Health Administration Fundraising Report

In May 2008 I issued a challenge to Health Administration Section members to raise money to send some students to the APHA Annual Meeting.  These aren’t just any students; these are the students that took part in the Health Administration Living History project sponsored by the Health Administration Section in honor of our 100 Year Anniversary.  Many of you may have been interviewed by these students.  Linda Landesman and Gita Uppal have been coordinating the project, and you will see the results of the students' hard work at APHA.

You hopefully received the letter with the fundraising challenge.  I agreed to match the first $500 that the Section raised.  I have received $310 to date.  I would actually like to write my check for $500, so I continue to encourage you to challenge me, even if it means supporting the students with a $10 commitment.  One way to do this is to remember back to the time when you were a student in graduate school.  If you think things are expensive for you today, despite the economic challenges of today, it felt even more expensive as a graduate student!  To contribute, see the last page of the newsletter for the form and information where to send your check!