Join us for the Alpha-1 Canada Annual General Meeting and Guest Speaker by Telephone this Thursday June 24, 2010.

Every year Alpha-1 Canada holds a general meeting. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is an opportunity for members of our community to meet and interact with each other and the board of directors, find out what is planned for the coming year and offer suggestions and make comments on programs and services.

There is also a short "business" part of the meeting where the board takes care of certain legal requirements like approving the financial statements and appointing an auditing firm for the coming year. The business portion of the meeting will be first on the agenda and take only 10 to 15 minutes, followed by a guest speaker.

Our guest speaker on nutrition will be Anita Shallal, BScN, R.N. Anita is a co-op student doing research for us. Anita is a registered nurse and student at the University of Windsor. In addition to being a student and working as a nurse, Anita is preparing to write the entrance exams for medical school. The research she is working on is about nutrition, specifically as it pertains to Alpha-1 lung and liver disease.

Holding the meeting in a brick and mortar location means that only Alphas who live nearby can attend. This year we are again taking a page from our Drop-in Meeting book and holding the AGM by teleconference. This means Alphas from coast to coast can call a toll free telephone number and be part of the meeting. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.

This year's AGM teleconference will be June 24th at the following times:

4:00 pm Pacific Time

5:00 pm Mountain Time

6:00 pm Central Time

7:00 pm Eastern Time

8:00 pm Atlantic Time

8:30 pm Newfoundland Time

Please join us for this important event. To join the AGM, call 1-800-508-7891 at the appointed time. When prompted, the meeting number is * 905 614 559 1* . The asterisks (*), before and after the meeting number, are required. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Mundy at jim.mundy@alpha1canada.ca or 1-888-669-2583.