Convention highlights.MNA MNA Monitored Natural Attenuation MNA Massachusetts Nurses Association MNA Michigan Nonprofit Association MNA Mini-Nutritional Assessment MNA Mission to North America (Presbyterian Church in America outreach) Resolution Number 1 Early Payoff of the MNA Building Mortgage Submitted by the MNA Board of Directors WHEREAS the Montana Nurses' Association purchased residential and commercial property in 1989 located at 104 Broadway in Helena and WHEREAS the property has housed MNA offices rent free since 1990 and WHEREAS income from the property has also paid for building maintenance, MNA employees' parking, and portions of annual audit costs and WHEREAS the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites; and WHEREAS the real estate market in Helena is competitive at this time; and WHEREAS the MNA Property Management Committee/Building Task Force has consulted with MNAs CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. and real estate consultant and, based on their advise, has recommended early payoff of the mortgage still owing on the building, which recommendation has been approved by the MNA Board of Directors; and WHEREAS MNA would realize a tax benefit in the form of no capital gains tax when this payoff occurs and the property remains unsold for one year; and WHEREAS there has been discussion with no decision as yet about MNAs continuing to be a landlord to commercial and residential properties after the building is sold; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 2005 House of Delegates House of Delegates n. The lower house of the state legislature in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. urge the MNA Board of Directors and the Executive Director to move forward with payoff of the building mortgage as soon as possible; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Association then consider utilizing a 501c3 foundation to invest any profit from the sale of the building at such time as that occurs. MNA Resolution Number 2 Untitled Submitted by Sherri Maloney WHEREAS, MNA is the united voice for nurses in Montana and should exemplify and heave in place the necessary tools to ensure best employment practices, and WHEREAS, MNA staff needs to see who has the power--it's the membership at large, and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the MNA Board of Directors be charged to examine MNAs personnel policies and ensure that they represent the epitome of employer/employee relationships, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Personnel Committee must be reactivated or reestablished and ensure that it is balanced with pro-employee representatives and managers, and BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED, requests that this review of policies be done and a report will be brought back to the House at the next meeting. 93rd ANNUAL CONVENTION SPONSORS MNA gratefully acknowledges the financial contributions of the following associations and businesses. Their generous support of professional nursing makes our 93rd Annual Convention a success. AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million Allegra Al·leg·ra A trademark for the drug fexofenadine hydrochloride. fexofenadine hydrochloride Allegra, Telfast (UK) Pharmacologic class: Peripherally selective piperidine, selective histamine Print & Imaging Allegiance Health Benefits Management Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. Benefis Healthcare Bern & Pugh Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Montana Carroll College Carroll College can refer to:
Davis Business Machines Deaconess dea·con·ess n. 1. A Protestant woman who assists the minister in various functions. 2. Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a woman: Deaconess Brown. Noun 1. Billings Clinic Flathead Valley Community College Great Falls Great Falls, city (1990 pop. 55,097), seat of Cascade co., N central Mont., second largest city in the state, at the confluence of the Missouri and Sun rivers and near the falls that give the city its name; inc. 1888. Clinic Junkermier Clark Campanella Stevens MBNA MBNA Monument Builders of North America MBNA Mercedes-Benz North America MBNA Maryland Bank, National Association MBNA Maryland Bank North America MBNA Mount Baker Nurses Association (Bellingham, Washington) America Miles Community College, Division of Nursing & Allied Health MHA-An Association of Health Care Providers MNA Council on Advanced Practice MNA District #4 MNA Local Unit #13--St. Peter's Hospital Montana Area Health Education Center Montana Beer & Wine Wholesalers Montana International, a member of Payne Financial Group, Inc. Montana Medical Association Montana Primary Care Association MSU MSU Michigan State University MSU Mississippi State University MSU Montana State University MSU Minnesota State University MSU Morehead State University (Kentycky) MSU Montclair State University Alumni Association MSU-Bozeman College of Nursing MSU Northern, Department of Nursing MSU-Great Falls College of Technology Montana Tech Nursing Program Mountain Pacific Quality Health Foundation New West Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract Northern Montana Hospital Dr. Stephen G & Kim Powell Salish Kootenai College Salish Kootenai College (SKC) is a Native American tribal college based in Pablo, Montana which serves the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles tribes. There are approximately 1,100 students attending the college; enrollment is not limited to Native American students. , Department of Nursing Saint Patrick Hospital & Health Sciences Center Saint Peter's Hospital Saint Vincent Healthcare U of M College of Technology Missoula Valley Bank of Helena 2005 CONVENTION EXHIBITORS Montana Nurses' Association wishes to thank all exhibitors for being a part of the 2005 Convention. By participating, these organizations show their support of Montana nurses. AARP of Montana AstraZeneca Auxiliary of Gideons International Benefis Healthcare Bozeman Deaconess Hospital Children's Special Health Services CHIP Deaconess Billings Clinic Forest Pharmaceuticals Genentech GlaxoSmithKline Gonzaga University: Dept. of Nursing Medicare Rx Access Network of MT MERCK Miles Community College Mosby Mt State Prison Infirmary MSU College of Nursing-Missoula MSU Northern: College of Nursing MT Environmental Information Center MT Mental Health Association NAMI NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (now National Alliance on Mental Illness) NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness (formerly National Alliance for the Mentally Ill ) NAMI Naval Aerospace Medical Institute Northwest Lions Eye Bank Novartis Nurse First Program Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. of Montana St. James Healthcare Sanofi-Aventis/Proctor & Gamble Schering-Plough Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation US Army Healthcare |
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