April 17, 2006

Leadership Team Minutes

 

 

Attendance: 

Jennifer Anderson, Jennifer Tempest Bova, JoAnn Carpenter, Evelyn Dalenheim-Russell, Barbara Daudelin, Judy Fried, Pat Garrity, JoAnn Jakubowski, Bruce Johnson, Theresa Loerch, Sali Martin, Alex Marx, Michelle Michaels, Ray Rose, Kathy Ryg, Lisa Sheppard

 

I.        Meeting called to order

II.     Old Business

A.     Committee Reports

1.                  Membership Report – Lisa Sheppard reports there are currently 16 organizations and 68 individuals paid memberships to date.  Membership applications are currently available on the website.

2.                  Assessment – Barb Daudelin will ask Mary Penich to fax blast the surveys to schools in Lake County.

3.                  Youth Advisory – There was discussion to have a youth summit in the fall. Kathy suggested that we invite the youth who had attended the youth advisory meeting in February to the underage drinking prevention town hall meetings on April 11 and April 25.

4.                  Ad/Hoc/Event – The 2nd Annual Lake County After School Coalition will take place in the Fall, 2006.  There will be discussion of some possible dates at the next Board of Director’s meeting.

5.                  Website/E-List – Theresa Loerch reports that there are currently 293 e-mail addresses on the After School Coalition e-list.  It was suggested to add the Lake County Mayors/Village Presidents, County Board Members and Township Supervisors to make them aware of the coalition.  Theresa encourages all who are interested in sending an e-announcement to the coalition members to write a short message w/the announcement so that responses can be directed back to them.  Also, the website is updated regularly with information regarding upcoming meetings and agenda.  Results from the Underage Drinking Prevention Town Hall meetings will be added to the website once available.

 

 

B.     Report on April 11th Town Hall meeting ~ Prevention of Underage Drinking

The purpose of this meeting was to increase awareness of the threat of underage drinking, identify how underage drinking affects our community and to brainstorm possible solutions

                       

                        Comments made regarding the April 11th Town Hall meeting is as follows….

 

Marketing efforts included e-mail blasts, newspaper coverage, billboard signage, and 10,000 flyers distributed to local schools and churches.   

 

It was agreed that the newspapers did a great job of covering the April 11th Town Hall meeting on the prevention of underage drinking.  Media coverage included The Daily Herald, News Sun, Pioneer Press and Lakeland Media.  Articles can be found on the website under media.

 

There were approximately 140 people in attendance at the April 11th meeting.

The auditorium’s capacity is 800 people.  The committee found out after the dates were set that schools and townships had previous commitments.

Originally the format was to have concurrent English and Spanish sessions, but with less than expected turnout, the two groups were combined

 

It was discussed that more parents need to get involved.  Underage drinking is a huge problem and parents need to be become aware of the consequences before it’s too late.

 

There was discussion for the group to work on community needs - community solutions; keeping track of statistics of underage drinking in the community and its consequences.  A program is needed that is consistent in all communities.

 

There will be a follow up Town Hall meeting scheduled for April 25th to hear the results of the April 11th meeting and to help prioritize needs and develop an action plan.  Recommendations will be sent to the Governor’s Alcohol Abuse Task Force.

 

Special thanks to Northern Illinois Food Banks for sponsoring the refreshments at both town hall meetings.

 

 

III.   Announcements/Upcoming Events  

A.     Judy Fried will be inviting Elizabeth McGonigal from Teen Court to the next meeting.

B.     Tuesday, April 25th – Family Violence Symposium: Community Response to Sexual Violence at the Collegeof Lake County; for more information, contact Evelyn Dalenheim-Russell at 847-662-4247 x121 or www.clcillinois.edu/conferences/familyviolence/

 

 

C.     Wednesday, April 26th - “Connecting for Success” celebrates the businesses and civic organizations that contributed to Say Yes! to Youth Success and the accomplishments of Waukegan youth nominated for recognition.  For more information, contact Pat Garrity at 847-377-8187.

D.     Saturday, May 20th – 3rd Annual Girls-Wise Conference – a conference and resource fair “Just for Girls” Junior High thru High School.  College of Lake County; for more information, contact Michele Michaels at 847-377-7800.

 

IV.  Meeting adjourned

 

 

Upcoming meeting dates for the Lake County After School Coalition (at the Mundelein Police Department):

 

w      Leadership Team meeting – Monday, June 26, 2006

w      Board of Directors meeting – Tuesday July 18, 2006

w      Leadership Team meeting – Tuesday, August 15, 2006