Preconception to Preteen Life Cycle Feb. 2004

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.gcchc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gcchc.org"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grant County Information"><U>Grant County Information</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Health Council"><U>Health Council</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Council Staff"><U>Council Staff</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Meetings "><U>Community Meetings </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="InterAgency Alliance"><U>InterAgency Alliance</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Highlights "><U>Highlights </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id453.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resource Directory 2007"><U>Resource Directory 2007</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Preconception to Preteen Life Cycle Feb. 2004</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Preconception to Preschool Life Cycle </B></div> <div> <B>          Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 11a.m.</B></div> <div> <B>              At Life Quest Early Intervention</B></div> <div> <B>      Minutes</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> I.     Introductions</div> <bR> <div> II.     January Minutes Approved</div> <bR> <div> III.     Focus on Agenda</div> <div> Two focuses were discussed:</div> <div> 1. Play Day</div> <div> 2. Safety for children/ Creating a safe environment for children to play.</div> <div>     The group spent time returning to the safety issue as an overall focus.  </div> <div>     Additional topics discussed were family safety, community safety and how to tie all      these together, so children and parents can feel more secure when children go outside      to play.</div> <div>     </div> <div> IV.     Returned to the Focus on safety with some new ideas:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Contacting people who work in the community such as police, and fire departments to get their opinion on what needs to be done to make the community safer.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Anti-Bully school campaign was suggested.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Safe School and Safe Community awareness group to promote comprehensive anti-bully programs in schools.</div> <bR> <div> V.     Play Day</div> <div> Update on Play Day from Kendra Milligan:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Penny Park has been reserved.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">WNMU students will be telling stories at the event.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">There is currently a newspaper article asking for games and stories from the community.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">SWAYC will be providing the food.</div> <div> <B>The time of the play day has changed!  It will now be taking place from 11a.m. - 1p.m.</B> <B>on April 17</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>th</B></FONT></div> <div> Play Day ideas in progress:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Interviewing seniors at the senior center to get stories and games.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Radio Advertisement </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Contacting culturally diverse musicians to perform at the play day.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">There was also suggestions for healthier food to be served.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Possibly getting donations from area grocery stores.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Creating a system of focus for the families, 8; 15 minute time segments was suggested.</div> <bR> <div> Idea for continuing Play Days was presented.  This would be a spin off from the Play Day into more community focused play days.  Blocking off the street in a community and allowing the children to spend time outside playing.  Police and city government involvement would be  needed.  The creation of Police Athletic leagues was also mentioned as a way for the community to be more involved with children.</div> <bR> <div> Committees have been designated for the up-coming Play Day function.  The committees include</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Media Committee</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Entertainment Committee</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Equipment Committee</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007400c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="48" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Logistics / Games Committee</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Please sign up for the committee you would like to work for ASAP.  As soon as the committees are designated you will receive an e-mail with further detail about meeting dates for your committee.  Please e-mail Kendra Milligan at (</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>media@gcchc.org</U></B></FONT><B>) for sign up or further information.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The next Preconception to Preschool Life Cycle meeting will be held on Wednesday,  March 10, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Life Quest Early Intervention on Alabama St.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>