Big Event Committee

Clallam County Prevention Works! Community Coalition
Prevention Works! Forum:  You’re A Part of It
March 25, 2003, 8:00 a.m.
 Olympic Medical Center

Jim Borte, Florence Bucierka, Jennifer Charles, Cynthia Martin, Sara McPhee, Shaine Schramling

Cynthia: New picture coming from John Medina. Has heard from another person who heard him speak and they said he was great.

Fee: $2,000 normally for John. May be negotiable.  Cynthia is supposed to email them on hotel, and what we will be able to pay. Florence said prefer Red Lion and have hotel bill Health & Human Services (so they can pay government rate).

Bob McCardle: Suite at Red Lion 

Cynthia: What else do we want him to talk about and convey to audience. 

Florence: In context of Prevention Works! And why early brain development fits in with prevention of child abuse & neglect, substance abuse and violence.

q       Have him look at web site and brochure

Steve Tharinger is confirmed.

Nancy Martin is arranging STARS credits and child care.

Cynthia will talk with Lisa Wyatt or Jean Fairchild about Reader Boards

Haven’t had tremendous response from service clubs

q       Retired WWII (Cynthia making presentation)

q       Masons (sending them material)

q       Sequim Kiwanis (Cynthia making presentation)

q       PA Kiwanis (Jim will contact)

q       Sequim Rotaries (Cynthia will contact)

q       PA Morning Rotary – (Lisa Wyatt

q       PA Soroptimists Jet-Set (Cynthia making presentation)

q       Noon Soroptimists (Cynthia making contact)

Panel members

q       Pete Peterson, Clallam County Juvenile Services (Florence will contact him)

q       Gary Cohn, PASD (Jane already contacted him)

q       Faith Community (Al Harness – West End)

q       Liz Mueller (Did presentation to Carolyn Foundation?) Cynthia will contact her

We will meet again next week after Jim and Florence go over the surveys so we can then determine who else should be on the panel.

Jim passed out publicity information.

Notes for PW Community Forum meeting on 3/25

Budget
                        Tab      5,000 copies                $425 Four Color
                        Layout                                      $200
                        Banner (PA)                             $  50  (Given "hanging fees and the fact that
                        we would have to purchase banners and pay for production, we should
                        only do Sequim, otherwise the cost will come to about $300 more.
                        3 Display Ads 1/4                     $1,000 (approximately, Gazette, PDN, and
                                                                                    Forks Forum)
                        Radio                                       $150 (KONP)
                                                                        $  50 (KVAC/KLLM)

                        TOTAL                                    $1,875 

? Can we use PMF to obtain low end non-profit rate for Print and Radio?

Need someone to head up solicitation of sponsors

Visit with  the Publishers/Editors (half hour) Since it is Child Abuse Prevention Month, in general we want to promote prevention, in particular promote the community forum

            Gazette 4/16     Cynthia Martin, Steve Tharinger, Byron Nelson, John Bietzel

            Forum 4/17      Mike Doherty, Ida Carroll, Al Harness, Frank Walter

            PDA  4/18       Mike Chapman, Orville Campbell, Patty Hannah, Steve Menther

Looking for facts for talking points and the tab  

q       What about bus ads?

o        Forks and Sequim - Curbside

o        Diana Assumpcao, Carol Huardsu

Next meeting: Tuesday, April 1 at 8:00 a.m. with telelinking to the west end.

 

Clallam County Prevention Works! Community Coalition
Prevention Works! Forum:  You’re A Part of It
Planning Meeting
3/4/03
 

Attending today’s meeting were Ida Carroll, Florence Bucierka, Norma Turner, Jim Borte, Sara McPhee, Julie Kanaar, Jennifer Charles, and Cynthia Martin.

Florence Bucierka will be talking with Bob McArdle, head of Safe and Drug Free School Programs of the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) tomorrow morning.  He would be our second speaker for the May Forum.  Norma will still talk with Lynn Kessler even though she may agree to come but be unable to come because of legislative business.  Jim has made contact with Joe Hawe.  Florence will contact Steve Tharinger.  These people will be making introductions.

Cynthia passed out calendars with the primary tasks listed on the calendar.  We can revise the calendar but it is at least a starting place.  We went over some of the coming next two weeks worth of deadlines.  Ida agreed to do the clock hours.  Florence is supposed to get in touch with Nancy Martin about STARS and childcare issues.

Shaine Schramling got the letter to the service clubs out last Friday.  We will get copies of the letter to the committees writing to the businesses and to the churches.  (Shaine sent them out this afternoon.)

Cynthia brought a list of 3000 businesses in Clallam County.  We all agreed that was too many to send to.  Norma suggested we send to Chamber’s of Commerce and then to the top employees in the county.  She will get a list to Cynthia of the top employers.

Norma said she has the banner reserved for two weeks before the Forum in PA.  In PA  they provide banners but not in Sequim.  It is $65 to put up banner in Sequim and $75 in PA.  We think Forks only charges $15 to put on up.  We have to make the banner for Sequim but we can borrow one from PA.  Ida will check into the Forks area to see what they can do. 

Ida is also still working with Al on getting donations from people on the west end.  Julie will talk with Al Harness about helping with the letter to the churches. 

Jane Shefler withdrew $1000 to pay for some things.  Florence is moving ahead on obtaining the money through grants to DASA and any place else.

The purpose in having the panel is to present the community data.  Our intention is to give each person a risk or protective factor that they will discuss.  We also want to be mindful of geographic representation and representation from youth. Sara talked about the need to include a youth group.  Florence brought up about youth in treatment as one way to address that issue.  Kia Donahue from Jamestown S’Klallam would be a possibility.  Kia works as a student intern from high school and works at Jamestown S’Klallam tribe.  She has been active with the tobacco use prevention.  Florence could speak with her.

Gary Cohn from the PA School District could speak to the issue of the low commitment to schools using the Clallam County aggravate numbers rather than specifics for each district.  His job would be to let the audience know about the school survey and also the special project that will be going on in PA.  Jane could contact him and get him to reserve that date.

Faith Community but not including Lutheran ministers who will be out of town.  Need to discuss more what protective factor.  Connie Hyatt may be a help and also the name from Chris Borchers that Jane will get.

Children and Family Services is #1 risk factor we need to cover.  We discussed if it should be from the agency perspective or prevention.  We all agreed prevention was the key and the way we would go.

At this point, Florence and Norma brought up that we should approach this from the risk or protective factor we want addressed and see who would be best to handle that one rather than to look at people and groups and assign them one.  Even the program should be put forth in this way.  Florence will do a list of the risk and protective factors and make suggestions of who should handle them.  She will email this list to us this week and we will meet after the Monday annual Prevention Works! Meeting to set up the panel.

We then discussed finances.  Last time the Forum was for all day, it was $25 for paying people.  Whether it should be more or less was discussed.  We gave away over 25 scholarships several years ago and definitely want that to be a part of this one.  We finally decided on $20 as a way to handle things.  Registration Deadline will be May 1 but after that date, $25.  People paying at the door cannot be guaranteed lunch.  Maybe it should be more if they have childcare involved. 

We still hope to have churches donate space and staff time to help with children.  This was an expensive piece last year.  There will be a box on the form for those wanting childcare.  Cynthia will call Bobbie Chapman about helping with childcare helping with Nancy.

Everyone needs to look closely at the calendar to see what things need to be changed.  People should get ideas for the information sheet or for the promotional pieces to Norma.

The next meeting will be Monday, March 10, after the annual meeting.

 

Prevention Works Forum 2003
Planning Meeting
February 19, 2003

Those attending were Jim Borte, Jennifer Charles, Florence Bucierka, Sarah McPhee, Jane Shefler, and Cynthia Martin.

Speaker

Cynthia brought the biography of the first speaker, John Medina from Talaris Research Institute.  Now that we have a speaker, we can go ahead and try to find some funding for the event.   The other speaker, Bob McCardell, we are not totally set up for.  But he at least expressed an interest.  We need to probably fly him up from Vancouver. 

Displays

We also have the student lounge to use for and displays.  We can put displays along the sides rather than in the foyer.  Sarah McPhee will take charge of that.  Cynthia thought she had the material we sent out before on how to get signed up for a booth; she will get those to Sara.  Florence suggested she contact the Washington State Clearing House (Liz) for material.

Setup

There is a play the night before; therefore we need to get started early the next morning.  Last time we checked in 500 people in one half hour.   We need 3 tables for registration (Shaine and Jennifer), one for money (Jane), one for Stars credit (Nancy Martin), and one for clock hours (Ida).  Florence will check with Nancy and these minutes will alert Ida.

Service Clubs and Businesses

The letter to the service clubs was discussed.  Shaine and Jennifer will get it out as a mail merge.  Cynthia had the letter.  We have over 150 without Forks.  Need the letter on letterhead and to do merge.  We also discussed a letter to send to businesses (3000).  Sara and Cynthia will work on that letter and then ask Shaine and Jennifer for help on it.  This will be sent out closer to the meeting like about April 15.

Publicity

Jim presented a publicity plan for the event.  He and Norma had met and he brought in information he distributed.  I will put some of that onto a calendar to look at what we have to do before the Forum.  He suggested we use the fact that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month as a way to publicize the event.  We need to develop some messages to bullet the event. 

Panel

            Need children and family services people on the panel.  This will be our primary topic at our next meeting.

Next meeting will be at 8:00 a.m. on March 4 at OMC with telelinking to west end.   

 

Prevention Works! Forum
Planning Meeting
January 21, 2003
Olympic Medical Center with Telelinking to Forks

Those attending today’s meeting included Jane Shefler, Norma Turner, Shaine Schramling, Florence Bucierka, and Cynthia Martin.

Food

Jane Shefler called Gale at Creative Delights is available May 17, 2003.  The cost is $12.50 per person which includes continental breakfast, box lunch, and coffee.  The box lunch alone $7.50, coffee $3.50.  We agreed to go ahead with them.  Jane will call and confirm with them.  We will have something on registration form for food choice and then will have it on the name tag.

Time Line

Pre-Advertising: End of February, early March

Speaker

We agreed that Michael Arthur as potential speaker was informative but not as dynamic for a lay group as what we need.  We need inspirational speaker--someone who would inspire people to do things.  Norma mentioned Nancy Amidi – former national syndicated columnist. Graduate School of Social Work – at UW. Spoke at a conference Norma went to 10 years ago and importance of influencing policy and also has numbers.  Florence brought up early brain development in with it – Bruce Perry as Keynote.  We all thought he would be great but very expensive.  Shaine suggested Andrew Meltzoff  from UW and  Talaris. Cynthia heard him speak. Not only research oriented but is excited about what he’s doing. Cynthia will call Andrew.

Florence will contact Bob.  Norma will invite Mary Selecky to do introduction of the keynote speaker.  We will have Joe Hawe introduce Bob in the afternoon.  With these speakers we would cover the early years plus have comprehensive information.  Norma suggested we have the presentation cover first the research and then in the second port, what does that mean.  We all agreed we needed to have plenty of time for questions and answers 

Norma: first presentation Research Data

Then: What does that Mean

Ample Question & Answer

Schedule

Welcome

9:00                 Welcome…Commissioner Steve Tharinger

9:07                 Mary Selecky to Introduce Speaker

9:15                 Andrew Meltzoff on Research

10:30               Break

10:45               Andrew Meltzoff on What Does It Mean 10:45-11:30

11:30               Lunch

12:30               Joe Hawe to Introduce Speaker

12:35               Bob McCardle

1:45                 Break

2:00                 Local Panel on the Strengths and Weakness of Our Own Community (the notes

 below are what  we talked about in a previous meeting of this committee.)

(to set the foundation for the afternoon session and for the future breakout sessions, to present an accurate portrait of what is happening in Clallam County…good and in need of improvement, representing current community norms.)

·         School Survey (Gary Cohn, PA Superintendent representing all school districts in Clallam County and compiling information from all of the others)

·         Faith Community (Connie Hyatt to find someone from Sequim who would seek information from many churches)

·         Juvenile Justice (Pete Peterson to represent this group)

·         Sheriff (Whoever is this position or someone representing them to discuss what is happening throughout CC including response to minority populations)

·         Minorities (Someone from West End either Latino or Native American)

·         Mental Health (Not sure who)

·         Health Care (Someone from the hospital)

·         Business /Government

(Panel to have geographic representation but to set the tone for the sessions so everyone knows the issues and is on the same page)

3:30                 What’s Next (Work of the Committee on the Comprehensive Prevention Plan

                        Evaluation

Name for the Forum:  Prevention Works! You’re Part of It

Next Meeting:  Tuesday, February 4 at 9:00 a.m.

Mitzi with health issues may be best used on the panel because of our putting in others to speak.

Committee Help

Need Committees to help on things.  Each of us should go out seeking some additional assistance.  Too much to do for our small committee.  Next meet, have more people at the table as a result of each of us reaching out.

Sub Committees

            Registration                              Shaine Schramling/Jennifer Charles

            Publicity/Sponsorship                Norma Turner/Jean Fairchild/Jim Borte

                        Banners                                    (West End) Ida

                                                                        (Sequim) ___________

                                                                        (PA) _____________

                        Reader Boards             ______________________

            Childcare                                  _________________ (Consider churches..ask Bobbie

 Chapman)

            Food                                        Jane Shefler & _________________

Speakers                                  Florence (Bob McCartel), Norma (Mary Selecky), Cynthia

(Andrew Melzhoff)

                                                            Joe Hawe, Commissioner Tharinger, to be contacted later

            Service Club Coordination        ______________________

            Exhibits ________________________ (Shaine has a list)

            Packets _________________________

            Panel___________________________

            Finances___________________ (Florence will have Susan will put in request to DASA

 may be up to $5000, Foundation for Early Learning, any others)

            Volunteer Coordinator____________________

Check with Jean Fairchild, Connie Hyatt, Mike Chapman’s wife (his mom is childcare provider),

Florence mentioned Karen Kremkau for UW Social Work as possible help.  Shaine will send out email to members to ask for help.

We got a great deal done in a short time.  Good job.  Now we just need to fill in a lot of the blanks.

Cynthia

 

Prevention Works! Forum
Planning Meeting
Friday, November 15, 2002
Olympic Medical Center with Telelinking to Forks

The meeting consisted of Florence Bucierka, Norma Turner, Susan Kirsch, Ida Carroll, Mary Jacoby and Cynthia Martin.

Cynthia went over what had been discussed by the chairpeople at two previous meetings.  The date for the Forum will be May 17th, an absolutely perfect date because it is the only time the High School Auditorium is available.  Florence discussed the issues and the reason for consider David Hawkins for the primary speaker.  We discussed the tentative schedule and made some changes.  Norma suggested we contact Mitzi Chandler to will give a very personal approach to ways community people helped her.  This combined with the school survey will bring a very local focus by the end of the day. 

8:30-9:00           Registration

9:00-9:05       Welcome

9:05-10.45      Speaker (David Hawkins)  Florence will see if he is available

10:45-11:00

11:00-12:15       Panel on the Strengths and Weakness of Our Own Community

(to set the foundation for the afternoon session and for the future breakout sessions, to present an accurate portrait of what is happening in Clallam County…good and in need of improvement, representing current community norms.)

·         School Survey (Gary Cohn, PA Superintendent representing all school districts in Clallam County and compiling information from all of the others)

·         Faith Community (Connie Hyatt to find someone from Sequim who would seek information from many churches)

·         Juvenile Justice (Pete Peterson to represent this group)

·         Sheriff (Whoever is this position or someone representing them to discuss what is happening throughout CC including response to minority populations)

·         Minorities (Someone from West End either Latino or Native American)

·         Mental Health (Not sure who)

·         Health Care (Someone from the hospital)

(Panel to have geographic representation but to set the tone for the sessions so everyone knows the issues and is on the same  page)

12:15-1:00         Lunch

1:00-3:15           Keynote speaker (Hawkins) using material from panel to talk about local issues, to continue with his presentations, and to set the tone for future group meetings talking about ways to change community

3:15-3:30           Break

3:30-3:45           Mitzi Chandler   A Personal Look At the Impact of the Community

3:45-4:30           What’s the Next Step

Discuss the Community Plan and How People Can Be Involved

Evaluations

Norma will contact Mitzi

Florence will contact David Hawkins

Fund Raising

            We all need to be thinking of potential sponsors (minimum $100) for this event.  We know the hospital will be one.  Florence will e-mail us a list of past sponsors so we know who to begin with.

Name for the Conference

            In addition to calling this Preventions Works! Forum, we want another name.  The group decided to put it out for a vote over email.  Cynthia will do that with the names we have so far but also asking if they have other suggestions.  Maybe we can have a prize for the best name and also develop some ownership.

            Names suggested so far:

                        Prevention Works! Forum:  Creating a Better Future
                        Prevention Works! Forum:  Little Things Make A Big Difference
                        Prevention Works! Forum:  Making a Difference
                        Prevention Works! Forum:  Becoming a More Caring Community
                        Prevention Works! Forum:  Challenges for Clallam County
                        Prevention Works! Forum:  Caring Challenges for Clallam County
                        Prevention Works! Forum:  Prevention is a Caring Priority
                        Prevention Works! Forum:  Caring is Prevention
                        Prevention Works! Forum:  _________________________________

Publicity

            Florence will bring in the costs at the next meeting for what advertisements we have done before.  Norma talked about what had occurred at the original PW Forum.

Other to Involve

            The next meeting notice for the December 9th meeting (after it is verified at OMC for telelinking) will go out to just some people.  The people who have come to previous meetings which includes, Jim Borte, Jo LeDuke, Angie Graff, Jane Shefler, Gwen Cole, and Debra Sharp plus those in attendance today.  Other names suggested  include Jean Fairchild, Larry King (Mary will contact), Tom Anderson (Cynthia will contact), Sharon Penn (Susan will contact), Chris Borchers (Cynthia will contact), Bobbie Chapman, Cecile Greenway, Sue Renes and Rita Markistan.  We might want to include someone from Jefferson County.

Next Meeting    December 9th OMC

            At the next meeting we will look into who will be doing what for the conference, the list of previous sponsors, invited speakers, advertising and everything else.  We have a little time since the conference will be in May.

            Registration (Jennifer)

            Individual Invitations

            Arrange Lunch (Florence)

            Clock Hours (contact Karen Junell, Irene Smith)

            Place and Equipment  (Tom Anderson)

            Advertising (Jim Borte and Norma plus West End)

            Fund Raising (all of us)

See you at the next meeting on Monday, December 9

 

Prevention Works, Community Coalition
Big Event Chairpeople Meeting
November 1, 2002

The meeting was fruitful even without Florence.  We did have to call her from her sickbed to have her fill us in on some details.  Therefore, those in attendance were Susan Kirsch and Cynthia Martin.

We discussed the primary topic which is Changing Community Norms but felt something better would be called Community and Prevention.  Not set on this but certainly not calling it Changing Community Norms.

We felt the schedule should be approximately like this:

   8:30-9:00            Registration

   9:00-9:05            Welcome

  9:05-10:30            Speaker (David Hawkins)  Florence will see if he is available

10:45-11:45            Panel on the Strengths and Weakness of Our Own Community

(to set the foundation for breakout sessions, to present an accurate portrait of what is happening in Clallam County…good and in need of improvement, representing current community norms.)

·        School Survey (Gary Cohn, PA Superintendent representing all school districts in Clallam County and compiling information from all of the others)

·        Faith Community (Connie Hyatt to find someone from Sequim who would seek information from many churches)

·        Juvenile Justice (Pete Peterson to represent this group)

·        Sheriff (Whoever is this position or someone representing them to discuss what is happening throughout CC including response to minority populations)

·        Minorities (Someone from West End either Latino or Native American)

·        Mental Health (Not sure who)

·        Health Care (Someone from the hospital)

(Panel to have geographic representation but to set the tone for the sessions so everyone knows the issues and is on the same  page)

11:45-12:30            Lunch

12:30-1:00       Keynote speaker (Hawkins) setting tone for people going to groups and talking about ways to change community

1:15-3:15            Breakout Sessions (People will sign up for them at time of registration)

·        Parents, Caretakers, Neighbors

·        Special Needs and Mental Health

·        Faith Community

·        Minority Community (Tribes, Latinos, and Special Needs)

·        Law Enforcement and Legal Issues

·        Schools

·        Government

·        Community Agencies

Each group to have flip charts to compile lists of what could be done in their specific area to change what is happening that is negative and to emphasize what is positive.

3:15-3:30            Break

3:30-4:30         Wrap up with each group presenting at least 3 points we could accomplish in our county

 We felt we needed people to be in charge of the following:

·        Registration

·        Individual invitations (discussed at August 5 meeting)

·        Arrange Lunch (charge for lunch)

·        Clock Hours (Karen Junell, Irene Smith)

·        Place (Tom Anderson)

·        Advertising (Jim Borte) 

Just a note on dates:

                        January 25        Working with the Latino Population

                        February 14     Home Visitors Summit

                        March 1           OPAEYC Conference

                        End of March   PMF Luncheon

Our suggestion is to go into April for this event

August 5, 2002
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Those attending were Jo LeDuke, YMCA, Gwen Cole, Healthy Families of Clallam County, Norma Turner, Jim Borte, Clallam County Sherriff’s Dept., Florence Bucierka, Clallam County Dept. Health & Human Services, Debra Sharp, Clallam County Dept. Health & Human Services, ( Jane Shefler , Johnson Miller Shefler and Angie Graff, Olympic Medical Center were at the hospital waiting – sorry!).

Discussion centered around establishing focus, objectives and audience for next major prevention forum.  The group discussed:

What do we want to do?

1.      Refocus on prevention and empowering the individual

2.      Educate on “what’s in vogue” (tools, program, language)

3.      Community norming – getting community engaged

4.      “What is out there” in prevention currently in our community

5.      Community awareness of Prevention Works!

Who is the audience?

1.      Grassroots folks – all communities, faith, neighborhoods

2.      Target leaders (faith, business, government, etc.)

3.      Professionals currently working in the field of prevention

What do we want the audience to take away?

1.      Rejuvenated and excited about what’s going on/what we are doing (written) – celebration (printed material)

2.      Sense of shared responsibility (verbal)

3.      Sense of wanting to be part of the “action” – to do whatever they can do within their sphere of influence (written) – volunteer opportunities – policies in other communities (printed material) – including concrete strategies on how to be involved

4.      Concrete information – research based information (verbal)

   Risk/protective factor model

   Community norming/environmental approaches

   Selective research models/strategies that people could volunteer for

            Mentoring

            Home Visiting

            Parent Education

            Community Norming  

For next meeting assigned individuals will contact suggested potential Planning Committee members:

            Area/Organization                               Person Identified                  Person who will contact

Family Friendly Business                                                                        Jim Borte

            Faith                                                                                                         

                        Catholic Church                                                                              Norma Turner

                        Holy Trinity Lutheran                  Charlie Mays                                Norma Turner

                        Joyce Area Churches                                                                      Gwen Cole

                        West End Churches                   Al Harness                                    Florence Bucierka

            Sheriff’s Office                                    Jim Borte

            Soroptomist                                          Jean Fairchild                                Norma Turner

            League of Women Voters                   Connie Hyatt or Rep.                    Gwen Cole

            Tribes

                        Jamestown                                  Susan Kirsch

                        Lower Elwha                              John Miller                                    Norma Turner

                        Makah                                                                                           Cynthia Martin

                        Quileute                                                                                          Cynthia Martin

            Olympic Medical Center                      Angie Graff                                   Florence Bucierka

            Forks Hospital

            West End Outreach Services              Ida Carroll                                     Florence Bucierka

            United Way                                          Patty Hannah                                Jo LeDuke

            Foster Parent Association                                                                       Florence Bucierka

            Headstart                                                                                                 Jo LeDuke

            School Districts

                        Port Angeles                               Tom Anderson                              Norma Turner

                        Crescent                                                                                         Gwen Cole

            Peninsula College                                                                                     Jo LeDuke

Next meeting is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 9 (before the Prevention Works! meeting) in the Linkletter Auditorium at Olympic Medical Center with telelink to Forks.

2003 Prevention Works Forum

July 16, 2002

Health and Human Services Conference Room

Big Event Meeting was held with Cynthia Martin, Debra Sharp, Florence Bucierka, Jennifer Charles, Fiona Hert, Mike Doherty, Jane Shefler, Jan Laine and Jim Borte, Norma Turner and from West End by Telelink Mary Jacoby and Ida Carroll attending.

Major discussion points included:

Should Big Event be done in coordination with OPAEYC 's Saturday Event? Discussion included pros and cons. One suggestion had been to have a Little Event and a Big Event. One solution to prevent overload of events was to piggyback the Parents Education workshop to do the Parent education as a "Little Event"-a Friday evening workshop for parents.  General consensus was that we would have an all-day Saturday event. 

Search is on for major speaker(s) and a unifying theme.  Terry Tafoya Ph.D., has been discussed and would be a very dynamic choice. He could give a Native American focus or a broader based prevention topic. Florence will explore availability and topic possibilities further. Website for more information is http://www.tamanawit.com/.   The cost would be about $4,500 for an all day event (including travel and lodging).  An additional speaker would be needed. Discussion included considering Mike Gueria, Raymond Reyes. Should we find another equivalent speaker at a similar cost?

  • Should we find someone more local that may cost less?
  • Should we find someone who may do the event for free to provide a government or political focus to discuss part of main topic?  Mary Selecky was suggested.

 

Saturday forum will need unifying theme; target audience should be broad based and include the community-at-large, parents & grandparents, and providers. We should also consider two major speakers and develop a unifying theme. Funding needs will be high, but resources can be located once theme and speakers are set.  We are open to ideas for speakers and for theme.  Let anyone on the committee know of your suggestions or join us for the coming meeting in August.

Little Event (Friday Evening) event -Parent Education could be an alternative to the Parent Education Summit.  This might be more targeted to parents and work better with the OPAEYC Conference.  This possibility will be discussed with Joannie Matter from OPAEYC.  They will also be encouraged to participate in the 2003 Forum of Prevention Works!

Date for event will depend on speaker availability.  Mid Spring would be best, but March 1 is OPAEYC's event and Spring Break is end of March. Suggestions included early to mid April (note Easter is April 20).  Jennifer and Debra will check any available community and chamber calendars to see if significant conflicts exist at this time. Let Debra Sharp dsharp@co.clallam.wa.us or Florence Bucierka fbucierka@co.clallam.wa.us  know if anyone knows of major event conflicts.

Next meeting date will be Monday August 5 at 8:30 a.m.at Linkletter Auditorium at Olympic Medical Center with telelinking to Forks Hospital.  Mary will check into the telelinking with the hospital.  Debra has verified it from the Port Angeles end.

 

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