2012-04-13 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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participate. C. Kitaoka added that it would be difficult to provide mentors for each of the girls. If there were 50 girls, she is not sure if 50 mentors can be found. K. Schneider suggested contacting the counselors at other schools and letting them know this project is happening is the first thing to get other schools involved. Secondly, she didn’t think it was CSW’s intention in mentoring each girl individually. NEW BUSINESS A. Nominating Committee D. Pung, K. Schneider, and N. Kelly agreed to serve on the nominating committee. B. Status of E. Cabatu K. Nova volunteered to draft a letter on behalf of CSW regarding E. Cabatu’s presence at the committee’s meeting. K. Peters said E. Cabatu is the committee’s public relation liaison and she gets the word out for the committee. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Friday, May 18, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in the Kona Mayor’s Office conference room. The agenda shall include voter registration. D. Pung said she checked with Target about prizes and there is a form to complete. However, K. Peters indicated that the committee needs to be a non-profit organization. L. Ugalde pointed out that the Cooper Center is a 501C3, non-profit organization. K. Nova asked if CSW can have a co-sponsor and the co-sponsor actually obtain the prizes. D. Noda suggested that L. Ugalde check with her board first and obtain approval. K. Peters said that CSW can brainstorm and try and think of another women’s non-profit group who might want to assist the committee anyway. N. Kelly stated that she will email blast Dr. J. Murray’s flyer to CSW members so they can send it out to various groups to encourage participation. B. Schedules None. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, _______________________________ JEAN VIERNES, STAFF SECRETARY 5