Hurricane Katrina Veterinary Support
Thursday, September 22, 2005 | link
Just got this via e-mail:OVMA e-News: September 2005News affecting OVMA members and the practice of veterinary medicine in Oregon.
Support the OAHF's Hurricane Relief Efforts for Veterinarians and Animals: How You Can Help
In response to the tragic effects of Hurricane Katrina, the Oregon Animal Health Foundation, the charitable arm of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, has established a disaster relief fund to support animal care and rescue efforts and to help restore veterinary services in the impacted areas. Tax-deductible contributions made to the OAHF's disaster relief fund will be forwarded to veterinary-related organizations in Alabama, Louisiana or Mississippi. The OAHF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization; donations are tax-deductible as permitted by law. 100% of your donations will be distributed for disaster relief. No portion of your donation will be used for administrative costs.
*Checks: Please make checks payable to the Oregon Animal Health Foundation and write Disaster Relief Fund on the memo line. Send donations to: OAHF, 1880 Lancaster Dr. NE, Suite 118, Salem, OR 97305*Credit cards: To donate by Visa or MasterCard, please call the OAHF/OVMA office at 800.235.3502 during normal business hours.
For more information on the OAHF's contributions to the relief efforts, and how your clients can help, please visit: http://www.oregonvma.org/news/relief.asp.
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Assisting Veterinary Staff Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
In an effort to assist veterinarians, veterinary technicians and other veterinary staff affected by Hurricane Katrina, the AVMA is establishing a list of people and clinics willing to offer temporary employment and/or housing to these displaced individuals. These offers will be posted on the AVMA Web site. In addition, the AVMA wants to establish a database of displaced veterinarians, veterinary technicians and veterinary staff so it can assist these individuals with finding temporary employment or housing.
If you are interested in offering temporary employment/housing, e-mail vetcareers@avma.org or call Cindy Coy at (800) 248-2862, ext. 6683. Please put "Katrina" in the subject line of your e-mail and include your full name and phone number. The AVMA will contact you for more information.
Veterinary Practice News
Thursday, September 15, 2005 | link
The September issue of Veterinary Practice News contains an article regarding employee manuals which mentions Hollander Consultants. The author of the article, Rebecca Sweat interviewed Vice President for Consulting Eric Korb and one of Hollander Consultants' clients, Dr. Doug McInnis.The article can't be read online unfortunately but you may be able to get a free copy from VPN. Or contact me directly.
Matt Bratschi
503-227-5404
Hurricane Katrina Dental Support
Thursday, September 08, 2005 | link
Hollander Consultants has partnered with the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics and genR8TNext in promoting a Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund to help dentists and their staffs who have been displaced or who have had their livelihoods destroyed by the hurricane.Below is a release I sent out regarding the fund:
Professional Dental Communities Coalesce to Help with Hurricane Katrina Relief
Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics, genR8TNext, Hollander Consultants and Others Join Forces to provide Hurricane Relief
Berlin, CT: Hurricane Katrina’s devastation is still being assessed and numerous groups are severely affected who will not be helped by governmental disaster relief. Many disparate professional dental groups, led by Dr. Mike Maroon founder of genR8TNext, have joined together to help dentists and dental professionals in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama who have had their lives disrupted and livelihoods potentially destroyed by Katrina.
Dr. Maroon, a founder of the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics, has created the GenX/ACE Hurricane Relief Fund. The genesis of the fund was formed via online dental communities like genR8TNext, http://www.generationnext.com/ and Dental Town, http://www.dentaltown.com/ The GenX/ACE Hurricane Relief Fund has so far collected over $30,000 and is continuing to grow daily.
"We, as a dental community, need to pull together to help our colleagues. There are hundreds of displaced professionals throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and they need our support." said Dr. Maroon.
Many groups have joined with Dr. Maroon and the GenX/ACE Hurricane Relief Fund in support of the victims of Katrina including Discus Dental, Hollander Consultants, Ultradent Inc., Heartland Dental Care, Coast Dental, and many individual dental practitioners all over the country.
To donate to the fund, contact Dr. Maroon at HurricaneRelief@genXACE.com or send a contribution check to Dr. Mike Maroon, 39 Webster Square Rd., Berlin, CT 06037, attn: Hurricane Relief Fund. More information can also be found at www.GenerationNext.com.
Dr. Mike Maroon is a Founder of genR8TNext and a Founder & Fellow of the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics.