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BCMS ALLIANCE
NEWS

Our Centennial Year!

By Lori Boies, 2017 BCMS Alliance President

As 2017 draws to a close, I am honored to have served as

your 2017 Bexar County Medical Society Alliance President.

We have done a lot of great things in 2017! Every month, we

had a wide range of social events that included dinner clubs,

book clubs, Lunch with Littles, Sips and Dips, cooking classes,

our General Meeting Programs, and the list goes on. In ad-

dition to our busy social calendar, we also gave back to our

community in a variety of ways! We raised money for almost

1000 bicycle helmets through TMA’s Hard Hats for Little

Heads program, which we gave out to area children free of

charge. The BCMSA received a $2500 grant from the TMA

Foundation to partner with SA Metro Health to help provide L to R - 2018 President-Elect Rena Baisden, 2015 President and Centennial Cel-
HPV vaccinations. For Doctors’ Day, we raised $2600 for ebration Chair Rebecca Christopherson, 2017 President Lori Boies, and Centennial
Project Brave, a local domestic violence awareness organiza- Celebration Committee Member Mary Anne Roman

tion in memory of Dr. Casey Mitchell Drawert. Additionally,

the BCMSA partnered with a local Alcoholics Anonymous

chapter to provide free literature to physician’s offices.

This year marked an important milestone for the Bexar

County Medical Society Alliance – our Centennial! We cele-

brated 100 years of fostering friendships among medical

families and promoting education and wellness in Bexar

County at a scholarship fundraiser and party at Neiman Mar-

cus. One hundred and fifty guests enjoyed our “party with a

purpose” and over $40,000 was netted to provide scholar-

ships to college students pursuing a career in an Allied Health

Profession. The BCMSA also unveiled the Sandra Vela Me-

morial Scholarship in honor of Sandra, one of our board Centennial Celebration Chair Rebecca Christopherson with Sandra Vela's family
members, who passed in 2017. A special thank you is due to to announce the creation of the Sandra Vela Memorial Scholarship.
our sponsors for making the event possible and allowing us

to net over $40,000!! We would like to thank our Presenting Sponsor, Alliance provides to both the medical family and to our community!

Christus Santa Rosa Health System; Gold Sponsors: HEB, RiverCity The Alliance would like to the thank the BCMS staff led by CEO

Cardiovascular, Medtronic; Valet Sponsor: Barrett Jaguar and Steve Fitzer and board for all of their support during our 100 years!!

Maserati; Silver Sponsors: Noah Oviedo & Robert Trevino, Clay Dr. Leah Jacobson deserves recognition for her amazing job of

Davenport, South Texas Renal Care Group; Bronze Sponsors: Brian leading the BCMS board during 2017 as President. I would like to

and Lori Boies, Texas MedClinic, Frost Bank, and South Texas Car- thank my board for their hard work and help this year, and I am ex-

diothoracic & Vascular Surgical Associates. I also want to give a cited for the vision of 2018 Bexar County Medical Society Alliance

heartfelt “Thank You” to BCMSA Past President and Centennial President Jenny Shepherd as she leads us into the next 100 years!

Celebration Chair, Rebecca Christopherson. Without her vision, our

event would have never been possible!! All the best,

As our 100th year concludes, I am proud of everything that the Lori Boies, 2017 Bexar County Medical Society Alliance President

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