2014-12-12 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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Brooke provided an update from the PR committee. Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Forum is on Twitter, Linkedln, Facebook and a page on the CCECS website. The group currently has 171 likes on Facebook. In the next few months, articles about the upcoming summit will be placed in several newspapers island -wide. Farrah and Mele provided an update from the sponsorship committee. Sponsorship letters were mailed out toward the end of November. Donor letters will be mailed out in January. Funds have been secured in the amounts of $1,750, $100, $50, and $10. The University of Hawaii at Hilo Diversity Committee has committed $2,500. An additional $2,000 and $2,500 have been verbally committed from Councilwomen Poindexter and David, respectively. Councilwoman Eoff has also verbally committed support, with the exact amount to still be determined. A grant for $2,500 was submitted to the Women's Campus Club and a request is being drafted to the Mayor's Office. A suggestion was made to also request support from the HSCSW. Action: Farrah and Mele will follow-up on suggestion to request support from HSCSW. IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. CSW Brochure Brooke sent a brochure sample to the CSW for review, but it only included one side. She is still working on the second side and is looking for more pictures. Action: Send pictures directly to Brooke if you have any from CSW events that you attended. Action: Brooke to send revised brochure sample for review before next meeting. B. Real Women Essay Contest i. In process of getting bids from Hilton, Marriott, and Hapuna Prince. ii. CSW members will be the judges this year. iii. Brooke made personal contact with schools in Kohala. iv. Real Women Essay committee consists of Hazel, Brooke and Carol. The committee should meet outside of regular meetings and provide status reports at each meeting. v. At the next meeting, the committee requests a project timeline with details, contact information and up-to-date budget figures. vi. A suggestion was made to request consent for photo release if this isn't already included in paperwork that students/parents need to fill out. Action: See items v. and vi. above. 3