Rock Hill Mended Hearts Cluster Meeting, March 8, 2008

The following Chapters attended the Cluster meeting.

• Columbia Chapter #71
• Myrtle Beach Grand Strand Chapter #117
• North Charleston Low Country Chapter #175
• Columbia Providence Hospital Chapter #189
• Charleston Chapter #266
• Rock Hill Chapter #289
• Aiken Chapter #294
• Greenwood Chapter #306

Seen below are pictures taken by Bert Parent at the Rock Hill Mended Hearts Cluster Meeting.

The first four pictures will show scenes of Regional and Cluster officers; the next is the Keynote speaker. Following that are shots of various Chapter presentations; and, finally, there are scenes of various roundtable discussions.

Jack Harrelson, Assistant Regional Director, welcomes and introduces many of the guests. Jack asks the representatives from the various chapters to be each recognized as a group. Later, Jack provides information about the upcoming 56th Mended Hearts Annual Convention in Hartford, CT, on May 25 – 28, 2008.

Gerrald Kemp, President of Rock Hill Chapter #289, continues the welcoming process and provides the organization and housekeeping structure for the Cluster Meeting.  

 
Mended Hearts Regional Director Sue Borum gives a summary of news of national importance.

Gerry Harrelson tells us how to do Internet Visiting. This activity takes substantial time on a per person basis, but bacause most of the people that would like these visits cannot easily attend regular Mended Hearts meetings, this provides the main sources for information for many people. 

 
Keynote speaker Dr. Art Edgerton addresses cardiothoratic surgery. As it turned out, Dr. Edgerton was such a compelling speaker and could provide so much information that the audience would have kept him well beyond the allotted time. As it was, "time" had to be called and the doctor was allowed to leave. Speakers of this caliber happen only rarely, and the attendees took full advantage of his presence!

The next section is a group of short presentations by Chapter Presidents on their activities. Each Chapter tells about their strengths and weaknesses, special projects, future plans, and highlights of the annual reports.

 
Chapter 189 (Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC) President Faye Efird tells about, among other things, the record-setting 16,091 visits that were made during 2007 by the Chapter. 

Jerry Wilson of Charleston, SC, discusses his Chapter. 

Marilyn Kohl gives Chapter information. 

Roger Brewster talks about his Chapter. 

 
Tom Barrett discusses his Chapter activities.. 

Larry Polsley, Chapter 189 Treasurer at the Cluster meeting. 

A view of the room. 

A view of Chapter 189 members. 

  
 
Roundtable discussion - Planning future meetings. 

Roundtable discussion - Fund Raising. 

 Roundtable discussion - Newsletters. 

Roundtable discussion - Visiting / Accreditations / Counting Visits.