GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee on ZOOM 2/25/2021 10:30am

Date: 
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 10:30am

 

 

GeorgetownCARES

Coalition Committee

Town Hall, Georgetown, MA 01833

(978) 352-5755

Pamela Lundquist, Chair

Police Chief Donald Cudmore

                Fire Chief Fred Mitchell

School Superintendent Carol Jacobs

Douglas Dawes, Georgetown Selectman

Beth Blazonis, Resident

GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee

(formerly the Substance Abuse Advisory Panel)

Meeting AGENDA - Thursday, February 25, 2021  10:30-11:30 am

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CORRESPONDENCE

  • VOTE: Approve Meeting Minutes for 11/19/2020 

 

AUDIENCES

  • Public Comment

 

OLD BUSINESS:

  • Update on promotional material for Pettengill House services for GeorgetownCARES, Police, COA, & the Schools. www.pettengillhouse.org Sierra Partlan, PH Director of Development (& Marketing) 978-243-4990
  • Budget & Cash Flow Review for FY2021, the last year of the current host agreement with Mission Dispensary.

The GCCC has $15K to disperse/invest by June 30th to organizations filling the GCCC Mission w/programs, materials or speakers promoting substance misuse prevention and/or treatment.

 

NEW BUSINESS: 

  • Discussion of how Georgetown can support #StateWithoutStigMA 

https://www.mass.gov/state-without-stigma

 

  • Discuss GCCC Grant/partnership opportunities for Georgetown-based organizations

Potential candidate organizations discussed included Friends of the Library, Friends of Camp Denison, the Georgetown SEPAC, The American Legion/VFW, Police Department, Fire Department, Park & Rec department. Also potentially a martial arts programs offered by the new SRO, Baldpate hospital (is it non-profit?), Community Action Inc. www.communityactioninc.orgo, Jeanne Geiger https://jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org , or  other suggested organizations that directly serve Georgetown residents.

 

 

       -        Discuss FY21 GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee Meeting Calendar

- March 25,  April 15, May 20,  June 24

 

NEXT MEETING 

  • GeorgetownCares CC Steering Committee Mtg Calendar 2020-2021 10:30-11:30am
    • March 25, 2021

 

ADJOURNMENT – VOTE

 

Mission Statement - The GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee (GCCC) is a community health and safety initiative seeking to encourage Georgetown citizens of all ages to make safe, healthy and responsible decisions about substance-use. Our mission is to promote substance abuse prevention strategies, education and resources aimed at making Georgetown the healthiest community it can be.