Directors Present:

Candace Burke

Denise Burke

Also Present Were:

Benji Pyle

Crystal Miracle

Debby Foster

 Denise Burke

Emily Pyle

Sydney Napier

Directors Absent:

Angie Lynch

Ian Miller

Patsy McCall

Call to Order

Candace Burke called the meeting to order at 7PM Eastern Standard Time and recorded the minutes. A quorum of directors was present, and the meeting, having been duly convened, was ready to proceed with business.

Report

Candace Burke reviewed the agenda and welcomed everyone to the meeting. Next, Candace Burke announced that we had a new member Barbara Deemer who was unable to be present. It was announced that Barbara would be taking over our TEAM PLAYER Fundraiser to free President Candace Burke to concentrate on upcoming events. It was discussed that Chatfield College might allow and aid us in having our Easter egg hunt at their facility.  It was discussed and agreed upon that Candace Burke would submit a written proposal to Chatfield College Campus Ministries on February 15^th.  We discussed the success of the Hearts & Heroes Dance of February 11, 2012.  We discussed the progress of the plans for our upcoming Teen Dance. We made plans to meet at A Music Café at noon on February 18, 2012 to decorate for dance. It was suggested to change the week day that our weekly meetings would be held on. A motion was made by Candace Burke to change meetings to Wednesday evenings at 7:00PM Eastern Stantard Time. Their was an unanimous vote to make that change. At the end of the meeting we had a brief discussion and answered questions that members had regarding upcoming events.

Financial Review

Candace Burke next provided an update on TEAM CHANDLER, Inc. finances. It was reported that TEAM CHANDLER sold $32.00 Team Players at the Hearts & Heroes Dance and 1 Small Adult Rainbow Sweatshirt making a total of $52.00 that was raised at the event. Chatfield raised $1,075.00 the same night and will be donating $500.00 to TEAM CHANDLER, Inc. Candace Burke reported that we owe $1,875.00 to Paul Cheema for our website and we will be sending the $500.00 as a payment to him. Company. He also presented the status of business development discussions.

Adjournment

There being no further business to come before the meeting, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Respectfully submitted,

Candace Burke Recording Secretary

Directors Present:

Candace Burke
Denise Burke

Also Present Were:

Benji Pyle
Crystal Miracle
Debby Foster
Denise Burke
Emily Pyle
Sydney Napier

Directors Absent:

Angie Lynch
Ian Miller
Patsy McCall

Call to Order
Candace Burke called the meeting to order at 7PM Eastern Standard Time and recorded the minutes. A quorum of directors was present, and the meeting, having been duly convened, was ready to proceed with business.

Report
Candace Burke reviewed the agenda and welcomed everyone to the meeting. Next, Candace Burke announced that we had a new member Barbara Deemer who was unable to be present. It was announced that Barbara would be taking over our TEAM PLAYER Fundraiser to free President Candace Burke to concentrate on upcoming events. It was discussed that Chatfield College might allow and aid us in having our Easter egg hunt at their facility. It was discussed and agreed upon that Candace Burke would submit a written proposal to Chatfield College Campus Ministries on February 15th. We discussed the success of the Hearts & Heroes Dance of February 11, 2012. We discussed the progress of the plans for our upcoming Teen Dance. We made plans to meet at A Music Café at noon on February 18, 2012 to decorate for dance. It was suggested to change the week day that our weekly meetings would be held on. A motion was made by Candace Burke to change meetings to Wednesday evenings at 7:00PM Eastern Stantard Time. Their was an unanimous vote to make that change. At the end of the meeting we had a brief discussion and answered questions that members had regarding upcoming events.

Financial Review

Candace Burke next provided an update on TEAM CHANDLER, Inc. finances. It was reported that TEAM CHANDLER sold $32.00 Team Players at the Hearts & Heroes Dance and 1 Small Adult Rainbow Sweatshirt making a total of $52.00 that was raised at the event. Chatfield raised $1,075.00 the same night and will be donating $500.00 to TEAM CHANDLER, Inc. Candace Burke reported that we owe $1,875.00 to Paul Cheema for our website and we will be sending the $500.00 as a payment to him. Company. He also presented the status of business development discussions.

Adjournment

There being no further business to come before the meeting, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Respectfully submitted,
Candace Burke Recording Secretary

(A chemo port is a thin, soft, plastic tube surgically implanted into a vein in your chest or arm. It allows healthcare professionals to draw blood and deliver chemotherapy drugs directly into a vein without having to insert an IV needle each time. The chemo port produces a small bump under your skin. Chandler’s chemo port is internal which is a new option being offered to protect against infection better. This is safer for Chandler but unlike the external chemo port, does require one stick each time it is accessed.)

accessed. It has unfortunately taken five to six people at a time to hold him down. This has been so hard on everyone…the nurses, doctors, grandmas, Mama…but most of all on little Chandler. This week the doctors ordered Ativan for Chandler, to be given a half of a hour before accessing his “portal”. PROBLEM SOLVED! Now mind you each time they accessed his “portal” Child Life has tried all sorts of things to try and keep his attention from what was going on…including “Daisy” the dummy, toys and books. He was just not having any of it. This time they brought in some cool ooze type toy. It was an acrylic box of colored ooze that, when tipped, the ooze would slide down and…well, it just looked cool. He laid back and looked at the “ooze toy” like Peter Fonda in “Easy Rider”…right. Well, before he even knows it, the deed is done. He was so stoked! Now…being eight, Chandler doesn’t know Ativan from Fintstone vitamins so he attributes his new found bravery to the ooze toy. I’m telling you…he was so funny…and…well let’s keep it real, Chandler was DRUNK! The nurses and doctors all clapped for him as he left the hospital, congratulating him on his courage and he tells them if they just would have brought him that toy sooner “We would not have had to go through all this!” They gave him a thumbs up, the toy a…thumbs up. They gave Niki and I a wink! Before leaving the hospital we decided to check the hospital gift shop to purchase our own “ooze toy” and to go to the hospital pharmacy for some children’s Tylenol. Chandler had a five minute discussion with the pharmacist about the “Buckeyes”, and he just kept striking conversations with random folks. We kept reeling him in by his coat hood! Before we could head home we had to stop at the Cincinnati Eye Institute for his post-op visit. He kept reading the sign and saying…”Cincinnati Eye InstiTOOT ya get it? Eye InstiTOOT”…and each time he would slap his leg and crack up. Niki held his arm as he wobbled around and we laughed and laughed with him! His silliness was contagious and we were all a goofy mess! Isn’t it strange that even in the midst of something so hard…you can have…one of the best days ever?

Guess who’s having one of the best weeks ever? Chandler Kellan Miller…that’s who! Chandler has been a trooper through all of this. He has been through so much. He has been to doctor after doctor, has had test after test and sadly, a lot of needles. As anyone might expect he has had moments where he is tired of “all this” and “just wants to get back to his normal life!” (I know…I know) There are a lot of scary things going on…especially to an eight year old child. For Chandler one of the scariest things has been getting his chemo port or “portal” (as he calls it…lol)

(A chemo port is a thin, soft, plastic tube surgically implanted into a vein in your chest or arm. It allows healthcare professionals to draw blood and deliver chemotherapy drugs directly into a vein without having to insert an IV needle each time. The chemo port produces a small bump under your skin. Chandler’s chemo port is internal which is a new option being offered to protect against infection better. This is safer for Chandler but unlike the external chemo port, does require one stick each time it is accessed.)

accessed. It has unfortunately taken five to six people at a time to hold him down. This has been so hard on everyone…the nurses, doctors, grandmas, Mama…but most of all on little Chandler. This week the doctors ordered Ativan for Chandler, to be given a half of a hour before accessing his “portal”. PROBLEM SOLVED! Now mind you each time they accessed his “portal” Child Life has tried all sorts of things to try and keep his attention from what was going on…including “Daisy” the dummy, toys and books. He was just not having any of it. This time they brought in some cool ooze type toy. It was an acrylic box of colored ooze that, when tipped, the ooze would slide down and…well, it just looked cool. He laid back and looked at the “ooze toy” like Peter Fonda in “Easy Rider”…right. Well, before he even knows it, the deed is done. He was so stoked! Now…being eight, Chandler doesn’t know Ativan from Fintstone vitamins so he attributes his new found bravery to the ooze toy. I’m telling you…he was so funny…and…well let’s keep it real, Chandler was DRUNK! The nurses and doctors all clapped for him as he left the hospital, congratulating him on his courage and he tells them if they just would have brought him that toy sooner “We would not have had to go through all this!” They gave him a thumbs up, the toy a…thumbs up. They gave Niki and I a wink! Before leaving the hospital we decided to check the hospital gift shop to purchase our own “ooze toy” and to go to the hospital pharmacy for some children’s Tylenol. Chandler had a five minute discussion with the pharmacist about the “Buckeyes”, and he just kept striking conversations with random folks. We kept reeling him in by his coat hood! Before we could head home we had to stop at the Cincinnati Eye Institute for his post-op visit. He kept reading the sign and saying…”Cincinnati Eye InstiTOOT ya get it? Eye InstiTOOT”…and each time he would slap his leg and crack up. Niki held his arm as he wobbled around and we laughed and laughed with him! His silliness was contagious and we were all a goofy mess! Isn’t it strange that even in the midst of something so hard…you can have…one of the best days ever?