2. END OF SEMESTER REPORT
CLUB ORGANIZATION: Molloy Nursing Student Association (MNSA)
SEMESTER: Fall 2016
Co-Presidents
Jaclyn Malone
Katelyn Finnegan
Co-Vice Presidents
Phil DeSena
Emily Rosen
Co-Treasurers
Rachel White
Gabriella Perciavalle
Co-Secretaries
Julia White
Carly Howard
Co-Communications
Directors
Stephanie Jorgensen
Teresa McDavid
Advisors
Dr. Moore
Dr. Emeghebo
Professor Mullarkey
Subcommittee Members:
Emma Carey, Benya Rodthong, Erica Lengefeld, Patrick Wlodkowski,
Helen Pham, and Alexis Felicio
3. EKG Fundraiser
August 25th-26th
MNSA raised over $300 dollars for the American
Heart Association.
Professor Michael Finnegan volunteered his time
to teach the students EKGs.
4. Ronald McDonald House Volunteering and Donations
MNSA volunteers at the
Ronald McDonald House
several times a year.
In August, we donated
$1000 and received a
leaf on the wall
inside the New Hyde
Park location.
5. Gear Sale
MNSA ordered nursing gear (apparel) during September and distributed it in
early November. The proceeds we made go into our Fundraised Account. Each
year, we donate a portion of the money we raise during the Gear Sale to the
Nursing Pinning Ceremonies in December and May.
7. Nursing Students’ Association of New York State
Council of State Leaders Meeting in Tarrytown, NY
MNSA members Jaclyn Malone, Elizabeth Gambo, Helen Pham, Alison Merenstein,
and Megan Quinn attended the American Nurses’ Association conference September
23rd-24th. At the conference, the Nursing Students’ Association of NYS held a
leadership conference that all students participated in.
8. MNSA Advisor, Dr. Geraldine Moore is awarded
“Woman of Distinction
Geraldine‘s strong commitment to public health and dedication to lifelong learning are the reasons she
constantly strives to educate those around her.
After a young boy died from an asthma attack, Dr. Moore joined the Asthma Coalition of Long Island to
prevent the same thing happening to anyone else. Speaking at schools in Long Beach, she began
teaching asthma education to the students. Today, Dr. Moore continues to be an active volunteer with
the Coalition, is a certified asthma educator, and volunteers at asthma screenings.
Dr. Moore is also a volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps., helping at the Long Island Marathon and
the Victory Games each year. As an associate professor of nursing, she shares her passion with
nursing students at Molloy College, where she also serves as the faculty moderator to the Molloy
Nursing Student Association. Dr. Moore was recognized in 2014 as the Nurse Educator Health Care
Hero.
She believes political activism is also important so she accompanied a group of students to Albany for
Nurses’ Lobby Day, and she helps organize Meet the Legislators Night at Molloy College where elected
officials speak about various health policies and their effect on health care.
In an effort to prevent deaths from an opioid overdose, Dr. Moore has brought the Narcan education
and training program to Molloy College and encourages students to attend the multiple training
programs throughout Long Island. Currently, she has 240 students scheduled for training this fall.
Dr. Moore is a dedicated doctor who believes in reaching far beyond the walls of her office in an effort
to educate people of all ages in order to better their lives.
9. St. Judes Walk 5K
Stephanie
Jorgensen,
Co-Communications
Director and
Philip Desena
Co-Vice President
lead a team in
the St. Judes
Walk/Run to fight
childhood cancer.
They raised $1230
for the walk.
10. Bake sale and Chemo Comfort Kits
Stephanie Jorgensen,
Phil Desena and Dana Giffin
Brought in baked goods and held a
Fundraiser to make chemo comfort
Kits for children with cancer.
The kits were donated to NYP.
11. NSNA Mid-Year Convention
Katelyn Finnegan, Co-President of
MNSA, serves on the board of the
National Student Nurses
association as the Imprint
Editor. In
November she attended the
mid-year conference in Missouri.
12. Friends to RNS
fRieNds to RNs is a new mentor program started
by Co-Vice President Philip Desena and
Co-President Katelyn Finnegan. We meet once a
month with students and discuss various topics
that we think are relevant to nursing
students. Half of the session is a powerpoint
based off of the topic of the day and the
latter half is saved for questions the
students may have.
13. Peer Mentoring
This semester we had several students act as Peer Mentors in the Nursing Lab.
These mentors helped students in their Fundamentals of Nursing classes learn
certain skills before getting tested by the nursing staff in the lab.
The Peer Mentors are:
Allison Turner
Sean Garvey
Lauren Antario
Jessica Antario
Carmen Blanco
14. Legislative Night -
On Tuesday, October 25,
2016,
MNSA hosted “Legislative
Night”
With NACLI (The Nurses
Association Of The
Countries Of Long Island).
Local and state
representatives came and
spoke of their
Political plans if elected
to office.
15. Mary Brennan Inn
On November 4,
2016, Board
Members Philip
DeSena and Teresa
McDavid went to
the Mary Brennan
Inn with members
of MNSA.
16. Party with a Purpose
On Thursday, December
1, 2016, MNSA hosted
our annual “Party with
a Purpose”. We
partnered with Music
Therapy to bring
Christmas cheer to the
students of Molloy.
This year we raised
supplies for the
elderly. Any money
raised was split
between the chemo
comfort kits and the
elderly.
17. Welcome Back Meeting
In September, we held our
MNSA Welcome Back
Meeting. Dr. Muldoon,
Dean of the Barbara H.
Hagan School of Nursing
spoke and welcomed all
new and returning Nursing
Students.
18. Kickbox to Kick Suicide Out of the Question
Fundraiser for the American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention
On October 17th, MNSA held a cardio kickboxing class to fundraise money for
the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Admission to this event was $5
per person. Keychains were sold for $2. We fundraised a total of $75! The
Molloy Counseling Center pamphlets were distributed for those who attended
that might need some professional help.
19. Frozen Yogurt Fundraiser for the
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Swirl Bliss in Baldwin,
NY allowed us to hold a
frozen yogurt fundraiser
on October 19th from
4-8PM, where 20% of the
proceeds were donated to
MNSA to donate to the
American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention. We
received a total of $60
for this fundraiser.
20. American Foundation for Suicide Preventions’
Out of the Darkness Walk
MNSA walked in the Out of the Darkness Walk. On top of our fundraisers at Molloy, members of MNSA
helped to fundraise an ultimate total of $663.00 for the American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention. These donations help distribute educational videos, bring presentations about suicide
and depression to high school and college campuses, trains leaders to advocate for suicide
prevention at the legislative level, help run groups for suicide loss, and hold screenings for
depression and the risk of suicide.
21. Camp Boggy Creek Fundraiser
MNSA fundraised $67 at the Halloween
festival for Camp Boggy Creek. We also
fundraised $27 by selling Nursing
magnets and t-shirts during our Gear
Sale, totaling $94 towards Camp Boggy
Creek!
22. NACLI Awards Dinner
MNSA officers attended the Awards Dinner for the Nursing
Association of the Counties of Long Island (NACLI).
23. Veterans’ Day Meeting/ Internships’ Meeting
Ellen Lorenz, a Nurse Recruiter from Northwell Hospital came to our November
MNSA Meeting to speak about Nursing internships and fellowships.
Before she spoke, we made Christmas cards for Veterans.
24. Nursing Pinning Ceremony
MNSA volunteered as ushers at the Pinning Ceremony for the
December 2016 Nursing Graduates. We also donated $500-$1000
towards the ceremony (musicians, refreshments, etc.)
