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VCN-2006 Meetings
April 28th, 2006 -Membership Meeting Vernon Community Network Location: Vernon Regional Education Center Downtown Rockville Park at side lot “Continental Breakfast served” 8:30 Arrival to set-up displays to show case
agencies Please feel free to bring staff members 9:00
Press Conference 9:15-9:45 Visit agency tables 9:45-10:00 Welcome & Opening David Engelson Approval of Minutes David Engleson Treasures Report Angela Atwater (membership reminder) 10:00
New Business Our June meeting our speaker will be Lillian Cruz, New Haven Foundation 10:15
Old Business 10:30 Adjourn *Please remember the next meeting is our annual meeting at the senior center. June 2nd 9:00-10:30.
Membership Meeting – February 24, 2006 Agenda 9:00 Welcome & President’s Comments David Engelson a. New Members b. AHEC Lunch Series 9:10 Approval of Minutes David Engelson 9:15 Treasurer Report Angela Atwater 9:20 Fundraising Committee Report Richard Tariff 9:35 Open Discussion a. Format for “agency fair” David Engelson b. Annual Meeting Plan David Engelson
Networking Break 10:05 Agency Presentation Community Child Guidance Clinic Betty O’Reilly 10:30 Adjourn Please bring agency literature for networking Be certain to bring a business card for the drawing of a gift certificate to Charlie’s Restaurant! Vernon Community Network Meeting Minutes for Jan. 13, 2006 Attending: Jennifer Lauria- Vernon Parks and Rec.; David Engelson- Hockanum Valley Community Council; Vernon Regional Adult Ed., Lisa Wheeler, Vernon Public Schools Sue Gunderman and Christy Gademsky- EASTCONN Head Start, Tess McKenzie, ECHN’s Family Resource Center; Chris Malis, Cornerstone Lodge; Tracey Halstead & Nicole Boske, Hockanum Industries; Paula Plante, Mary Burke, Betsy Palmer, and Angela Atwater, KIDSAFE CT; Marilyn Martin & John Ryan, Cornerstone Foundation; Mona Sullivan, Planned Parenthood; Rob Soderberg, CHR/Genesis Center; Ana Maria Hernandez Alstrum, East Hartford/Manchester Community Health Care; Penny Rand, Vernon Senior Center; Betty O’Reilly, Community Child Guidance Clinic; Ann Scharin, Vernon School Readiness Council; Rich Tariff & Gerald Griffin, Vernon Adult Education; Alan Slobodien, Oz Ramos and Kim McTighe, Vernon Youth Services.
1. Welcome: Meeting was called to order at 9:10 am and introductions were made. 2. Approval of Minutes: Dave Engelson asked for approval of the minutes from the last meeting. Motion was made and seconded. Unanimously approved. 3. Treasurer’s Report: Angela Atwater reported that there is currently $465.70 in the checkbook. There was one bill that was paid in the amount of $51.35 for food from the last meeting. Also, one additional agency membership was paid in December. There are currently 15 agency members and 1 individual member. Motion was made to accept Treasurer’s Report as is. Motion was made and seconded. Unanimously approved. 4.
New Business:
~ Assisting other agencies in the network
~ Publicizing community collaborations and talk about various needs to
maximize services ~ Meeting raffles where you can put a business card in the basket for a chance to win a prize!! b. Website information: Kudo’s to Bryan Flint for the website development! If an agency wants to put something on the website, they can get the information to an Executive Board member. Once an agency is on the website, they can email Bryan with the information. c. Grant update: Alan Slobodien met with Vernon
Public School administrators to collaborate on writing a federal Healthy
Schools/healthy students grant. At
this point no money has been appropriated for it.
This is currently on hold. No
other grants have been found at this time. e. Discussion of survey results: Alan reported that feedback
from the survey strongly indicates that members value the agency presentations
in order to learn more about what agencies are doing. Also, a number of people have put in requests to present
about their agencies. Alan
suggested reserving a meeting to have an agency “fair” where people could
bring pamphlets, etc. showcasing their agencies.
A suggestion was made to have the “fair” in June during the annual
meeting. A vote was taken and the
majority of members raised their hands. In
addition the following survey results were noted: members want to keep the
format of the meetings the same and people made it clear that they want the
group to take ideas and put them into action so that the group can move forward. ~ Tracey Halstead reported that they are looking for a Vocational Instructor in their greenhouse. High School diploma required and some college is preferred. The job includes very heavy labor. Contact Tracey at Hockanum Industries if interested. ~ Ana Maria Hernandez Alstrum from East Hartford/Manchester Community Health Care reported that they will be having “Give Kids a Smile Day” on Feb. 3rd in East Hartford and Feb. 4th in Manchester. They will provide free dental care for children 15 and under. ~ Betty O’Reilly at Community Child Guidance Clinic reported that they recently opened a new wing and they took over the old Teamworks program. They have partial hospitalization and extended day programs from 6 – 12 year olds. ~ Planned Parenthood reported that a controversial right wing organization is protesting the condom key chains that they sell in the marketplace section of their website (www.ppct.org) She welcomes anyone to visit them to find out about what they’re doing. ~ Tess McKenzie reported the their ESL playgroup was very successful. They have open enrollment for the group and she left brochures for their winter playgroups. ~ John Ryan reported that the Vern Cook home is now closed. It is in good condition and is for sale. ~ Vicky Rispoli reported that they will be having an adult prom on April 7th. The theme is Stairway to Heaven and tickets are $40/each. This is a fundraiser for the mission trips that some youth take during the summer. Vicky will have a flyer about the prom next month. ~ Dave Engelson reported that Hockanum Valley is holding a fundraising brunch at Aqua on February 12th. You are able to go into the kitchen where the brunch is made to order. Tickets are $28 ~ Rich Tariff asked the group to raise their hands if they would attend a fundraiser for the VCN. The majority of the members raised their hands. Rich said that this money could be used to help other agencies or to hire a grant writer. 5. Agency Presentation: Officer Chuck Hicking gave a presentation about his role as the community officer in Vernon. He said that his goal is to serve the businesses and families in the downtown area and to serve as a mediator for families in distress. Chuck also talked in great detail about the gang issue that is resurfacing in town and the two known gangs which are the Young Bloods and the Rolling 20 Crips. He is working to educate people about not taking things into their own hands. Instead they should call his office so that they can compile information and respond to the complaint. They need the public to make the complaint so that they can then act on it. Alan asked Officer Hicking how the VCN could help and suggested a spring cleanup. Officer Hicking said that he restarted the Neighborhood Watch and he has about 30 interested families. He will let the group know when a clean up is scheduled. 6.
Open Discussion: ~ Gerry Griffin won the raffle for a gift certificate for Charlies ~ A discussion about the next meeting date was held. There was some concern that the next meeting date falls on winter vacation. There weren’t many people who would be affected by the vacation. The next meeting will be held on February 24th at 9am as previously scheduled. Meeting adjorned at 10:45 Respectfully submitted by Kim McTighe, Vernon Youth Services Vernon Community Network Agenda-January 13, 2006-Membership Meeting, Senior Center 9:00 Welcome & Opening David Engelson 9:10 Approval of minutes Vicky Rispoli 9:15 Treasurer Report & membership Angela Atwater 9:30 New Business a. Discussion of what the benefit is of memberships- David b. Website benefit- http://rockvillect.com/VCN.htm- David c. Gant update- Alan d. Fundraising subcommittee report – Rich e. Survey results- Alan Networking Break 10:00 Agency Presentation & questions Community Police officer- Charles Hicking 10:15 Open discussion a. Next meeting date discussion do to vacation week b. Cancellation of meeting do to weather c. Raffle 10:30 Adjourn *Please remember to bring agency literature for networking. *Members only may bring business card for raffle.
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