2003-03-28 Family Violence Advisory Commission Minutes

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D. DVIAT West Hawaii - L. Slutter reported that Kona has new leadership. given donations and are researching the appropriate way they can rd monies. Regular DVIAT meeting is the 3 Thursday of every month rd East Hawaii - The Legal Procedures meets on the 3 Monday of every month, th and regular DVIAT meeting is the 4 of every month. This past fall, Ron Paul (Police Dept.) was awarded $10,000 from the Weinberg Foundation Zonta Club to put together a brochure to provide DV information about services available. This brochure is still being worked o E. FUNDRAISER/GRANTS D. Auldridge suggested that the commission should identify a pro goal that needs funding before doing any fundraising efforts. K contact the committee members for ideas for projects. K. Wolfe ÐWrestlingÑ fundraiser as a way to get men involved. L. Lord: ÐÈ.Fundraising doesnÓt work unless you know what you w the money on. WeÓre coming up on the end of this fiscal year an have probably $1500 that we didnÓt even spend out of our commiss why would we be fundraising if weÓre sending back $1500? I thin commission is here to advise the Mayor as to what needs to be do County. IÓm not sure I want to go out and fundraise and take mon programs that are providing direct services. I think we might b peoplesÓ toes. And if we are talking about getting the message county, is that our job to get the message to the men? Or is it the Mayor and let him know he needs to give those non-profits, s agencies, education agencies money in our county to get the mess men in our county. That could be done more effectively and reac the money was used for a public service announcement on the Big before we jump into things and say lets go raise some money, I w determine whatÓs our goal, whoÓs our audience, whatÓs the best w bang for the buckÓ kind of thing, and is it really the commissio itÈÈÈare we stepping on somebodyÓs toes, are we taking funds awa somebody else who is working on that already.Ñ K. Kudlo said that the commission would be getting funds from th talking money away from any agency, and that public service announcements would be a great idea for a project. Discussion was held on funds and projects. L. Slutter reiterate comments on the role of the commission. She questioned the need funds. D. Auldridge said that one of the other goals of the com provide education and community awareness, and that would be a p reason to need funds. The commission has two primary focuses: assist the Mayor in identifying both resources and gaps and how those, and the second is to do community awareness and public ed K. Wolfe suggested going to the schools and doing a bumper stick project. L. Slutter mentioned this already being done on the we 3