January, 2014
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January, 2014
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP’S PARTNERSHIPS January, 2014 Adding Value, Bringing Hope Season of Hope Reaches Fifteen Year Milestone What began in 1999 as a small project serving 755 children and 208 families has grown in 2014 to serving 1,418 children and 540 families. Each child is given clothing and toys worth $75.00. The community of St. Francois County has responded every year to make Our Mission To build, nurture, and strengthen families, insuring that every person has the opportunity to become a healthy, productive, and contributing member of the community. Parents Working Children & Families Safe in Homes & Communities Children Prepared to Enter School Children & Youth Succeeding in School Youth Ready to Enter Adulthood Referrals are made to the Community Partnership from the five school districts, East Missouri Action Agency, Head Start Centers and Children’s Division. People may support this project in three ways. The most helpful way is to sponsor a child or several children. A list is provided (Continued on page 2) Be Someone Who Matters, To Someone Who Matters Young Faith in Christ offers mentor training, mentor/mentee matching, and continued support trough its Path to Success program in the local school districts. National Mentoring Partnership and the United Way Worldwide, to name a few. Mentoring Works: Mentoring impacts positive outcomes in the areas of academic achievement and social January 2014 is National behavior, workforce development and Mentoring Month; marking its employee satisfaction and retention, and 13th year as a large-scale community engagement. public awareness campaign. (Continued on page 2) At the National level, the effort is led by the Our Goals: this possible. Healthy Children & Families T’is Still the Season for Flu In This Issue: Season of Hope 1 Be Someone Who Matters 1 T’is the Season for Flu 1 Go Red for Women 2 Community Events Welcome 2 Take a Look at Bullying 3 Class for Small Business Owners 3 Upcoming Events 4 Lynn Blackwell from St. Francois County Health Department shares some tips about flu season: “It is not too late to protect yourself, family and friends by getting vaccinated with the flu mist or the shot. And while the best protection from influenza (flu) is a vaccination; there are other ways to protect ourselves from that and other viral illnesses. A cough from six feet away can contaminate a surface SFCCP Board Meetings (Open To The Public) Wednesday at Noon, February 13, 2014 3rd Floor Conference Room at The Factory where that virus can live from 2-8 hours. This is why frequent hand washing is important. If soap and water are not available, alcohol based hand cleaner may be used. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Avoid contact with people that are ill and if you are sick, stay home.” F o r m o r e in fo rma tio n , go to http://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondise ases/communicable/influenza/ Tune In To These Monthly Radio Programs on KREI with Mark Toti: Community Partnership Radio Show 3rd Thurs., 9:30 a.m. and Program on KFMO 4th Mon., 7:35 a.m. PAGE 2 SFCCP Season of Hope... (Continued from page 1) to the sponsor who then shops for the items and returns them to the Partnership. A second way is to sponsor a new toy drive or a new clothing drive and bring these items to the Partnership for distribution. The third way is to make a cash donation which enables the Partnership to purchase the items not provided by sponsors or clothing and toy drives. Sunday school classes, Foundations, and fraternal organizations participate in the several ways to help. Some individuals are making cash donations in memory of someone or in honor of someone. In St. Francois County 23.1% of the children live in poverty. All gifts of toys, clothing, or cash are tax deductible. Many The generous people of St. Francois County have made this civic clubs, professional organizations, businesses, church project possible for the past fifteen years. Thank you. Go Red For Women Heart Disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. February 7, 2014 is the 10th Annual Go Red for Women’s National Wear Red Day. Because of these efforts, 34% fewer women die from heart disease, smoking has decreased by 15% and high cholesterol has declined by 18% and 64% eat healthier diets. With knowledge comes the power to take life changing steps toward a healthy heart. Please visit the website to see the many ways that you can make a difference in yours and the women of your life’s heart health. Go to this website for more information about the Go Red for Women Campaign: https://www.goredforwomen.org —Lynn Blackwell, St. Francois County Health Department Be Someone… positive behaviors, strong relationships, values, skills and beliefs that promote healthy development into adulthood. (Continued from page 1) Young people who are at risk for following negative influences in their lives but who are connected to a caring adult through a quality mentoring program are more likely to make responsible decisions than their peers. The support and guidance, as well as a consistent and reliable relationship a mentor offers, helps a young person build self-esteem and confidence so that he/she may reach his/her full potential. Mentoring can help a student achieve academic success. For example, students who meet regularly Ask yourself this question: “Is mentoring for me? Could I with their mentors are much less likely to skip class or be the Someone Who Matters to Someone Who Matters?” school. Contact Tami Pyatt at Young Faith in Christ by emailing her The more dependable adults a young person has in at: [email protected]. his/her life, the more likely he/she is to develop Community Events Welcome at Local Store Farmington Tractor Supply is extending an invitation to host community events in their parking lot. They welcome civic groups to use their lot FREE of charge for such events as fundraisers for 4-H or Scouts or any community event. For more information, email Ann Gavan at [email protected] or call 756-9300. The Partnership Report is published ten times a year by: St. Francois County Community Partnership 200 W First Street, Suite 182 Farmington, MO 63640 Phone: (573)431-3173 / 760-0212 FAX: (573)760-0451 www.sfccp.org Al Sullivan Executive Director Tammy Kimrey Fiscal Director Margaret Bullock Educare Coordinator Tiffany Creamer Resource Center Assistant / Office Manager Bobette Crump Assistant Child Care Trainer / Program Coordinator Thank You! To the many friends and neighbors who contributed to Season of Hope 2013 And to those we’ve inadvertently failed to mention — THANK YOU! Gail Agers, Jennifer Aholt, Ameriprise Financial, Edna Clark Arnold, Jerry & Dotty Bach, Rosemary Baker-Wright, John & Maureen Bales, Dennis & Cindy Barton, Heather Barton & Stephen Mosier, Gary & Mary Ellen Berblinger, Bill & Jacqueline Berry, Randi Bess & Family, Beta Sigma Phi Xi Delta Omicron, Kathleen Bischoff, Bismarck School District, Daniel & Ann Blanchfield, Charles & Jeanne Boyer, Brent Norton, Harry & Margie Brown, Kevin & Pamela Bruce, Bob & Margaret Bullock, Bunco Girls, Earl Burns and Chris Burns, Larry & Carolinn Busenbark, Angie Cagle & Family, Mineral Area College, Helen Carr, Jeff & Sherry Cauley, Centenary United Methodist Church, Centene Corporation, Central R3 School District, Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, Lisa M Clauser, Mark & Jill Claywell, Albert & Karen Cleve, Eric & Michelle Clowdus, Coldwell Banker Hulsey Real Estate, Eugene & Maxine Cole, Wanda Conway, Dennis Cox, Randi Crabdree, Randy & Tabatha Crites, David & Kathy Cramp, Chelsea Crocker, Cub Scout Pack 483, Cummins Family, Daily Journal, Paulette Degonia, Desloge United Methodist Church, Caroline Detring, Dollar General of Farmington, Ron & Barbara Doss, Amy Drabek, Barbara Dunning, Doris DuRain, EMAA Head Start, Mark Easter, Mike Easter & Tippi Seals, Dawn Eaton, Deborah Eck, James & Myra Edwards, Margaret Eggers, Evening Primrose Garden Club, Faith Baptist Church, Debbie & Jaimee Fajkowski, Farmington Correctional Center, Farmington First Church of God, Farmington Knights Service, Farmington Presbyterian Church-Florence Hawn Mission AC, Farmington School District, Farmington Correctional Center Probation & Parole, First Baptist Church of Bismarck, First Baptist Church of Farmington, First State Commuity Bank, First State Insurance, First United Methodist Women, First Wok Chinese Restaurant, Linda Fitzgerald, Friendship Circle of Bismarck United Methodist Church, Patsy Gallagher, Norman & Rebecca Gammon, Russell & Laura Gant, A.L. & Mary Gilliam, Girl Scout Troop 3000, Girl Scout Troop 3753, Ashley Grindstaff, Paul Grindstaff, Laverne Grotewiel, Callie Hale, Maurice & Clarann Harrington, Chuck & Leslie Hasty, HealthCare USA-Missouri, Amy Henson, Don & Sharon Henson, Janet Hipes, Terry & Beverly Hovis, Helen Hulsey, Gary & Patricia Hunt and Hillary Herzog, David & Diane Huckstep, Gary & Carol Inman, Irondale Church of God, Richard Izard, Michelle Johnson, Kinch & Joyce Jones, Kansas City Toyota Dealers Association, Vincent & Pamela Kauflin II, Lindsay Kearns, Jim & Maudie Kelly, Gil & Modessa Kennon, Karl & Jackie Killion, Tamara Kimrey, King Family, Kiwanis Club Project Fund, Knights of Columbus 1088, Don & Mary Kocher, Beverly LaBreyere, Land of Giants, Beth Latham, Carrie Layton, Anne Ledbetter, Lee Foundation, James Lincoln, Jack Lee Mahan, Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church, Donna & Loretta Masson, In Memory of Malachi McGuire, William & Paula McKinney Jr., Memorial United Methodist Church, Joseph Middendorf, Terry & Nancy Middleton, Danny & Sandy Miller and Byron & Kay Taylor, Mineral Area College, Mo Preceptor Zeta Alpha XP3416, MoDOT Park Hills, Darlene Moore and Michael Berg, Faye C. Morris, Gary & Edeltraud Morris, James & Anna Murphy, Camille Nations, NC Watkins Living Trust, North County School District, Margaret Norton, Norman L Rigdon Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 5896, George Oliver, Justin & Miranda Owens, Ozarks Federal, Mary Ann Parker, Parkland Health Center Outpatient Surgery Department, Parkland Toy Drive, Jon & Kelly Peacock, D & P Pearman, Milton Peek, PEO Chapter HJ, H.H. Peterson Foundation, Delores Plummer Living Trust, Tom Porter, Vernon & Patricia Pratt, Precision Eye Care, Preferred Hospice, Presbyterian Manor, Ed & Michelle Pryor, Marlene & Jim Ragland, In Memory of Randy Ragsdale, Mary Reed, M Rhode, Helen Roche, In Honor of Helen Roche, Dennis & Margaret Rogers, Ken Rohrer, Gary & Kathy Romine, Margaret Ropelle, Mickey & Jerry Ross, D.E. & Ann Royer, Rudroff Living Trust, Russell Sanders, Lanell Sanders & Brooke Griesemer, George & Suzanne Saum, Frederick & Diane Schnable, David & Cora Sebastian, Greg & Sally Shinn, Stephen & Sarah Slinkard, Pauline Smallen, Jason Smith for Congress, Keith & Virginia Smith, Mrs. Carl L. Smith, Bo Snyder, Jerry & Judy Soens, Solid Rock Family Church, SomethingCool.com/Jeremy Porter, SRG Global Farmington, St. Francois County Juvenile Office, St. Francois Country Club Ladies Golf League, St. Francois County Ambulance District, St. Francois County Health Center, St. Paul Lutheran School, William & Patricia Stewart, Kimbal & Anne Strangemeier, Sullivan & Associates, Michael & Laurel Sundhausen, Superior Children's Center, Lindsey Taylor, Terrace Ridge Kennels, Theta Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma, John & Pat Thomas, Thurman, Shinn & Co., Parkland Toy Run, Trinity Lutheran Church, Turner Chevrolet Cadillac Co., Inc., Don & Mollie Turner, Joe & Sue Turner, Unico Bank, United Assembly of God, United Assembly of God Park Hills, United Way of St. Francois County, Claudia Varvera, Karen Veach, Don & Anna Jean Wade, Dorothy Wade, Wal-Mart of Desloge, Wal-Mart of Farmington, Tammy Walker, Travis & Mary Carolyn Walker, Terry & Sharon Wallace, Jerry & Linda Walters, Jackie & Zach Watson, Robert & Susan Webb, Larry & Beth Weible, Sheri Whitener & Family, Christopher & Amy Jo Williams, Eugene & Leanna Williams, Evan & Colleen Williams, Joyce Wood, Judy Woodham, Eli & Claire Yount St. Francois County Community Partnership Here are some comments from Season of Hope 2013 recipients: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the services you provide. This is such a blessing for me and my children. The giving I received excelled my expectations. I am blown away and words cannot express how grateful I am! Thank you again to the community and the people that make this happen. Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!” “This was a very good program for all needy families including ourselves. My son was very excited to get clothing and much needed shoes. We are grateful that one of his teachers cared enough to show us this program. Thank you. It has made our Holiday so much brighter. This is truly the art of giving. Thank you. Best regards.” “Thank you so much. Your program was a blessing from God. You will never know how much I am grateful to the program. It is so nice to know that there is people that want to help a complete stranger. My daughter is going to love everything that this program gave her. And as a single parent down on luck right now, your program is going to put a smile on my daughter’s face Christmas morning and to me that is the best Christmas I could ask for.” “Thank you so much for your kindness and help. I don’t know who enjoyed unwrapping gifts more, myself watching the boys, or their look of happiness abound. Again, thank you, and all who was involved. God bless you all.” “I was very surprised of all the gifts and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts! A child’s smile is the best feeling in this world!” “We wish to say thank you to everyone at Season of Hope and God bless all of you. Thanks to you my boys will have a Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas!” SFCCP PAGE 3 Take a Look at Bullying What is bullying? Is it someone calling you a name? Is it is people. someone hitting you in the face, stomach, etc.? Bullying is In the American school system, recent statistics show that: all of these and a lot more. 1 out of 4 kids is bullied. Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and that involves an imbalance of power or strength. Many, many 1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully, or doing some type “bullying”. times it is repeated over and over again and takes place over long periods of time. Bullying is a way to hurt someone 8% of students miss 1 day of class per month for fear of or a group of people as a way for the bully to feel superior. bullies. Bullying takes many different forms: 1. Physical bullying includes any physical contact that would hurt or injure a person on purpose. It could be hitting, kicking, taking an item that belongs to someone else and destroyed it, pinching, spitting, etc. In young people about 30% of the bullying is physical. 2. Social alienation is when a bully excludes someone from a group on purpose. It also includes things like making fun of someone, telling lies about someone, making someone feel bad by pointing out things that are different about them. 43% of kids fear harassment in the bathroom at school. 100,000 kids carry a gun to school. 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month. More youth violence occurs on school grounds as opposed to on the way to school. 80% of the time, an argument with a bully will end up in a physical fight. 1/3 of students surveyed said they had heard another student threaten to kill someone. 3. Verbal bullying is name-calling, making offensive statements about them, laughing about a person’s 1 out of every 5 teens knows someone who brings a gun to school. religion, ethnicity, way they look, way they walk, their nose is too big, gender, etc. 47% of all bullying in the Playground statistics: Every 7 minutes a child is bullied; school setting is the verbal type. Verbal aggression is Adult intervention-4%; Peer intervention-11%; No when a person teases someone all the time. intervention-85%. 4. Cyberbullying is done by sending messages, pictures, information of any kind by computer, cell phones, or any other electronic device. The type of bullying is increasing rapidly as more and more people have more electronic devices. Bullying is a serious problem. What can we do to help prevent bullying? Talk to our school and community people. When we see or hear bullying stand between the bully and the victim so there is no eye contact between the two if safe to do so. Then refer the behavior to the appropriate person. 5. Intimidation is when a person is able to threaten Learn as much as you can about bullying. someone to the point it frightens that person so badly St. Francois Co Community Partnership and Educare have that he or she does what the bully wants. materials and information on Bullying that is available for Bullying happens everywhere. We are more aware of it in checkout. Come in and look at our resources. our schools systems, but it happens in the grocery store, the nursing homes, parks, shopping malls, anywhere there Information from stopbullying.com & beyondbullying.com EMAA Offers Class for Small Business Owners East Missouri Action Agency is presenting a 5-night class for those interested in or just starting a small business. The program, “Money Smart for Small Businesses” is FREE and seating is limited. Please share this information with anyone you know who may be interested. After completing this course, you’ll be able to apply what you learned right away. We are pleased to help you get ready to take the next steps in your business’s growth. New classes begin: January 28, 2014 and will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for 5 nights. The meeting dates Money Smart for Small Businesses is a training course will be January 28 and 30 & February 4, 6, and 11. Start designed specifically for persons just starting out in time will be 6:15 p.m. and will end at approximately 9 p.m. business. It provides a quick introduction to the essentials For more information or to register, call 573-431-5191, ext. of creating and operating a venture. The course manual 1127. brings the business basics together for future reference. St. Francois County Community Partnership 200 West First Street—Suite 182 Farmington, MO 63640 PARTNERSHIPS SFCCP Board of Directors Upcoming Events Rob Baker - East Missouri Action Agency Cynthia Barton - Board of Probation & Parole Gary Berblinger - The Daily Journal Charles Boyer - Boyer Funeral Homes Kim Buckley - Central School District Robert Bullock - Parish Minister Julie Downs - Mineral Area College Debbie Fajkowski - Farmington School District Linda Fitzgerald - Division of Workforce Development Chuck Henson - First Baptist Church Norman Kissinger - Young Faith in Christ Patrick Mullins - Associate County Commissioner Michele Northcutt - SEMO Mental Health Center Licia Pirtle - Family Support Division Meg Reiner - Project Sunlight Chris Saylor - BJC Behavioral Health Jesse Sitzes - Vocational Rehabilitation A. Nicole Sprinkles - North County School District Al Sullivan - Executive Director SFCCP Lindsey Taylor - Bismarck School District Jerry Watson - SEMO Behavioral Health Sharon Wallace - St. Francois County Health Center Alan Wells - 9-1-1 Joint Commission Becky Yount - West County School District “How Important is Healing?” FREE workshop (includes lunch) presented by Parkland Pregnancy Resource Center & First Baptist Church of Potosi. Topic: Sexual abuse and how survivors cope, how perpetrators work, and how to start the healing process. January 25, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. requested. Call 431-6001 or 783-9268 for more info and to register. Blood Drive: An American Red Cross blood drive will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, January 31, at First State Community Bank in Farmington. Donors can sign up by calling 1-800 RED Cross or by logging on to www.redcrossblood.org. On Valentine’s Day, treat your Valentine to a dozen strawberries dipped in Belgian dark or milk chocolate. Team Turner Chevrolet-Cadillac will be selling chocolate covered strawberries for $15 per dozen and chocolate covered cherries and turtles for $10 per lb. Call 431-2414 to order and for more info. Benefits Relay for Life. Order by Feb. 12th. Hoops for Hospice: 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament. February 15th at 9 a.m. at Fredericktown High School Gym. $50 per team. Must be 18 or older; up to 4 players per team. All proceeds go toward the Safe Harbor Hospice Foundation Account. Adult admission $2, kids 13 and under free. Silent auction and quilt raffle events as well. Cash prizes. Call Veronika at 573-783-7625 for details. Fat Tuesday Cajun Dinner, Tuesday, March 4, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Elizabeth Hall in Leadington. All-you-can-eat for $18, children 10 and under $5. Cajun shrimp boil, jambalaya, Cajun chicken lasagna, red beans and rice, salad, dessert, and drink. Benefits Relay for Life. Hosted by Turner Chevrolet-Cadillac team. Carry-out available. Parenting Training: “21st Century Discipline, Part 2” Speaker: Steve Zwokak from Lume Institute. Thursday, February 19, 6:30-8:30 P.M. $12 per person. Scholarships available for 1st 15 registrants. Call 314-469-9805, ext. 142 to register or for more information. Save The Date! Health Expo hosted by St. Francois County Community Partnership: April 12, 8:00 a.m. to Noon, Mineral Area College Field House.
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