South Windsor Alliance for Families (SWAFF)
Meeting Minutes – January 19, 2010
Call Meeting to Order: Joann Moriarty called the Regular Meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
Roll Call
Members Present: Keri Apt, Melissa Bengston, Tom Field, Diego Florez, Diane Gerber, Joann Moriarty, Emily Murphy, Jeff Prague, and Roseanne Sapula
Drug Free Communities Grant $3600
A portion of this money will be pay for the January 29 workshop presenter, the door prize and refreshments.
The remaining funds will be used for police overtime coverage for the junior prom, senior reception and graduation events and directed police patrols for seatbelt enforcement, checking for large gatherings, and underage drinking.
There will also be an enforcement checkpoint set up at the high school to check for seatbelt usage and tobacco use for students under the age of 18. This will be held in early spring during the morning and afternoon.
Youth Update
Stickers with a message on underage drinking laws will be distributed to liquor store owners to be handed out at the checkout or put on bags and or bottles.
The PeaceJam group is collecting recycle bins to decorate and place in classrooms.
Handouts at Athletic Games
A discussion was held on distributing handouts at games that would cover the new teen driving laws as well as the new tobacco use law. A suggestion was made to purchase some item to also be distributed with the SWAFF website on it or a statement such as “Are you aware of new laws that affect you?” Further discussion is needed.
Parent Workshop at TEMS, Adolescent Brain Development and Alcohol Friday January 29
Emily Murphy met with the PTO to discuss the workshop and get their support. There will TEMS gear sold at the event. The SchoolMessenger electronic messaging system will be used to reminder parents of the program.
CADCA Conference February 8-11
Joann Moriarty and Jennifer Anderson will be attending the Annual National Leadership Forum in Washington DC at the invitation of ERASE. The will attend workshops and participate in networking activities regarding substance abuse prevention.
Broken Dreams
The program will be held on April 27 and 28 for the junior and senior classes. Thirty students will actually be participating. Ten of these students will be working on a video of the mock accident etc. The parents will see the entire video on the 27th. The student body will see one half of the video on the 27th followed up by the second half of the video on the 28th. Because this event includes an overnight retreat for these students and a lunch after the memorial program, many volunteers will be involved. Emily Murphy volunteered to handle the food for the program but will need help especially on the day of the event. Anyone interested in volunteering for this event should contact Joann.
Joann Moriarty made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy A. Aborn
Recording Secretary
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