********Executive Notes********

Veronica and Carissa have several ongoing projects for G-PACT they are working on, which include:

- Gearing up for the start of our new fiscal year on Oct. 1^st which includes filing annual state registrations nationwide.
- Veronica has updated the financial reports.
- Veronica has been working with Chris Campbell in publicizing the Patient Symposiums in October.  Carissa and Veronica are planning on attending these events.
- Sponsoring multiple fundraising events
- Graphics work printing and distribution to patients and medical professionals nationwide. 
- Planning our attendance for upcoming events.
- Requesting articles and/or other info from medical professionals which we can include in a portion of our website dedicated towards providing information to the medical community. 
- Carissa had an article published for the American Motility Society Newsletter introducing G-PACT to the GI community. 
- Carissa’s story was published in the Messiah College ’s Fall/Winter 2003 quarterly magazine 
- Updating and expanding various aspects within the G-PACT website 
- Carissa is making plans to attend a meeting with the Speaker of the House in the next few weeks with a network of medical professionals, congressmen, patients, and medical companies to request increased funding for GI motility disorders research.
- Seeking volunteers in the Harrisburg/York/Hershey PA and surrounding areas as well as the Columbus Ohio area, who are interested in establishing a support group to hold regular support group meetings at a designated location. These groups are sponsored by G-PACT, and we will work with you to establish, publicize, and maintain them at no cost to you.

Please contact Carissa at chaston@g-pact.org or 1-888-820-0729 x 81, or Veronica at vpennington@g-pact.org or 1-888-820-0729 x 82 if you have any questions or would like to receive printed material.

Supply Depot

The supply depot is accepting unused medical supplies which can be legally distributed to people who have little or no coverage for medical supplies. The donor will ship supplies to the supply depot. We ask that the donor cover shipping costs to the Supply Depot, and G-PACT will pay for shipping to the recipient once there is someone in need of them.  

We are able to accept:
All MUST BE unopened, sterile, and unused. Supply Depot Manager will evaluate all supplies as they are donated to make sure they fit within our guidelines:

-TPN Tubing/extension tubing
-Tube feeding bags
-Tube feeding formula 
-Saline and Heparin pre-filled syringes and vials
-Backpacks for portable TPN or tube feeding pumps
-IV Poles
-Alcohol swabs
-Dressing change kits 
-Gauze
-Needle less syringes

Can be used, but good condition only:
-Medical Tape

If you have supplies you have a questions about, or if one of them isn’t listed, please contact Sherri at supplydepot@g-pact.org for assistance.