The American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) hosted the Continued Education Conference on February 23 and 24, 2008. During the conference, ACAOM also donated a booth to the Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (TAAOM) for a fundraiser and membership drive. The conference had drawn the attendance of more than 150 acupuncturists; the membership drive successfully drew more than 15 acupuncturists who signed up for TAAOM membership during the two days of the conference, with yet more acupuncturists who will be submitting their application for membership by mail. The fundraiser was organized and led by Yangfang Liu and raised a total of $702.00. Supporters for the membership drive were TAAOM members Kai-Xin Liu, Lin Jia, Bing You and Sheng Ping Liang; as well as ACAOM students Sie-Ong (Danny) Ting, Thuy Kim, Pi-Li Chen and Victoria Tu who work at booth for fundraiser. Among the items sold for the fundraiser, $600 of which were donated by Sie-Ong (Danny) Ting; $200 of which donated by Lin Jia, $66 of which donated by Donna Guthery, and $70 of which were items that remained from the October 2007 donation. About $240 worth of items remained from this fundraising sale and will be used for March 29 and 30 membership drive and fundraiser activity.
