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Lackawanna County Interagency Council
Met at:
Salvation Army
On: October 17,
2007
The meeting was called to order at 9:00am by Jane Oswald,
President.
We had 26 members attending.
Introductions were made. Treasurer’ report as of September
30, 2007 is $1,461.09
Minutes from the September meeting were reviewed. Judi
Cimino made a motion to approve. Sr. Ann Walsh seconded.
OLD BUSINESS:
 | Request for a Secretary or a Co-Secretary was mentioned.
Everyone was reminded that officers will be nominated at the November meeting. |
| Renewal of the website domain was discussed. Chris
Davis will make the renewal arrangements and be reimbursed for her expense. |
| The holiday gathering will move ahead as scheduled.
Judi Cimino will be the point person for refreshments. |
| The Adopt-A-Family project was finalized. The group
voted to approve a family of 6 at a cost of $100.00 per person. Ann Lynady
will chair the committee. Committee members are: Brooke Adley, Cathy
Cavanaugh, and Jane Oswald. Gifts will be wrapped at the Holiday Gathering. |
NEW BUSINESS:
| Jane Oswald let the group know that NRCI is putting
together a grant proposal through the Blue Ribbon Foundation for a skin cancer
screening program. The group voted to allow NRCI to list the IAC as a whole
to be a resource for possible screening sites, and more importantly, a
resource for posting notices about the program. |
SPEAKERS:
| Sister Ann Walsh and Joanne Stephens form the
Maternal & Family Services discussed adoption and special needs adoption.
SWAN – Special Needs Adoption. The newborn babies spend their
first 30 days in a foster infant home and then there is a lovely ceremony of
adoption. The families are supervised for 6 months. They also discussed
Walsh Manor for homeless pregnant women. They can accommodate up to 4
women. They provide appropriate housing, medical care, GED classes, parenting
classes and they can stay until they have their baby or have a home to go to.
Sister Ann also discussed the Mother Infant Program Baby Pantry.
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| Nikki Keller from the United Way presented the
group with a very interesting video about the United Way. |
Next Meeting November 21, 2007, the speaker will be
Stephany Musgrave – CareWorks Convenient Healthcare.
Terri Stocki motioned to
adjourn. The motion was seconded by Ann Lynady.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
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