Dear FWMSA members,

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It is my honor and pleasure to be your President for a third term.  I am continuously in awe of our amazing board and members.  We are able to accomplish so much together, and together we have made impactful changes in our community.  So, I want to thank you for giving of your time, energy, and money to make all things possible.

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Over the course of this past year we have focused on our community initiative, Harm reduction with Narcan. We now have installed 15 Narcan boxes and 1 free vending machine.  Together we are able to put 2000 units of narcan in the hands of those who need it. While the last box has been installed, we will continue this year with refilling them on a weekly basis. I want to thank everyone that signs up to do this once a week. We ARE changing lives. The Indiana Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Douglas Huntsinger, along with Captain Kevin Hunter, invited the FWMSA to be a part of the their press conference in April. This press conference announced the fatal overdoses have been reduced by 10% in FW. Our narcan box installations were a key component in achieving this goal.

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This year we will spend time focusing on membership engagement. We would love to grow our membership this year. Look out for mailings and invites to lots of fun adult, family, and fellowship gatherings. We are also trying something new after our board meetings. We will tour non profits in our area to learn more about them and how our members can engage in helping in their cause. Please reach out to me if you have any suggestions.

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The FWMSA always looks forward to our annual community events, Cinderella Dress Day and Doctors Day. This year will be the 30th anniversary of Doctors Day. Expect lots of exciting surprises on March1st for the event held at Science Central. Our other annual event, Cinderella Dress Day, will be celebrating their 24th year. This is a year round labor of love. If you have any interest in sorting and tagging beautiful gowns, we volunteer our time once a month for this.

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I am looking forward to a fun year ahead filled with lots of fun social activities, community volunteering, and meeting new friends.  I hope to see you at some of our events planned.  Again, I truly want to thank you for being a part of this wonderful community of friends. Please tell your medical family friends that may not know about us. We would love to meet them!

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Tonya Hughes

FWMSA President, 2024-25