Ventura County Interfaith Community

 

January 12, 2006

 

Attendees:        Kim Hawkins, Tim and Teri Helton, Renée Jaenicke, Linda Lowe, Susan Monday, and Frieda Weinberg

 

Devotional was brought by Kim Hawkins

 

Upcoming Visits: Upcoming visits were reviewed and confirmed as follows:

            Jainsim presentation by Tim Helton at Temple Ner Ami on 2/23

            Bahá’í New Year celebration – site to be confirmed by Renée – date 3/19

            Oxnard Buddhist Temple – Birthday of the Buddha on 4/2

            Quaker Meeting on 5/7

            Padre Serra – Florentine Fiesta in July – date to be confirmed Linda Lowe

            Mount Cross – June – date and availability to be confirmed by Susan Monday

 

Outreach: Linda Lowe stated she will follow up on talking with potential Mormon

                 participant.

 

Reports:

            -Ventura California Youth Authority – Teri reported on the delivery by Debbie Bavaro and her of the Christmas gifts collected for the girls in the Alvarado Unit.  She talked about the enthusiasm displayed by the volunteer director and the physician.  She talked about their excitement about VCIC sponsoring the girls for their birthdays.  She added Debbie’s idea of including a small stipend of $20 to each girl’s spending account as a part of their birthday gift.

 

            -California Lutheran University –

·        Tim updated the group regarding CLU’s involvement with VCIC

·        Renée reported that Janice Daurio is a philosophy instructor for CLU and is giving her students extra credit for attending VCIC forum on death and dying

·        Renée, Tim and Linda are to form a subcommittee to meet with CLU regarding fall forum

 

Next Meeting – February 16 – devotional by Frieda

 

Forum:

  • Advertising
    • submitted to Adelphia, Cumulus, The Star, Local hospitals, and various churches
    • 52 letters went our to area dignitaries
    • Letters to be sent out by Saturday to area hospice agencies
  • Setup
    • Core group to arrive at library by 6:15 
    • Heltons will check on borrowing folding chairs from St. Columba’s and if able to will notify Susan for availability of pickup; otherwise, Heltons will contact various core members to bring chairs
    • VCIC members are committed to bringing the following
      • Frieda -            plates, cups, and napkins
      • Linda                            spoons
      • Oxnard Temple –      cookies and coffee maker
      • Teri -                            decaf coffee
      • Shirley                      tea
      • Kim                          sugar, creamer, splenda
      • Tim                              drop cords, upcoming event flyer

half sheet information/remark forms

      • Susan                           index cards
    • Frieda will check with library about setting up tables in breeze way/hall
    • VCIC brochures, flyer on up coming events, and information/remark forms to be handed out by greeter
  • Literature to be set on tables and clarification occurred regarding what it should contain (i.e. death, dying, and beliefs thereof).  Tim and Teri will solicit death and dying pamphlets from Quakers
  • Badges – Teri reported that Debbie Bavaro is researching the cost of plastic engraved badges at the trophy store.  Teri will report back to Linda if purchasing permanent badges is prohibitive.  If so, Linda will print labels for clear plastic badges.
  • Evaluation of forum to occur at next core meeting. Members to bring lists of who they contacted and what they did to be organized into a reference notebook for the next forum(s).
  • Donation basket by door with sign designed by Susan stating what it will be applied to (i.e. CYA girl, future forums, mailings, printings, space rental, etc.)
  • Teri to talk about CYA at Forum
  • Tim reminded the group that if they have not submitted bios for their speakers, they need to do so.

 

Miscellaneous:

  • Tim to create and email a contact list to core group members
  • Group discussed money needs of the future and becoming an official nonprofit group in order to apply for grants. Susan is going to contact a friend after March who is savvy on acquiring nonprofit status and writing grants.