Above the Influence Coalition
Meeting Agenda 4/15/2010
Welcome– Grab lunch! Members present: Garrison Reekers, Joel Formanek, Elise Healzer, Marissa Eldred, Victoria Clair, Kristin Kearns, Kris Hudson, Greg Walston, Ryan Davis, Nancy Farmer, Jim Thompson, Bob Hintz
March Community Meeting
· Review- Meeting wasn’t very well attended, but from those that were there we got some really great suggestions on how to build a greater following and how to reach other youth in the community.
April– Alcohol Awareness Month
· Theme- “Life’s too short to be wasted.”
· Other Activities- prom box stickers, static clings, postcards to parents, church bulletins, Sticker Shock was a big success.
· Display- at FSB in Vinton. Hope to also display in Chelsea Savings Bank early May.
Graduation Sign Campaign
· Places- Where can we have them out? BP City Hall, and most of the places that were listed last year are still in support this year.
· Ads- will be in local papers like last year, with locations to pick up the signs. We will also have flyers when people pick up the signs.
· Businesses- We’re hoping to have businesses post the signs also, like last year.
Prescription Drug Drive- Elysia
· Happening on Saturday, 4/26! Please take flyers to get the word out as much as possible!
Summer Youth Summit
· Date- July 22 and 23
· Planning Meetings- going well. The next meeting will be right after this coalition meeting and all are welcome to attend.
· Advertising- we will run a couple of ads, looking at events at schools (post-proms, lunch booths, evening activities), hoping to get t-shirts and possibly have a Relay team.
May Meeting
· Place- Need a space- Greg Walston volunteered the ISU Extension office
· NO FOOD AT THIS MEETING! Our grant funding has run dry until July, so you’ll have to pack a lunch this time.
· Summer Meetings- Do we want to have meetings this summer? The general consensus was “no”. We will meet in May and pick back up in August or September.
Marijuana 101
· We covered some basic educational information on marijuana, some methods users use to hide the drugs, and reminded everyone that 4/20 was considered a ‘pot smokers holiday’ by many users.
NEXT MEETING:
ISU Extension Office
501 1st St. Vinton
May 20th 12-1 p.m.
(NO LUNCH AT THIS ONE!!!)
Words of Wisdom
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
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