Events to honor nursing assistants/Announcement/INDIANA
Posted by Patti on May 26th, 2005 / Print This Post
SOUTH BEND — An awards luncheon on June 10 will celebrate the work of nursing assistants.
Also, a roundtable discussion on June 11 will discuss how to recruit and retain minorities in health care jobs.
Local workers will be lauded for the longevity of their service at the luncheon, which will be at 1 p.m. in the Humphreys Multimedia Room at the St. Joseph County Public Library, 304 S. Main St.
The keynote speaker will be Genevieve Gipson, the founder of National Nurse Assistants’ Week, which is June 9 through 16. She is director of the Career Nurse Assistants Programs Inc. in Norton, Ohio.
Other speakers will be Patsy Harris of the National Direct Care Alliance of Washington, D.C., and Chandra J. Johnson, soon to become the associate director of cross-cultural ministry for campus ministry at the University of Notre Dame.
The luncheon is free to all nursing assistants if they make a reservation by Tuesday. After that, they pay $10.
For all others, the lunch costs $25. The fee may be sent to NADCWOC Inc., P.O. Box 3036, South Bend, IN 46619.
Tickets will be sold at the door. To make a reservation, contact John Booker at (574) 289-9326 or j.booker@directcareworkersofcolor.org.
The discussion on June 11 will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Molloy Room at the library. Refreshments will be served. It is free to the public.
The work of nursing assistants ranges from nursing homes to in-home care.
All of the events are hosted by the South Bend-based National Association for Direct Care Workers of Color.