A note from the

PGC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

 

Greetings to All,

 

We’d like to take this opportunity to share with you some exciting changes, additions and goals for PGC’s future!

The PGC Board, met in Columbus, Ohio the weekend of March 12th.  Our goals were to set up more committees, duties for those committees, timelines for newsletters, the 2005 conference (tentative dates and place) and to make sure we are all on the same "track".  The ultimate goal of course is to make sure to keep communication lines open, be a support group for all of our families and to help our kids in anyway possible.

The PGC family has grown tremendously in recent years and changes have to be made to keep it running smoothly and efficiently, but our mission will always be the same:

To maximize the potential for normal development of the individual with Galactosemia.

A couple of the most exciting changes are the additions of Maureen Bell, as Vice President and Michelle Fowler, as Treasurer, to our Board of Directors. Some of you have met Maureen at past conferences where she has been kind enough to share her experience on "Growing Up With Galactosemia".  I’m sure a lot of you have also met Michelle Fowler, who along with her husband, has been a great help at many conferences . We are thrilled to have both Maureen and Michelle aboard!

A list of all the Board members, their address’ and phone numbers will either be on the front of each newsletters or included inside the newsletter. Please feel free to write or call any of us at any time. There will be a full list of all Board Members, Committee Coordinators, Committee Members and all of their duties in the fall newsletter.

Newsletter Changes:  The newsletter will be sent out twice a year. Please submit all articles to the PGC Secretary by either March 1st or September 1st.  We will try to make sure that all articles are published. Due to time constraints and/or the size of the newsletter we may be forced to put an article off till the next time or regretfully, indefinitely. Please remember the PGC Board does not have all the answers, our intent is to facilitate the newsletter, to provide a networking tool for educational information, support and encouragement to all, so please send us your ideas, comments and articles.

We cannot begin to thank all of you enough for your patience thru our "growing pains". PGC is such a special family and one that deserves the best of all of us, here’s to a great new future!

Jackie, Maureen, Karen, Evelyn and Michelle

 

 

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