| Dear MABB Members,
I can't believe it's the end of March already and I'm just
sending my Message from the
President! Sorry for the delay.
I've been an MABB member for most of my career and I am very
proud to be serving as its president. I follow over 50 years
of a long line of people that I admire greatly.
As a long-time member, I've enjoyed many benefits that the
association has offered. They include what I've learned from
attendance at numerous MABB learning opportunities, such as
the Annual Meetings in the fall. I recall meetings that were
held at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, at convention centers
in Troy and in Novi and lately at VisTaTech Center Schoolcraft
College in Livonia. All were excellent.
I have also enjoyed attending Spring Workshops in East Lansing
and RAP sessions that the MABB has through out the year. Most
recently I was at the RAP session held early this month in
Troy.
Through the MABB, I have made professional contacts. These
include MABB members and guest speakers. I've had opportunities
to share my professional opinions with and ask questions of
many of them.
I have been very fortunate to have made very good friends
through the MABB. We've had fun times together. Besides exchanging
supplies, procedures, blood (literally), sweat and tears from
work related issues; we've shared personal moments as friends
do. You know who you are.
As the 2010 President I have several goals. One of the goals
is to recruit more institutional members to our association.
There are many employers in Michigan whose support the MABB
would welcome. With encouragement from their employers, many
more might benefit from what the MABB has to offer. However
I believe that many of these institutions and employers probably
don't know much about us.
Please help the 2010 Board and me with this goal. If you
know your facility is not a member and you can tell us who
is best to contact, i.e. the CEO, the Laboratory Director,
or the Transfusion Service Supervisor, it would be helpful.
We will introduce the MABB and extend an invitation to join
us.
Incidentally if you know your employer is an MABB member
and an acknowledgement is appropriate, please contact me as
well.
I welcome hearing any suggestions you may have to help us
achieve this goal or other matters you may wish to discuss.
Please contact me through the MABB Webmaster at mabbwebmaster@gmail.com.
Best wishes to all of you and thank you.
Allyson Henstock, MSM,
MT(ASCP)SBB
President, Michigan Association of Blood Banks
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