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Associates to the AAAAI: 2003 Winter Newsletter
From the President - Margaret Quel ROCKY MOUNTAIN
HI (Annual Breakfast)
Don’t miss out on a wonderful opportunity. This year’s annual breakfast
will take place in a historical landmark rich in history, the Brown Palace
Hotel. When entering the lobby of this hotel, you will step back 100 years
into the first atrium hotel built in America. The Brown Palace also boasts
of its spectacular stained glass roof and the many dignitaries that have
visited and lived in its rooms. But this year’s annual breakfast has much
more in store. When you enter our event you will encounter a Western
atmosphere with bales of hay, checkered table cloths and lanterns. There
will be photo opportunities galore as we will have the honor of presenting
special guests. You will have the pleasure of meeting Red Bear, who will
discuss Native American history in and around Denver and Buffalo Bill
Cody, one of the west’s most famous characters. Both will be wearing
traditional dress of the period and will be presenting memorabilia as well
as brief stories of the Old West.
Our Best Dressed in the West Contest will add to the fun with prizes for those wearing the most authentic and creative western outfit; let your imagination go “wild” (Wild West that is) and come dressed Western. So come on by, bring the kids, say “howdy”, and join in on our Rocky Mountain Hi celebration.
INTERNATIONAL TEA This year we are expanding our International Tea invitation to include foreign spouses of allergists residing in the USA as well as our foreign visitors. Guests attending this event are invited to a special treat: a Private Tea and Tour in a historical Denver home located a short distance from the host hotel. The group will gather in the lobby of the Adams Mark Hotel at 2:45pm and will return to the Adams Mark at approximately 5pm. At the home we will be met by a historian who will give us a personal tour of the home. The tour will be followed by tea, conversation and an opportunity for cultural exchange; we ask those who plan on attending to bring a small item representing some aspect of your homeland’s culture.
Please direct questions regarding this event
and RSVP’s to PEAAK
Margaret Charlesworth, Chair, Member
Donations Support Scholarship Program For the fourth year in a row, the Associates will offer college scholarships for high school seniors suffering from asthma across the country. In 2002, the Associates’ Award of Excellence Asthma Scholarship program honored 17 outstanding U.S. high school students with scholarships to support their college tuition and fees. In 2003, the Associates again will provide $1,000 scholarships and $100 merit scholarships for the 2003-2004 school year. Since its inception in 1999, the scholarship program has awarded $50,000 in scholarships to 60 high school students across the United States through $1,000 or $100 awards. The 2003 program will provide additional awards through the support of the Associates and AAAAI members. Member support key “More and more students are learning about the program and need financial support to make their educational goals happen,” said Virginia Fawcett, Associates Scholarship Program Chair. “Academy members are in a unique position to make a difference in these students’ lives by making a simple donation as small as $25.” Members can easily show their support for the program and asthmatic students’ educational aspirations by giving through their annual membership dues statements. On the 2003 dues form, a special line item has been added for members to give $25 or any amount they wish to support the program. Application deadline
extended Completed application forms must be mailed to the AAAAI executive office by May 1, 2003. Winners will be selected in June. Winners will be notified prior to the start of the 2003-2004 school year and listed in Academy News and on www.aaaai.org. Educational
Research Trust Associates to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (Spouses and Friends) 2003-2004 Proposed Slate of Officers President -Gloria Schellenberg
The Associates Pays Loving Tribute to Mary Frick
Mary Frick became the Associates second President at the annual meeting in Hollywood, Florida in 1983. By then, the newly formed organization was well on its way. The Associates blossomed under inspired leadership. “It was a dream come true,” said the new president. Mary remembers with fondness a high tea planned by the late Evelyn Levine to celebrate the founding the Associates and to stimulate enthusiasm for new members. The tea was a huge success. The Academy agreed to support our efforts financially, but soon the executive committee decided that the Associates had to be a self-supporting organization and have been ever since. At the Associates annual luncheon and business meeting, March 3, 2002, in New York City the Associates to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology honored Mark Frick with a special award. Thanking her for her foresight as a charter member, leadership, tenacity and steadfast loyalty to the Associates over the past twenty plus years. This is the third such award. Previous awards have been presented to Miriam Bernstein and Judith Spector. Mary also volunteers as her local museum and the San Francisco Orchestra while assisting her husband, Oscar, with his work and is ever present at his side at the Academy meetings. Associates Online New York presented us with many touching moments thanks to Joyce Zeiss our Past President, Elaine Richheimer program chair, and Trudi Green chair of awards. Visit us at www.aaaai.org. A Special Thank You |
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Also
adding to our Western theme will be songs from the world famous Denver
Children’s Chorale. These lovely young voices have preformed for
dignitaries worldwide and will make an exclusive appearance at our event.
At
our San Diego Peaak Program, the Spanish portion of that event was sponsored and
supported by HAAMA, the Hispanic American Allergy Association and produced a
record attendance. In Denver, we will once again benefit from the collaboration
of this Hispanic organization. Thanks to the generosity of the Hispanic American
Allergy and Immunology Association, our bi lingual (Spanish and English) patient
education program will take place at the University of Colorado, Denver Campus,
and within walking distance from the Denver Convention Center. This year’s Peaak
program is especially exciting since it will be the first year the event is
located in an educational facility rather than a luxury hotel. We are certain
that this will make Denver’s educational program more accessible with paid
parking and public transportation only steps away. The facility housing our
event is focused on learning and will therefore provide a stimulating
environment. If you would like more information on the eighth annual Peaak
Program, or would like to offer help, please email:
Actually,
Mary had thoughts of a spouse’s lay group as far back as 1976,
recruiting friends as advocates for allergy and sending letters to
congress on the allergist behalf and addressing the medical issues of
the day. An ad hoc committee was formed to study the feasibility of
establishing such an organization. With the hard work of Mary and many
others the spouse of the Academy members formalized their new
organization at the 1981 Annual meeting held in San Francisco. The
late Evelyn Schoenkerman was elected the first President of the
Associates to the American Academy of Allergy.