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Town of Southold Youth Bureau Board
Minutes of August 09, 2010
Present:
Anne Davey, Tom Rabbitt, Irene Tsontakis-Bradley, Elaine White, Officer William Brewer, Councilman
Vincent Orlando, Councilman Albert Krupski and Phillip Beltz.
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Review of July 12 Minutes:
Approved.
Report of Subcommittees:
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Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Update-Phillip reported that six candidates have
applied for the Youth Advisory Council (YAC).
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Internships and Employment-Three students will participate in the Town’s summer
employment program through Suffolk County Dept. of Labor. .
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Fundraising-No report.
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Resource Directory Dissemination-Reference copies will be distributed to schools,
libraries, North Fork Promotion Council sites, Town Clerk’s office and churches.
Irene will develop a flyer indicating that the directory is on the Town’s website. Phillip
will order additional 200 copies.
Summer Jam Update:
Attendance 42. Nice mix of different ages.
Planning Committee Report on October 2010 Anti-Bias Education Day:
Anne reported
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that the committee is planning an October 1 workshop sponsored by the Youth Bureau with
training from the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County primarily for
students and several educators.
Establishing Planning Committee for Future Presentations:
Board discussion that a
spring 2011 workshop on “Alcohol and Other Drugs” would be appropriate near the prom
season and can feature topics such as: social host law, heroin epidemic, alcohol availability,
prescription drug use/abuse, etc. Speakers could include Kym Laube (HUGS), Jack Hoffman
(ELIH), the District Attorney’s office, LICADD, Family Service League, etc.
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YB Volunteers and Chaperones:
Needed for Family Movie Nite (August 20).
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Town of Southold Anti-Bias Taskforce Community Picnic:
Reminder of August 28
event from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Strawberry Fields in Mattituck. All are welcome and
volunteers are needed.
Back to School Night:
Discussion that Youth Bureau board members should attend
meetings and provide a presence with resource directories. Tom, Elaine and Irene will
provide details of when schools will host.
For Distribution:
New York Times magazine and Newsday
Next Meeting Date:
Monday, September 20th at 5:30 p.m. at the Human Resource Ctr.
Respectfully Submitted,
Phillip Beltz
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