March 7th Meeting
Ideas from Grade School
Sweet Grass Health Communities
Meeting on
March 7, 2000
SG Healthy Communities Meeting on March 7,2000
About Sweet Grass Health Communities
Grade School Ideas for SG Healthy Communities
Community Need Assessment Feedback Posted!
The Sweet Grass Healthy Communities met in the Old Hospital Conference room at 9am on Tuesday to work on the grant writing. Everyone discussed the focus of the grant writing process and these people volunteered to do the following:
| Active Participants | Representing | Contact Info | Signed Up to Do Following Tasks |
| Tracy Stevens- | High School 21st Century Grant |
SGHS 932-5993 | Community Connections Supervise the assimilation and information given by the community Create a Template for the RFP (Request for Proposal- you do this first to get a grant) |
| Doug McCann- | CIP Drug and Alchol Prevention Program Community Volunteer and Leader | 932-4909 dmccann@men.net |
Organize Letters of Community Support, Create a template which will tell what issues they need to address- "like a fill in the blank form" that organizations can write in to gain a coalition of support from the different resources in this county ie. Sheriffs, etc. |
| Grayce Sivgny- | School Grant Writer Leader of CIP Drug and Alchol Prevention Program | H 932-4739 W 932-5939 gsivigny@mcn.net |
Responsible for the School Component of the Grant |
| Sam Spector- | Community Website/ Communications/ Computer Expertise/ Volunteer |
932-5042 webcreations @sweetgrasscounty.com |
Help condense with themes for each question that the public gave input to- work with Miranne Schumaker Post information on website www.sweetgrasscounty.com as a means of communication between meeting times, find out how fast a package will get to Helena using the Post Office |
| Marianne Schumaker- | Volunteer/Background in Teaching Resource | Has typed up ALL of the public feedback from
the meetings and will work on condensing them into themes |
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| Julie Nagengast- | Social Worker/ Volunteer | 932-5267 jnagengast@state.mt.us |
DPHHS Department of Public Health and
Human Services, (Social Worker)- will work on Family Programs |
| Tana Parisi- | Social Worker/ Volunteer | 932-5266 mparisi@mt.state.us |
DPHHS Department of Public Health and Human
Services, (Social Worker)-will work on Family Programs |
| Phyllis Kemp- | Big Brothers/Big Sisters Leader/ Volunteer | Box 66, McLeod, MT 59052 H 932-6149 Fax 932-6192 |
Big Brothers and Big Sisters, will work on writing
Big Brothers and Big Sisters Goals and how they can be implemented into this grant. She will also work on Resumes for Case Worker/Coordinator |
| Coleen O'Connor- | Counselor/ Working with CIP | M- 322-4514 T,W- 932-5145 R,F- 256-7901 dmccann@men.net |
Drug Rehab part of the Grant, Work with the Justice (Sheriffs office, Courthouse), Anti Social Behaviors |
| Jan Counter- | Box 107, Big Timber janc@mcn.net |
Will work on the County Financial aspect of the Grant and an Organizational Chart | |
| Larry Pray- | Minister Leader Representing Church Activities and Groups | First Congregational (UCC) Church 402 Anderson (406) 932-5736 |
Contact the Ministerial Association to work up a Plan for Activities, Rooms, and resources |
It was noted that grant money cannot be used to build or re-model a building. Does that include leasing or renting a building??? Do you have any questions, input, or resources that you can offer to this project? It was also discussed that since we have only 4 weeks to do a project that many communities take 8 months to plan, that maybe we should bag this go around. As a response, we feel that even if we do not get a grant this time, that our time will be spent wisely to organize and use this as a "dry run" for the next go around next year.
Next Meeting on Tuesday, 14th. Other scheduled meetings are on the 21st, 24th (no school), and 28th. The grant is due in Helena on March 31st by 2:00pm.
Would you like to participate in this grant writing process? Call any of the contacts listed to volunteer your help.