Ronald McDonald House Service

Greetings Spouses!

We need volunteers to help at the Ronald McDonald House located at 935 E. South Temple (on the north side of the street), on the following days:

Monday March 28 at 6:30 AM We will be cooking and serving breakfast to the families staying at the Ronald McDonald house. Breakfast is served at 8 AM plus time to clean up, we should be done around 9 AM. We get to plan our own menu so if you have any ideas or requests, let me know. No children please.

Saturday April 30 at 9:00 AM We will be cleaning the grounds, raking leaves and picking up trash. If your children are old enough to help they are welcome. Please make arrangements for small children.

I need an estimate of how many people will be coming to help. Please RSVP on facebook (MSA service at the U) if you are able to help. We will meet in the parking lot at the Ronald McDonald House, parking is in the back.

Service: Ronald McDonald House

Greetings MSA

We are going to team up with the Ronald McDonald House to provide some great service in the medical community this spring. The Ronald McDonald House provides a "home-away-from-home" for families with seriously ill or injured children being treated at area hospitals because children heal faster when their loved ones are with them. In March we will be going into the home to make dinner for the families staying there. We can make what ever we want so if you have any idea please let me know (my favorite is waffles for dinner) and in April will spend a Saturday morning helping in the yard at the Ronald McDonald House. 

More details will be forthcoming but in the mean time, they are in need of some donations. Namely:

Groceries (no expired items please):  K-Cups for Keurig® Coffee Makers  Yogurt  Fresh Fruit and Vegetables  Onions and Garlic  Frozen Dinners/ Pizzas  Butter/ Margarine  Vegetable Oil  Sugar  Milk  White Wine Vinegar     Home & Kitchen Supplies:  8 Gallon Garbage Bags Queen Sized Blankets Home Depot ® Gift Cards Costco® Gift Cards 40-100 Watt Light Bulbs (Energy Save) Cleaning Supplies: Pine-Sol® or Fabuloso® Toilet Bowl Cleaner Wood Cleaner/ Polish Liquid Dish Soap Sanitizing Wipes Disposable Cleaning Gloves Pillow Protectors Air Freshener Sprays Toilet Bowl Brushes Fabreeze® No Spill Wood Diffuser and Flameless Luminary Soap Oil (for cleaning wood) Coarse Rock Salt/ Ice Melt Aluminum Foil

Family Fun:  2 TV Stands (call office for details)  Wii & Xbox 360 Controllers & Games  Passes to Local Attractions  Taxi Vouchers and/or Bus Passes  Movie/ Sport/ Concert Tickets  Calling Cards for Long Distance  New Release DVDs (G, PG, PG-13 only)     Office Supplies:  Tools (used ok– call for details)  Postage Stamps  Copy Paper  Tape  Folders & Hanging File Folders  Batteries  Post-it® Notes  Highlighters  Sharpies  Gel and Ink Pens     Donated Services:  Do you have a professional service you would like to donate– carpet cleaning, painting, maintenance, haircuts, manicure, etc.? Give us a call– your services are  appreciated.     Items displayed in BOLD are most urgent.

All items must be new. If you would like to donate any of these items please bring them to my house or call me (info below) and I can pick them up. I will be taking all items to the RMDH the morning of February 28th.

I'm looking forward to serving with you!

Melissa Burrow

Medical Marriages

We hope you will all save the date and come to our annual medical marriages night. We will have a financial advisor from the UMA as well as the marriage panel.

Saturday, February 12, at 6:30 pm at the School of Medicine Alumni Hall

Dinner will be provided for the adults by UMA. Babysitting will be available at $2.00 per child. (A light snack and drink will be provided for the children.

Day at the Legislature

Save the Date!

Day at the Legislature

Thursday, February 17^th 8am-1pm

State Capitol Building

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This is your chance to make a difference on Capitol Hill! Beginning at 8am, enjoy a light breakfast while the UMA’s political go-to, Michelle McOmber will bring everyone up to date on what medical legislation is coming before the legislators that day or soon after. Everyone will receive talking points on those important issues. Then, you have the opportunity to talk with your representative about important medical legislation issues and listen to what's happening on the floor overlooking the action. Around noon, there will be a luncheon provided with speakers from the Legislature and medical field. Please make arrangements now for work off and babysitters, because this is an opportunity that only comes around once a year. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Megan Warren. More details to follow in an email.

Spotlight: Megan Warren

I grew up in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. While attending BYU, I met my husband, Andrew. It turns out that we actually went to the same high school, and our parents live just about five minutes apart! After I graduated in music and business, we moved to Salt Lake for Andrew to start medical school. Now we are in our third year, and we have a darling little girl, Emma, who will be two in April. I love to play the violin, and I really enjoy teaching my eight students. Together, my husband and I enjoy attending the Utah Symphony, hiking, and, of course, we love to play games! I have recently developed a passion for running, and right now I’m training to run the Canyonlands Half Marathon in Moab this March. In my spare time, I enjoy playing with Emma, reading, baking, crocheting, and knitting.

Cooking Club: Salads

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The MSA Cooking Club will be held at Natalie DeMill's home on Wednesday, January 26 at 7:00 pm.  The theme is "Salads," so bring your favorite salad (green, jello, pasta, potato, anything goes).  Please email your recipes to Melissa Stringham beforehand.

Also, don't forget about February's Book Club.  We will be discussing the book, "Left to Tell" by Immaculee Ilibagiza.  It will be held at Michelle Chesnut's apartment on Wednesday, February 23 at 7:00. 

More details, including directions to the hostesses' homes will be emailed soon.

Member Spotlight: Jennie Zaugg

My name is Jennie Zaugg and my husband Brian is a fourth year who has chosen to study Ophthalmology.  I grew up in Clearfield Utah where I met Brian during my junior year of high school.  He was one year older than me and our relationship began as just as friends.  It wasn’t until he graduated that we began dating.  We dated during my senior year while he attended Utah State and was planning on majoring in Engineering.  Brian left on a mission after completing a year of schooling.  I went to Weber State and decided to major in Communications.  Shortly before arriving home from his mission Brian decided to change career paths.  He obviously decided he wanted to be a doctor!  At this point I had waited almost two years for him and there was no turning back, but I knew we had a long road ahead of us.  We got married 4 months after he arrived home on August 19, 2004.  Needless to say we have traveled down this long road of medical school together.  We both transferred to the University of Utah.  I completed my degree in Speech Communications with an emphasis in intercultural and interpersonal communications.  Brian graduated with a degree in Biology.  During school and upon graduation I worked at Wells Fargo Bank as a Service Manager.  During our first year of medical school we had our fist child, named Boston.  I worked part time after having Boston. Just before I gave birth to our second son Cooper I quit, to stay at home with our children.  With two little ones and a husband who is rarely home, I have a small amount of free time, but when I do I enjoy reading a good book or playing soccer and basketball with friends.