Health Educated Asian Leaders | May 2013 Newsletter
HEAL Secretary
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May Birthdays!
May 2nd:
Brandon Magtalas
May 4th:
Cori Foster
May 6th:
Tamika Smith
Preeya Vattam
May 7th:
UF Lollicup
Sabrina Chan-Pong
May 8th:
Jade Chan-Pong
May 9th:
Lisa Zeng
Thomas Sit
Tim Lee
May 10th:
Dianna Yan
May 11th:
Hanief G Williams
May 12th:
Mary Louise Doromal
May 14th:
Emily Tran
May 16th:
Kingsley Barte
Adremae Alotaya
May 17th:
Tommey Liang
Fei Wang
Phoi Troung
May 18th:
Patricia de la Cabada
Rachel Chang
May 19th:
Leon Chen
Janelle Constantino
May 20th:
Snehitha Kethireddy
May 21st:
Lian Valdez
May 22nd:
Jonathan Tanawan
May 25th:
Justin Davenport
Lina Ly
May 27th:
Esme Bako
May 30th:
Will Voelker
May 31st:
Courtney Marasigan
Leonard Deleon
Raven Harris
Michael TangOn behalf of HEAL, we would like to wish you all a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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HEAL's 2013-2014 Executive Board
Congratulations to our newly elected 2013-2014 eboard! We know that you all will do great things in the upcoming year. Make us proud!
President: Leon Chen
Vice President: Ruben Sabarre
Treasurer: Anida Chanthavong
Secretary: Lisa Zeng
Internal Affairs: Kareem Issa
External Affairs: Jaclyn Tan
Social Chair: Chynna Bambico
Historian: Justin Davenport
Health Panel Directors: Alan Chan and Sherin Thamarasseril
Sports Coordinator: Esteban Valiente
Recap of the Year!
It is finally over!!! We are sad to see you all go, but we hope that you guys will return to us soon! It has been a tremendous year filled with unforgettable memories and remarkable accomplishments! We have done so much in just one year from the Health Point system to the creation of our monthly newsletter. We were also fortunate enough to host our FIRST medical mission trip to Ecuador. It was all thanks to our former external affairs officer and future president, Leon Chen. Thank you for a successful trip. It would not be possible without all of your hard work. To our seniors, we will miss you dearly! Good luck to you all and your future endeavors. Also, a huge thank you to our members and all the support you have shown us throughout the year!
Have a great summer everyone! We hope to see you all during Summer B or in the Fall.
Confessions of a HEAL Officer!
The Cactus
If I can describe my past three years with HEAL using one object of meaning, I would represent it with a cactus. Yes, because that is the party favor they gave during my last formal. And no, that is not the only reason.
The cactus flower symbolizes endurance, the ability to stand up to the test of time and overcome many elements. While I can barely run three miles anymore, I had lasted three years with HEAL as an e-board member. The journey as a rising officer was tough and arduous. I was dumbfounded when I became secretary, but through mistakes and questions I learn how to do my job well. Through vice-president I was able to explore the many elements of HEAL. Lastly, as president I was able to raise above all occasion to lead my officers to an extordinary chapter of HEAL. I would say the lessons I learned in HEAL gave me the strength to carry through, even beyond HEAL. It had taught me how to be a leader, the power of friendship, the meaning of inspiration, and ultimately helped me find my true passion – being a physician.
Although I am leaving, I encourage you all to stay involved with HEAL. With the accomplishments we made this year – mission trip, concessions, health point system and more – it is bound to get better from here!
Sincerely,
Thanhnga Doan
President 2012-2013
Words of Wisdom
It’s that time my lovely HEALers: time to say farewell! Before I leave, I’ll give all of you some words of wisdom.
1) BE YOURSELF. I honestly was very insecure as a freshman; I tried my best to seem cool and hid my crazy. Now, I don’t really care about that anymore. Sometimes I’m derpy and loud, but I wouldn’t have made such good friends with everyone if it weren’t for my personality. Besides, I’d rather be weird than pretend to be someone else.
2) LOOK BACK, BUT NEVER WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAST. I have so many regrets (especially in the academic department), but every time I look back and ponder what would happen if I had done this instead of that…. I realize I would not have met the wonderful people or experienced all the beautiful experiences during my college career. My decisions and mistakes make me, me!
3) NEVER FORGET WHY YOU ARE HERE. Remember to study and always give yourself at least 2-4 hours for your schoolwork. Don’t waste your time; you are here for a reason!
I can’t really think of anything else... So, see you later HEAL! Thank you for all the beautiful memories!Lian Valdez
Internal Affairs 2012-2013
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