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Lakeland Area Community Meetings |
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| Positive Alternatives Coalition - Intercultural
Leadership Initiative Community Wide Prevention Dinner Meeting #4 September 21, 2006 Camp Jorn, Manitowish Waters |
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Attended By: Erv Teichmiller (Community Mental Health), Kim Olson (LUHS), Marcy Jivery (Kids in Need), Matt White (ILI), John LoHoff (LdF School), Jeaninne Bruguier (LUHS), Candace Zahncain (LUHS), Pat Ustianowski (LdF Family Resource Center), Tim Jackson (AVW School), Judge Nielsen (Vilas County), Beth Tlusty (Restorative Justice), Lynn Bartling (Restorative Justice), Kim Keinhans (MHLT), Sue Wolfe (LdF School/PAC), Laura Stoffel (Lake of the Torches), Laverne Oestreich (Honoring our Children/GLITC), Chris Petreikis (Northland Pines School), Maureen Juras (Headwaters, Inc.), Michele Gipple (Big Brothers/Big Sisters), Larry Ouimette (LdF School), Phil Burley (LUHS), Bob Polfus (LdF Family Resource Center), Denise Wildcat (LdF Family Resource Center), Kim Wasserburger (LUHS), Alice McFarlane (ILI/PAC), Cindy Weborg (Honoring our Children/GLITC), Jon Lucivansky (LUHS), Barbara Stoddard (GLITC), John Young (LdF Family Resource Center), Chris Grossman (LUHS), Paul Harshner (LUHS), Patrick Day (LdF Family Resource Center), Rand Weborg (WJFW TV12), Cecelia Stewart (LdF Education Committee), Kathy Muntner (Oneida County). 33 total We had a great turnout for the first Community Wide Prevention Plan meeting, 33 people total. We started with a dinner, where people were able to make connections from the community. Sue Wolfe, representing PAC, welcomed everyone to the meeting, gave a brief history of how PAC began and invited anyone interested to join. Erv Teichmiller shared some opening thoughts on our community. He had asked some young people what he should share with the group for this evening. One girl said, “Tell them we’re only doing what the adults in the community are doing.” One boy said, “Everybody will rebel.” Erv concluded with saying that we need to involve the kids and that the answer to our concerns lies with them. Kim Wasserburger shared statistics from the past several years at the high school for levels of drug and alcohol use. The numbers basically remained the same over the whole span, even during years when more AODA programs were in place. Sue Allen was the facilitator for the evening. She began her time by showing a video on the impact of alcohol, the great prevalence of alcohol advertising and ways that other communities have taken steps to bring about change. After the video, Sue guided the group into a discussion on responses to the video and brainstorming ideas for our community. Our time ran short and it seemed that we had just gotten into the discussion when it was time to wrap up the meeting. We are hoping to continue this discussion by having more meetings like this one, but moving them to other communities in the area. Several people from this meeting indicated that they were interested in continuing to be a part of moving this conversation forward. If you are interested in this, please contact Bob Kovar at bkovar@glitc.org Thank you to all who took the time to come and to share. Bob Kovar, Project Director Intercultural Leadership Initiative Positive Alternatives Coalition |
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