Your participation is required to make this event a great CELEBRATION

In 1959 the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series again the Chicago White Sox (4-2); Elvis Presley’s Big Hunk O’ Love was one of the 10 top songs; Sleeping Beauty hit the charts as a favorite movie to see; a few of us (members) were born and the Alabama Chapter of the American Association of Hospital Accountants (now known as the Alabama Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association) was created. Remembering our past can be fun, exciting and humbling.

The Alabama Chapter of HFMA will commemorate its 50th anniversary in 2009. The Alabama Chapter began organizing service to its membership in 1958 with only a handful of people. Since 1959 membership has grown from 16 to over 500. Throughout its history, the Alabama Chapter has informed and educated its membership about health care changes and challenges industry wide. The chapter has established a precedent of excellence and service which has made it one of the most respected chapters in HFMA. On April 22, 1959, the Alabama Chapter of AAHA was formed at a meeting at the Redmont Hotel in Birmingham.

I CHALLENGE YOU TO PULL OUT THOSE OLD HFMA FILES, PICTURES AND WHATEVERS AND SEND THEM TO ME. ALSO TAKE SOME TIME TO PEN AN EVENT, OCCASION OR ACTIVITY THAT FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER YOU HOLD DEAR OR IT JUST MAKES YOU SMILE AND/OR LAUGH WHEN YOU THINK OF HFMA. I NEED YOU TO PROVIDE ME AS MANY MEMORIES (STORIES, PICTURES, OLD ALABAMA CHAPTER NEWSLETTER, MAILOUTS, ......) Additionally, we want to take this time to remember those that are no longer with us but were so instrumental in establishing and forging this chapter to its present state of excellence, so provide me information about these individuals i.e. Who, What, When,........

You get the picture, provide me any and everything that you have and/or celebration ideas to make this occasion a blast from the past...... starting from 1959 to 2007.....

Email your stories, pictures, memories to Yolanda.Rich@stvhs.com or mail them to my attention at 3000 Galleria Tower, Suite 1700, Birmingham, Alabama 35244.

HOW TO VOLUNTEER!
If you would like to be a part of the 50th Anniversary Planning Committee, please contact Yolanda Rich at Yolanda.Rich@stvhs.com or 205 989-4832.