Saffron! Gold in a Jar - Travis County Medical Alliance

PRESIDENTʼS MESSAGE
Vickie Blumhagen, President, vblum@austin.rr.com
This yearʼs Diamond Disco Ball was one of the most successful
fundraisers TCMA has ever had! Thanks to Lara
Norris, our Dancing Queen/Gala Chair, and the Gala
Committee, everyone had a great evening and at the
same time raised over $44,000 (after expenses) for local
non-profit health related organizations. Who could forget
the Solid Gold-Tini, awesome food, disco dancing, amazing
silent auction and Dr. Jack Carsnerʼs disco attire!
Thanks to Melissa Smith, VP Financial Development,
$49,750 was raised in underwriting; this is a record for
TCMA!
Amy Roberts, Julie Schlitt, Berenice Craig and other
members of Community Service have been visiting local
non-profit health related organizations to explore the possibility
of adding new Community Service projects next
year. So far these new opportunities include projects at
St. Louise House, Peopleʼs Community Clinic and Austin
Relief Nursery.
Please be sure to attend this yearʼs Joint Installation on
March 29th at the Westin Hotel in the Domain. This is
when the TCMA and TCMS will install their new slates of
officers. TCMA will be installing the following officers for
2012-2013:
President Lydia Soldano
President-Elect Loren Gigliotti
Treasurer Tera Ferguson
Treasurer-Elect Christine Fenrich
Secretary Jeni Lowry
Parliamentarian Vickie Blumhagen
VP Community Service Julie Schlitt
VP Community Service-Elect Berenice Craig
VP Communications Amy Roberts
VP Financial Development Kimberly Chassey
VP Medical Affairs Yvonne Bailes
VP Membership Edie Finch
VP Membership-Elect Sahar Askew
VP Programs Lara Norris
VP Enrichment Tammy Moghadam
Donʼt forget to pay your dues if you havenʼt already! Itʼs
not too late to donate to this yearʼs Annual Fund Drive.
Thank you again for helping to enhance the health of
Central Texans through supporting TCMA special events,
community service and political action!
HEARTBEATS
THANK YOU to.......
Huge thank you to Lara Norris, Melissa Smith and
the Gala Committee (Roberta Pazdral, Lydia Soldano,
Edie Finch, Jennifer Carsner, Elaine Agatston,
Sahar Askew, Loren Gigliotti, Julie Schlitt,
Andrea Stovall and Vickie Blumhagen) for their
tireless work that went into making this yearʼs gala so
successful and fun.
Congratulations to Roberta Pazdral for winning the
disco ball huggie hoop earrings (1.65 carats of diamonds
valued at $3,300) donated by Duncan &
Boyd in the womenʼs raffle.
Congratulations to Dr. Steve Gigliotti for winning the
menʼs raffle and getting to ride in a Vintage World
War II Fighter Plane, donated by Texas Pro DJ and
valued at $1,500.
Special thanks to the TCMA Enrichment Groups who
donated silent auction baskets (and also to Marissa
Edgerton for coordinating these baskets), TCMA
members who donated use of their lake houses, and
to all the TCMA members who used their special
connections to donate amazing silent auction items.
Thanks so much to Cindy Nelson for working so
hard to put all the Gala silent auction items on the
TCMA web site!