In this episode, we have the pleasure of hosting the co-presidents of the Clark County Medical Society Alliance (CCMSA), Katie Baird and Elizabeth Jesser. They provide insights into the work and mission of CCMSA, which is the charitable philanthropic branch of the Clark County Medical Society. CCMSA focuses on improving healthcare in Southern Nevada by benefiting local charities.
The hosts clarify the distinction between CCMSA and CCMS (Clark County Medical Society) and emphasize the collaborative nature of their work. They also highlight the importance of their affiliation with national alliances such as the American Medical Association (AMA) and AMAA.
The main focus of the episode is on the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP), the charity chosen by CCMSA this year. TIP provides emotional and practical support to individuals and families affected by traumatic events. The hosts discuss the role of TIP volunteers, who are called upon by law enforcement, hospitals, and other emergency responders to provide immediate assistance and comfort to those in need.
The hosts share their personal experiences with TIP and highlight the positive impact it has on both the individuals receiving support and the emergency responders who can focus on their tasks knowing that TIP volunteers are there to provide care and attention.
They also discuss the upcoming CCMSA event, a fashion show featuring designs from Balmain Paris. The event aims to raise funds for TIP and other charitable initiatives. The hosts invite listeners to attend the event or support CCMSA through donations or volunteering.
Throughout the episode, the hosts emphasize the welcoming and inclusive nature of CCMSA, encouraging listeners to get involved and make a difference in the community. They highlight the sense of camaraderie and the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals in the healthcare field.
Full Transcript
DIEGO TRUJILLO:
And it’s wonderful having… Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us today. We have some very special guests. We have brought in an extra microphone into the studio specifically today to be able to host these amazing guests that are joining us from the Clark County Medical Society Alliance. And we have the co-presidents here with us today, Katie Baird and Elizabeth Jesser, or Elizabeth Jesser and Katie Baird, depending on whose ego is bigger that day. How are you ladies doing today?
ELIZABETH & KATIE: We’re doing well, thank you. We are so glad to be here.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: And there’s never a battle, just to be clear for everyone listening, right? All collaboration. It doesn’t matter whose name goes in front, that doesn’t matter, as long as CCMSA gets mentioned. Yes. Ladies, tell me a little bit about CCMSA. You know, I have to clarify this so often for people because they’ll say, oh yeah, no, that’s that group. No, no, no, you’re confusing CCMS, which is the Clark County Medical Society, with the Clark County Medical Society Alliance. So for those that might not have it clear, What is the Clark County Medical Society Alliance?
KATIE BAIRD: So we are the charitable philanthropic branch of the Clark County Medical Society. We are the spouses of physicians and we do a lot of the philanthropic work for that organization. And to also clarify what CCMS is, it’s a unified district. When you are a member of CCMSA, you’re also a member of the state and the national alliances as well. So people are more familiar with the American Medical Association. So the AMA, that’s national. There’s also AMAA for the spouses at that level. There’s an alliance at the state and then county. So we are co-presidents of county and we do the philanthropic work of the Clark County Medical Society. The alliance is the spouse
DIEGO TRUJILLO: group. Okay. All right. All right. So, and at least people have that clear and have a better understanding. So, you really work lockstep with CCMS. Clark County Medical Society may focus more on the practicing of medicine and, you know, that solidarity between physicians. And you guys make sure that they’re all giving back to the community. Correct. Fantastic. Way to drive the pressure in the positive direction there. Yes. And how long have you been a part of CCMSA?
ELIZABETH JESSER: I’ve been a part about five years. And I’ve been here for seven. I’ve been a part of the organization for seven years.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Okay, so it’s been seven years that you’ve been serving in, and you’ve seen it shift, evolve, see a lot of changes. I know you guys, your presidency, how long have you been president for?
ELIZABETH JESSER: Since June of last year. Yes, when you agree to be president, it’s a three-year commitment, and you are president-elect for a year, and then president for one year, and then past president for the following year, so it’s a three-year commitment. And we’re in the middle of the actual president, the year two portion of that. Year two, so this is a long commitment. It is a, it’s a decent commitment.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: All right. All right. And it could be long. It doesn’t mean it’s not rewarding, right? Have you enjoyed it? Yeah. A lot of pressure?
KATIE BAIRD: Um, I mean, maybe a little, but it’s more rewarding and fun than it is pressure.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: It’s more the pressure you put on yourself, right? You want to do a good job. No one’s yelling at you or saying, well, you know what, right? It’s just more of like, Hey, you know, I’ve been chosen. I know for me, I very much, some people view titles as a place of privilege. I very much view title, my title, at least as a place of responsibility. I’ve been given a task and a charge over, you know, the employees that work here and then the goal of what our organization needs to achieve. I don’t want to be a CEO of an organization that’s tasked with improving health care and then not moving the needle there, right? And so my responsibility in reaching out and connecting and making sure that all these things work together to make sure that we are improving health care here in Southern Nevada. So what is the mission statement for CCMSA? What are you guys trying to achieve or is it different for every presidency?
KATIE BAIRD: The focus, like the charity that we choose each year, changes year to year based on what the president’s preference is, but the mission is always to build a healthier Southern Nevada. We are a 501c3 nonprofit and we aim to improve things. by benefiting charities that we will benefit from locally. So we don’t choose national charities. We choose ones that are local in Las Vegas that our community members will benefit directly from. So this year is the Trauma Intervention Program. Last year it was Project Maryland. We’ve done mental health care. We’ve done autism. We’ve done all kinds of… These are all wonderful charities. Yes. And they’re all ones that are local, which is For me, the driving factor, I want the people that are in my community to benefit from the work I’m putting in.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: See, and you know, I found out probably a couple years ago, because I would see the pictures on social media when I’d hear about CCMSA. That’s how I first heard is I was like, oh, these launches look fantastic. For me as a man, I always felt excluded. At first, I was like, oh, it’s all women. I always assumed, oh, this is not for me. It wasn’t until you two.
KATIE BAIRD: Well, to clarify, I mean, they are a good time, but they’re also public. You don’t have to be a member to attend the lunches, and we would encourage everyone to join. you know, to get in on the action. It’s a fun time. It’s a good place to meet friends. It’s a good place to network. And it’s a good place to get involved and make a difference.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: And get a great lunch. Yeah. You guys have not picked a bad spot yet. I was really blown away by the sushi I had last time. I was like, this is fantastic. And it is a very, it is a very wonderful environment. You do meet new people. And so, yes, I do also want to second your recommendation there. People get involved. Don’t be intimidated. Sometimes it could be, you feel like it may be clicky, but I felt very welcomed immediately. You start connecting with people. It’s very, very interesting.
KATIE BAIRD: There’s always room at my table. You’re always going to be shy when there’s the same group of people that get together and you’re the newcomer.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: But I felt very welcome. It was very interesting being able to step in. It was an amazing time. So I definitely want to encourage people, if you’ve been curious about it, attend the lunches. The lunches are fantastic. It’s good food. And more importantly, it’s fun. Some of these functions in health care take themselves very seriously, mine included. Sometimes we take it a little too serious, and I didn’t feel that about your guys’s, about the lunch.
KATIE BAIRD: We try to create a fun environment where people want to come back, but we also want the validity of we also do really good work, and we’re really proud of that part of it. And I feel like the pictures depict the fun part, but not always the, you know, the philanthropic work. So we need some video.
ELIZABETH JESSER: Well, we do have speakers at every single one of the luncheons. We do have a speaker that comes and talks about the charity or whatever purpose we’re trying to, you know, whatever. We’re mission driven. We’re a mission driven organization. So we do always promote that mission at every luncheon.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s fantastic. Yeah. And that’s what I experienced at that lunch. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to go to the follow up, but I’ll be at the next one. I’m always very excited. And I believe in supporting. If I talk about unity in the community, I got to be out there, right? And so, yeah, I always want to support. So you mentioned that every year you guys choose a different charity. And what is the charity? How did you guys arrive at the charity that you guys are supporting this year?
ELIZABETH JESSER: I’m extremely passionate about the Trauma Intervention Program. I have been a volunteer with the Trauma Intervention Program for going on five years. Before that, when I worked at UMC in the Trauma Resuscitation Department, we used to use TIP volunteers to be with families of patients that were either traumatically injured or had lost their lives to traumatic injuries. And so we would call the TIP volunteers to be there. And so I had familiarity with them. And then when I left nursing, I was looking for something else to do with volunteer time and started volunteering with the Trauma Intervention Program. So they are a 501c3 nonprofit organization that has been here in Southern Nevada for 30 years. They were started in Southern California by a mental health professional. His name is Wayne Fortin. And what he found was that people on traumatic scenes would have these second injuries. And that’s what they were seeking treatment for, for long-term treatment. wasn’t necessarily the trauma.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: What do you mean by, for the people that aren’t, that don’t understand that, that speak, what do you mean by second injuries? We’re not talking emotional, are we talking about physical?
ELIZABETH JESSER: No, it’s more of a mental-emotional second injury. So they would have these, it was a recurring memory tape perception that they would play over and over again that the people on the scene, whether it was the first responders or healthcare workers at the hospital or family or friends, weren’t available in the way that they needed them to be. for them in the aftermath of those crises.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: And sometimes people want to be there, but they might not know how. Or they might say the wrong thing.
ELIZABETH JESSER: Or they’re part of the family, right? And so they’re also experiencing their own tragedy. So it’s different.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Yeah, everyone’s under attack. So it’s kind of hard to be there. I mean, you’re together. So TIP comes in. The TIP volunteer steps in. And the TIP volunteer steps in. And in what ways do the TIP volunteers begin to assist? Is it a request that’s made?
ELIZABETH JESSER: Yes, they are called out by law enforcement, by hospitals, by EMS, all the fire departments, search and rescue, like Red Rock Search and Rescue, the coroner’s department if they have to make death notifications. And these are well-trained citizen volunteers that come out and provide emergency emotional support and practical support to people in those scenes.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Let me ask you a question. Are these people in the background, people that have experienced trauma in their own life typically, what would you see out of the normal tip volunteer or people that are exposed to it constantly and they just know the weight of it?
ELIZABETH JESSER: It’s pretty amazing. If you ever want to come and meet some of the volunteers, they’re all different age groups. I have met people that were, you have to be at least 18. So I’ve met college students, UNLV college students, that were wanting to go into medicine or some other health care field, mental health care field. I’ve met retirees, there’s people who are attorneys, there’s people who are housewives. You don’t have to be involved in health care or mental health care to become a TIP volunteer. So there is an academy, a two-week academy, and then there are monthly continuing education meetings and things to keep you up to date on what the latest studies are and how to be with people.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s very interesting. And you have done it yourself as well, you mentioned? I have done it myself. What do you feel is the most rewarding part of that? I feel like it has to be incredibly difficult, A. B, I mean, I imagine, and when I say I imagine, so working, I worked in hospice as a chaplain. I remember the first room I walked into. And I was, I mean, I think they could have sensed the fear on me. I was shaking like, well, what do I ask? And what’s the right thing? And then I realized if you just listen, right? A lot of times just don’t say anything. That’s why, why you’re there. They just need to not be alone. And, and the rewarding feeling that you get at the end of that. Yes. Very challenging. Yes. Very difficult. Um, but yeah, the, the experience of it towards the end, when people are saying, thank you for being there in that way, it just, I could not describe it.
KATIE BAIRD: They also have better outcomes, like there are studies that show that they have, you know, better outcomes in the long term when they receive that kind of care on scene. And another part that she didn’t touch on yet is just that it is so helpful for law enforcement and all the people that are there to do a specific task that they aren’t, you know, they’re not being taken away to be with people because they don’t have time. They’re waiting to get to the next scene like they are on the clock. and they don’t really have time to put the care and attention to the people that have just had the worst day of their lives. So it also helps law enforcement and all of the emergency responders in a way where they can focus on what their actual jobs are and not have to be taken away or delayed to go show up for the next tragic scene.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Yeah, because they don’t want to be inhumane and just say, hey, sorry, I have to step out. All right, I’m busy. But in a way, they do kind of have to step out. Right, they’re working their job.
ELIZABETH JESSER: That’s their job. If you’re law enforcement, your job is to secure the scene, right? If there was a homicide, your job is to make sure that that scene is secure. And if it’s the coroner, their job is to investigate whatever’s happening on the scene. Right? So the tip volunteer comes, and as a volunteer, our introduction is, hi, my name is Elizabeth. The, and whatever agency, has asked me to be here with you. Can you tell me what happened? And the most important part of that is be here with you. It’s not about the doing, it’s just about the being. Being with them, listening to them, providing whatever care that they need in those moments.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: And how receptive are they during this process?
ELIZABETH JESSER: I’ve never been turned away from a call.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Yeah, I was curious about that.
ELIZABETH JESSER: They immediately start sharing. Yeah, they immediately start sharing. And one of the best things about that introduction is, can you tell me what happened? So again, we’re trying to empower them. So if they say to me, no, I’m just going to sit in silence with them if they want to sit in silence with Kleenex, bottles of water, snacks, blankets, if it’s cold outside, an umbrella if it’s raining, wherever we are, just to provide them with whatever emotional and practical support.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s incredible. And how can people get more information on the organization? How do they get involved?
ELIZABETH JESSER: Well, there is a website. It is www.tipoflasvegas.org is their website.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Tip of Las Vegas, T-I-P.
ELIZABETH JESSER: T-I-P, the Trauma Intervention Program, T-I-P, Tip of Las Vegas. And so it’s www.tipoflasvegas.org. And you can sign up to become a volunteer. They have academies a few times a year.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: And there’s really, as long as you’re over 18 and you’re willing to listen and be there. You can drive. You have to be able to drive. You don’t want to Uber there. I mean, you could technically, but it’s preferable that you drive. It’s preferable that you drive. Fair enough. Well, excellent. And so you mentioned that you support these charities. It’s just moral support. Are you guys just giving them shout outs or what does CCMSA do?
KATIE BAIRD: We have two fundraisers a year typically.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Okay, let’s unpack that.
KATIE BAIRD: Yes. So typically in the fall we do a scholarship program where we raise money for nursing and medical students. And then the spring fundraiser, um, we’ve done two different things in the past. We, last year we had the pretty and pink luncheon where we had just a big luncheon with some silent auction items. Um, this year we’re going back to what we’ve done traditionally, um, before we’ve kind of broke tradition last year and we’re doing our annual fashion show at the four seasons on April 18th.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: How exciting. Yes. Yeah. Are you ready? It must be very easy to put together. No. Yes. Yes. Finally got you to laugh. All right. See? No, we’re so pumped. This is an enjoyable podcast. Yes. I don’t see any white hairs yet. That’s good. That’s good. You guys are still saying… We’re aging backwards in here. I know. If not, you’re going to need a tip volunteer after this event to just, please, I just don’t know what happened, but we did a lot of good.
KATIE BAIRD: Yeah, it’s it’s gonna be great. We have Balmain Paris is our fashion house and it’ll be at the Four Seasons We’re really excited.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: What is the event like? I asked this again because I am a gentleman and it’s like three years of these went by before someone goes You should come because I wasn’t really that big. I was like, what would a fashion show? What am I gonna do that? So unless you’ve got an absolute blast Yeah, I want you to unpack that for the people that are listening that might think that this isn’t for them
KATIE BAIRD: Oh, absolutely. So if you’ve never been to Paris Fashion Week, like most of us never have, it’s the next best thing. For those people that haven’t. For us, it’s a yearly experience. But it is literally the next best thing because Paris Fashion Week is coming to us here. We do have a Parisian fashion house. Balmain Paris is going to be doing a set of looks for us. It’ll be about a 15-minute show after a lunch. There’s a silent auction portion. We are currently looking for sponsors and silent auction items if anyone would like to participate. The members that attend, we have physicians, physician spouses, attorneys, politicians. have lots of members of the health care community that are in attendance. So if that’s the kind of group you’re trying to get in front of, we would love to have you support financially. Every dollar raised, 90% goes to the charity. We do have a 10% hold back that we use for our operating costs because not everybody does everything for free for us. Because it costs money to operate.
ELIZABETH JESSER: That’s fair enough. It does. And we are a 501c3 as well. And we don’t do any fundraising for ourselves.
KATIE BAIRD: There are no paid staff. Everybody with CCMSA is 100% volunteer. We are here because we love it and we care about it and we want to do good. Like nobody is paid. Um, so it is a great, it is a great cause and they get, you know, as much as we’re able to give outside of our hold back to operate.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Yeah. I mean, you need to continue function. Otherwise you’ll just have one and then you’re done because it’s going to be very hard. And like, I can’t imagine how, how big of an undertaking it must be putting all this together.
KATIE BAIRD: It’s definitely a labor of love.
ELIZABETH JESSER: And it’s been fun. Like, it’s fun to work with high-end fashion.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Do the previous presidents jump in and say, OK, OK, this is a lessons learned and kind of guide you? Everyone’s in this together? How do you feel as presidents as you’re putting this together?
ELIZABETH JESSER: We do have a lot of our previous presidents that we can reach out to as mentors. We have a lot of them that we can go to for their wisdom of like, hey, what worked your year? What worked? What didn’t work? What can we learn from? What did you think was the most? You know, they’ve been really helpful with that.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s fantastic. And so you stepped into this. What made you guys want to bring it back when you thought, OK, what are we going to do in the spring?
KATIE BAIRD: Well, we really enjoyed the pretty and pink luncheon, but the fashion show brings a different level of income, and we really wanted to give it our 100%. And even though it takes more work, it also brings in more funds. And we really wanted to just do everything we could during our year to benefit our charity that we’ve chosen. So it was mostly, it was financial based, just to be real. We wanted to earn the most. And people were begging for it.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: But I think people like the tradition of having the fashion show because it is a pretty unique event I think as you mentioned that and I was thinking that in my head, so I’m glad you’ve mentioned it and Elizabeth jumped on But yeah, that’s how I always felt. That was your event right different organizations have these one events that they put on I remember with with the heels gala. They they were like, oh, are you bringing it back? And I was like, well, there’s there’s already like 18 galas Do you not have enough galas during the holiday season to go to and I was like, oh There’s ideas we’re working. We’ve been working to rebuild that post-COVID. And I was like, no, I want it to be our event, to be incredibly unique, to be something different. Otherwise, we kind of start doing the same thing. And for me, CCMSA has always been the fashion show. And it wasn’t until like year three that I was like, OK, I’m going to go. Somebody invited me. And so as a favor, I was like, well, I can’t turn him down. I ended up going and had an absolute blast. And I was like, and I won tickets to the Golden Knights game. So not only did I just win tickets, But I was able to sit in right behind the LA Kings, like literally right behind them while they were playing. My son fell asleep. So the coach turned around and pointed to him. And he’s like, hey, what’s happened? I was like, yeah, he’s eight. What do I do? Oh, that’s so funny. We were able to see the warm-ups. I mean, and it was really funny. That was our first hockey game. And the kids go, so this is what hockey is like, huh, dad? And I was like, yeah, no, this is, we’re in the Optum bunker back then. I was like, this is not the way that hockey is. We typically would sit up there and afterwards they, uh, they had to do experience a game differently, but it was very unique experience. And that was at that auction. I remember I left and I was like, well, you know, it’s mostly women here. They’re probably not going to bid on the hockey. And sure enough, I was right. Cause I won the tickets. It wasn’t until after I had left, I got a text message that said, you won. And so it was an absolute blast. But aside from the tickets that I had won, there was wonderful, wonderful packages and things that were there.
ELIZABETH JESSER: Absolutely, yeah. We have some great items this year, too. Yeah, we already have some great art and jewelry. Balmain donated a handbag. Prada donated a handbag. We have personally autographed boxing gloves from Manny Pacquiao.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: OK.
ELIZABETH JESSER: We have a hockey stick from The Golden Knights.
KATIE BAIRD: Yes, from The Golden Knights. And we have two tickets for Paris Fashion Week that Balmain has also donated to if you want to go to Paris for that.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: So they can not be like us and actually make it there. Fair enough, fair enough. We’re trying to recreate. No, that’s fantastic. So people can get involved by attending. Correct. So you can buy a table, you can buy a chair, you can go and represent, but people can support otherwise, right? Either a donation. How can they find out how, if they want to support, you know, they heard what you said about tips and they think, well, man, I really want to support, but I can’t really make it to the event. How can they support?
KATIE BAIRD: They can reach out to us. They can go to our website, www.ccmsa-lv.org, and they can inquire and get in touch with us that way, or they can visit us on social media. CCMSA underscore NV is our Instagram handle. or they can find CCMSA, the Clark County Medical Society Alliance, on Facebook and send us a message there as well. We will put you to work. We will take everybody’s help. We will put you on a committee for, we have lots of committees for silent auction, for the Give Smart upload, for You know, there’s tons of ways you can help. There’s many committees you can join, and we would love to have your involvement, even if it’s not something that you want to do all the time. Like, we would love to get you, we just love to introduce you to it, because it is kind of a passion project for us. Like, we love this, and we want everybody to love it the way we love it.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: And be a part of that event, all right? That fashion event.
KATIE BAIRD: Well, and it’s like a family, too. Like, once you go once or twice, like, I mean, when you show up, everyone has a history, right? Everyone’s been there, and they know each other. So when you show up, you feel like, oh, they’re very tight knit. And yes, because we love this and we do this all the time, but like, it’s not exclusive. Like we want everybody to be a part of it. And if I promise, if you show up and you come a few times, like you will meet people and then you’ll see them again the next time. And then the next time it just, it takes, you don’t get best friends day one, but we want you to.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: You build a relationship. Yeah, absolutely.
KATIE BAIRD: We hope that, we hope that people will hear that and that they’ll want to come and that they won’t give up after the first one, that they’ll keep coming because I promise you will love it the way we do. If you keep coming.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: least it’s a fantastic lunch. Okay. Yes. So just all you have to do is endure two or three amazing lunches and then you end up with a new family.
KATIE BAIRD: Even if you don’t want to marry the organization.
ELIZABETH JESSER: By the way, the next luncheon is this February 20th at Fleming’s on West Charleston.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: February 20th at Fleming’s. At Fleming’s. And this is a special one.
ELIZABETH JESSER: Yes, we’re handing out the scholarships that we raised money for in the fall, the Holiday Scholarship Project. We are choosing the recipients, the nursing student recipients, and we will be awarding those scholarships at the February luncheon.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s amazing. So it’ll be a really good luncheon.
ELIZABETH JESSER: You’ll get delicious food and you’ll get to meet deserving nursing students and see what the organization’s accomplishing. There’ll be a speaker. We have Larry Davis who’s coming in to speak from the Board of Directors for the Trauma Intervention Program as well.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s fantastic. And I love that program. Everything that you guys do, every time I hear about it, I didn’t even know anything about it or that it existed until we had lunch one time and I was like, wait, you do what?
KATIE BAIRD: Well, that’s why I want to bring awareness because unless you’ve had a really, really, really bad day, you just don’t know that they even exist. So that’s why we wanted to obviously raise funds because we wanted to continue. But we also wanted to raise awareness because it is one of those things that due to the nature of what they do, if you haven’t had the misfortune of needing their services, you don’t typically know about them.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: And for me, they’re stepping into a very, very difficult valley to walk along with people. And if they had to worry about that and also how to survive as an organization, right, they’re already doing something amazing. If we can support them as a community to allow them to continue to do something amazing, they don’t have to, you know, figure out, hey, how are we going to help people and also keep existing? So it just makes sense that we as a community step alongside these amazing services because, again, Ideally, none of us would need them, right?
KATIE BAIRD: Yeah, and they’ve, you know, some of the more tragic events that we’ve had in our city after Route 91 and after the UNLV tragedy, like they were on scene with all of those people, like they make a huge difference.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Absolutely, a huge impact. And unless you’ve gone through it, you wouldn’t really know. So I think the awareness is absolutely amazing. The fashion show is absolutely amazing. And I’m hoping that, you said February 20th? February 20th is the next luncheon. The lunch will be amazing again. Yes. Okay. Well, fantastic. It’s amazing hearing everything that you guys are putting together. It’s fantastic to hear the impact that you’re making. What is the legacy you want to leave in your one year as presidency? That’s a hard-hitting question. They didn’t expect this one, ladies and gentlemen.
ELIZABETH JESSER: Well, no, I think, for me, the legacy is the fact that we do good work, but we have a good time doing that good work, right? We’ve created, we’ve had… You guys do smile a lot.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: We do smile a lot. We do have a lot of fun.
ELIZABETH JESSER: It’s like you enjoy life. Our membership has grown significantly. We’re just trying to let people know that you can be involved as much as you want, as little as you want, but just come. Just come and get involved for a little bit. Just have a little bit of fun. We can do good work, and we can laugh while we’re doing it.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s amazing. I agree with you on that.
KATIE BAIRD: I would second all of the things you said. I don’t know. I just want to give it my best. It’s not something that I would do every year, but it’s something I want to do really well during our year. I want people to think back on this year and be like, we had fun, and we did a really good thing, and we helped a lot of people. And if they remember those things, then it will be so worth it to me.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s excellent. I’m really glad to hear that. And I’m very excited about the fashion show. So once again, let’s give out all of that information again. That was CCMSA-LV.org is our website. That’s the website. So even if you’re a business owner and you want to donate an auction item, they can go through there. They can also reach you through Facebook, which is CCMSA.
KATIE BAIRD: I believe it’s under Clark County Medical Society Alliance, typed out. I don’t think it’s under our acronym. Or you can go to our Instagram handle, which is CCMSA underscore NV. And like Nancy, V like Victor. And you can message us or get in touch with us that way.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: And just to be clear, people could support just by resharing the message. If you guys make posts, make sure to share them on your wall. I mean, this is how we get the word out on how these events are happening. Definitely.
KATIE BAIRD: If you can’t attend, you might be able to share it with somebody who would want to attend, or you might know somebody who would be interested in this cause in particular.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: So there’s ways to support tips, even with the two clicks of a button at the very least. Absolutely. We just want to mobilize people to get the word out there to make this another amazing one.
ELIZABETH JESSER: To know that this is happening in our community, that there are people out there, like right now as we’re sitting in this office, there are two volunteers, tip volunteers, that are on call 7 in the morning till 7 at night. There’s a dispatcher that’s on call to answer those calls from EMS departments and those volunteers are ready to go. They’re dressed and ready to go and they have to leave their house within five minutes if there’s a call.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Oh wow.
ELIZABETH JESSER: Yeah, and they’re prepared to go out and be in service to citizens of our community. Every single day of the year. Every single day.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: That’s incredible. 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
ELIZABETH JESSER: And if people want more information, the website for tips was… The website for tip is www.tiptipoflasvegas.org.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: Excellent. Tipoflasvegas.org. Well, Elizabeth and Katie, it has been wonderful having you on. I was very excited when you reached out, and you guys were like, hey, can you help? And I’m all about helping. I was like, yeah, absolutely. These are all the avenues. Let’s get on this. Let’s make it happen.
KATIE BAIRD: You have been wonderful, and we are so grateful for your help.
DIEGO TRUJILLO: I’m excited about the fashion show. Thank you for supporting us. Absolutely. I’m hoping to win that purse. I can’t wait to see what you’re wearing to the fashion show. I know. This is the other person that I’m going to get. And I feel like it well, no, I could be wrong on that I was gonna say I feel like it might be more expensive for a man than a woman But no, it could be expensive for everybody. Yeah Ladies and gentlemen, as I’ve always said if you want to be remembered you need to be remarkable And this is the place to do that. So the date on that is in April, correct?
ELIZABETH JESSER: April 18th Thursday April 18th 10 a.m. Till 2 p.m. At the Four Seasons
DIEGO TRUJILLO: and make sure you stay there the whole time. Last time I had to step out at 12, and I wish I would have stayed through the rest of it. So 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 18th. Excellent. Well, ladies and gentlemen, thank you. You are listening to The Heels Pod. Thank you for tuning in again. Have a fantastic day.
