-747-8674 email: alinda67@comcast.net Tom Mucha tom@ctcomp.com
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-
******************************************************************************************
FYI : our location is accessible from routes 84 to 72. The 72 exit puts on Corbin Avenue just one block from West Main Street. Route nine south exit #26 is onto Chestnut Street turn left to Main Street and turn right to West Main and Turn left and St mark’s will be on your right hand side two blocks up. Routes 91 to route nine and follow the aforementioned direction. Route nine from route 84 take the downtown exit which is East Main Street, turn right to Main Street, left to West Main and Turn right.
The ACS in Meriden mails our notice to 129 people and we email or fax it to the ACS in Springfield and nine area hospitals and the IAL. If you no longer want our notice or know someone who would like to receive it please let Frank Smith know.
If you have an email address please send it to Frank at S_NB@COMCAST.NET
Other Connecticut Clubs:
Danbury New Voices Club, Contact: Mary Burke 203-744-3586.
The Lost Chord Club of New Haven, website www.speakagain.org
Contact: Bob Herbst 203-468-1576(evenings) bobh@i2world.com
Tri County New Voice Club, Norwich,
Contact: Carl Strand 860-536-6844(evenings) c.a.strand.jr@snet.net
Websites
Somerset County Miracle Voice Club http://pages.ivillage.com/njpatsy/
www.SpeechPathologist.org http://www.webwhispers.org
IAL: http://www.larynxlink.com CT Clubs list at http://larynxlink.com/Clubs/CT-Clubs.htm
For local sales and service of an electrolarynx or supplies contact:
Professional Speech Aid Service, 20 Hartford Road, Suite 30, Salem, CT 06420
(Roseann George) 860-859-2807 or 800-454-7778 FAX 860-8593102
Website: http://www.speechaid.com email: rzgeorge@sbcglobal.net
A reminder to you to be listed with SBC Enhanced 911 as speech-disabled. Information can be found in your local phonebook. There are relay system phones for people who cannot speak clearly over the phone. See the information pages of your local phone book look under TDD/TT for more information, call 711.
The Lauder book, “Self Help for the Laryngectomee” is available free to all new laryngectomees. All SLP’s should have postcards for this purpose. If you need a supply of postcards call the Laryngectomee Information Foundation (LIF) at 1-800-356-1266.
I hope you all get and read the IAL News which comes out three times a year, in Jan., May, and Sept. There are many interesting and helpful articles. To subscribe to (or remove name from) IAL News, email info to IALHQ@larynxlink.com or mail to IAL News, P. O. Box 691060 Stockton, CA 95269-1060 .
