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Greetings Sammers! Have you been highly involved with Flying Sams and would like to take a more leadership role in the club? If so, we highly recommend you apply for the Flying Sams 2010-2011 Executive Board! Applications are now available! The application deadline is Saturday, February 20th, 2010 by 11:59 PM – NO EXCEPTIONS. Interviews will be taking place during Week 8, February 22 – 28, 2010. Please e-mail completed applications to President@flyingsams.com and please CAREFULLY read... more

Hi Sammers, Hopefully midterms are going well for everybody. In our week 6 meeting, we will be having speed socializing and committee announcements. In addition to the general meeting, we will be having an a member appreciation after-event with FREE KOREAN BBQ. The location will announced during the meeting so be sure to attend! As always, please join committee facebook groups (located on our main group page) to stay informed about committee activities and if you know any health care professionals... more

Hey Sammers! Just a reminder that we’re having a Korean BBQ fundraiser on Tuesday! Our booth will be on Ring Road at the corner of the Cross Cultural Center side closest to Gateway Study Center. We’ll be selling delicious Korean BBQ from 10-3 or until we sell out. If you’re interested in helping out we definitely need people to help set up and clean up! We will be setting up at around 9 so come by the booth and lend a hand and grab something to eat! I hope to see you all on Tuesday! -Mona... more

Hey Sammers, Last month’s Tres Reyes was a great success. Thanks to all of your help with wrapping gifts, donating clothes and shoes, and attending the trip! We are looking forward to another great trip this month on Saturday February 20th. The window for our trip has officially opened and will close Wednesday, February 10th at 5:00 PM. Sign up asap, especially if you can drive or translate, we will be needing your help! You can sign up, like always, at this link . We are always collecting... more

Hi Sammers, It’s time for the second general meeting of winter quarter. We will be having a MEDICAL SPANISH AND TRIAGE LEARNING ACTIVITY. Learn what we do in Mexico. This activity will include: *Learning Medical Spanish Terms and Phrases *Learning How to Take Vitals (Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Respiration Rate, etc.) *Prizes! Hope to see you there!  Read More →

Winter break recap: Barnes and Noble Gift Wrapping – Success! AIDS/HIV Presentation – Success! December Clinic Trip – Success! Snow Trip – Success! (mostly) Coming up: Executive board positions for next year, application packet coming in a few weeks, interviews instead of elections. Post-meeting activity: Gift wrapping for Tres Reyes clinic trip  Read More →

Hey Sammers, I hope you all are having a wonderful new year and a pleasant first couple weeks of the quarter. Every year, we celebrate the holiday of Tres Reyes with the El Testerazo commmunity. We distribute numerous donations of all kinds on this day as well as holiday gifts to the many children of our clinic, all in addition to normal medical and dental clinic activities. This trip is traditionally very busy and patients travel from many surrounding cities to attend. We are pleased to anounce... more

Hey Flying Samaritans Members, The 2009-2010 Flying Samaritans Snow Trip details are finalized ready to go! The trip will take place from January 8, 2010 to January 10, 2010 (2 nights). We will be leaving for Big Bear together Friday afternoon, hitting the slopes all day Saturday, and returning to Irvine Sunday morning. An incentive (not having to pay for gas) is provided to encourage volunteers to drive. Our cabin is located just up Summit Road near the lake and within walking distance to Snow Summit. If... more

For Fall quarter, meetings are at BS3 1200 at 5 PM on even weeks. The first meeting will be on October 7th. Hope to see everyone there!  Read More →

Hey everyone! Hope the last couple weeks of summer are going well! We are pleased to anounce that the window for our next clinic trip has officially opened and will close Wednesday September 9th at 5:00 PM. Sign up soon, especially if you can drive or translate! http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFFadTZVR1Z4c2tFdnBpZXpZRW5fOWc6MA As always, we appreciate your help and continued support of Flying Sams.Thanks to all to joined us on our last clinic trip, it was great to be back and the... more