What an awesome meeting we had at The Girl & The Raven – if you haven’t checked them out yet, be sure to visit! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us. 🙌 Don’t forget to tag yourself in the photo!

I’m thrilled to see Southwest Virginia Nurse Practitioners becoming more involved, not only at the local level but on the state level too. Big things are ahead, and it starts with us! 💪

📅 Save the date for our next meeting: August 3rd! Let’s spread the word and invite nurse practitioners from all fields to join. Together, we can make the Southwest Virginia VCNP Region the loudest advocates for our patients, ourselves, and our colleagues! 🎤 #AdvocacyStartsWithUs #VCNP #SouthwestVirginia

Had an awesome morning with Tauna Gulley, Coetta Neece, and Tammy Branham at Huddle House in Wise! 🌟 We’re heading your way, Abingdon – lookout! Who knows the best breakfast spots in Abingdon? Let’s keep the good eats going! 🥓🍴 #VCNP #BreakfastWithFriends #AbingdonHereWeCome

We had a wonderful breakfast at Cracker Barrel in Wytheville – whether you’re into their famous pancakes or savory breakfast platters, there was something for everyone! 😋

Come to our next meeting! Thinking about bringing along a fellow Nurse Practitioner? We’d love to welcome new faces and fresh perspectives into VCNP. Let’s grow together!

NEXT MEETING:

Date: Saturday, May 18th, 2024

Time: 9:00 AM

Location: Huddle House, 107 Jackson Rd SW, Wise, VA 24293

🌟 #VCNP #BreakfastGathering #NewMembersWelcome

I’m Cassie Sheffey, the new President for our region, and I’m excited to work with all of you to grow our community! 🤝

A little about me: I work for the Department of Corrections in a Maximum Security Male Prison. Outside of work, I’m a proud mom of two wonderful kids, wife to a motorcycle enthusiast, and the caretaker of 6 chickens! 🐔

I’m thrilled to share that the amazing Carole Everhart, our past president, will continue helping us in various ways!

I know meeting attendance has been a concern, so I’d love your input to make our gatherings better. Here are a few quick questions:
1️⃣ Would another day or time work better for meetings?
2️⃣ Would you prefer Zoom, telephone conference, or in-person meetings?
3️⃣ Would a CE component encourage more participation?

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts and meet everyone soon! Let’s make this a great year together! 🌟

Our next Business meeting for the SW Region will be on Wednesday, OCTOBER 25, 2023 at 7 pm. Call in number 888-297-9852 Code 2797691.

We are in our election cycle now. We will be discussing nominations for our region’s President Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. Voting will be held November 1-15.

We need to discuss a Legislative reception to let our state legislators know more about APRNs and the role we play in keeping their constituents healthy.

NP week is in November and we need to discuss ideas for this special week to celebrate!

2024 is VCNP’s 50th Anniversary! We need to update our region’s timeline for the state conference in Williamsburg in March as well as discuss plans for our region’s raffle basket and door prize.

We have a full slate for this meeting and need as many of our members to attend as possible!

Below are the date and call in information:

Wednesday, OCTOBER 25, 2023 at 7 pm. Call in number 888-297-9852 Code 2797691.

VCNP SW Region wants to know more of our regional colleagues!!

At our last regional meeting, we decided to forego summer business meetings and opted for monthly social gatherings May through August.

I invite you and all of your APRN colleagues (VCNP and non-VCNP members) to join us on May 21, 2023, for a late spring afternoon of networking and getting to know each other at Davis Valley Winery and Distillery. Open from 12-5 on Sundays, the venue is located at 1127 Davis Valley Rd, Rural Retreat, VA (276-686-8855).

June, July, and August dates and locations are TBA. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. We are excited to learn more about you and the offerings our beautiful region has to offer!

We hope to meet as many of you, our APRN family this summer as possible. Help us learn more about our valuable nursing resources in the SW region. So, if you can join us for 1,2, or all 4 social gatherings we’d love to have you.

I hope to see you and your friends in person on Sunday, May 21!

Carole Everhart, DNP

Pres. SW Region

VCNP

email: ce4958@yahoo.com

Phone: 276-733-6064