Zoom Meeting Notes: Oct 2, 2018

Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018 Zoom Call Link to Recording with Chat notes

Notes by Jan Booher

In Attendance: Jan Booher (UU Justice Florida), Crystal Johnson - beginning of call (Community Forum Foundation, Inc.), Karen Grabia (All Faiths Unitarian Congregation of Ft. Myers), Shirley Burns (local Pan-Hellenic Council, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church), Joan Marshall (All Faiths Unitarian Congregation of Ft. Myers Climate Action Team), Holley Rauen (UU Church of Ft. Myers), Ensign Cowell (All Faiths Unitarian Congregation of Ft. Myers), Gary Robbins (UU Church of Ft. Myers).

Updates:

Jan Booher (UUJF) spoke with Rev. Allison Farnum (UUCFM). She will follow along with the Meeting Notes from the WFL Resilience System as they are posted, and let us know when she has contributions to make. The Steering Committee of Florida Interfaith Climate Actions Network gave us permission to have a webpage on their site Resilience Volunteer Youth Corps webpage. The website is owned by Florida Council of Churches. UUJF is a founding organization of Florida Interfaith Climate Actions Network, and Jan is one of its website administrators, so she will maintain the webpage.

Crystal Jounson (CFFI) received the $10,000 check from New Florida Majority Education Fund and is ready to deposit the funds. Ft. Myers High JROTC staff is very interested in being a part of this project. They have suggestions based on experience they have had with a Mormon hurricane volunteer program. Crystal spoke with Mr. Merriweather (Lee County Emergency Management) who could not make this Zoom call, but is willing to be on Zoom calls in the future.

Shirley Burns (PHC/FMBC) participated in the meeting with JROTC. Dr. Jesse Bryson was also in attendance, and will be the primary point of contact. Col. Robinson is the lead for the Ft. Myers High JROTC. The program

Joan said that Crystal attended the CAT. Plan for folks excited early on who fall off.

Karen Grabia (AFUC) suggests we work with 8th - 12th graders.

Holley Rauen (UUCFM) -  Has been speaking w Amy Clifton (UUCGN) and Rev. Allison Farnum (UUCFM). Karen Brown (UUCFM) went to the CAT meeting today as did Crystal Johnson. Committed and very active members of the UUCFM Social Justice Committee are beginning to take an interest in this project. LIFE and Waterkeepers are also interested. Waterkeepers is beginning to write for grants. Holley has experience as a triage nurse assigned to hurricane shelters for the disabled. LIFE Ministries ( Life Interfaith Action Empowerment) has about 14 congregations involved; including Pastor Glover’s  Mt. Hermon Ministries. LIFE is a DART affiliate that turned out 800 last year to their Nehemiah Action.

People on the call volunteered for Task List assignments using a shared screen. (If you would like to sign up for something, please do. This is just to create a supportive structure to begin our work, and will evolve.)

Changes were suggested for the Resilience Volunteer Youth Corps webpage, and have since been made. These included changing the program to include 8th to 12th graders, with the decision to have an application process, so we get students who will remain in the community during the hurricane season. UU Church of Ft. Myers’ name was corrected.

The next meeting will tentatively be set on October 16th at 11am, depending - if Mr. Mayfield (Director, Lee County Public Safety – Emergency Management) can attend at that time.

Contacts

Next Meeting Agenda:

Updates

Programming

Emergency Services

What happened in Dunbar after Irma?

Communications Tools

Next Meeting tentatively Oct 16th at 11am - if Mr. Mayfield can attend.