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Human Services Advisory Commission - - - - - Minutes - - - - - - - March 18, 2002 - - - - Page 4 of 4 The question was raised whether we would have money to bring in a nationally known speaker. Ms. Hinton said that maybe we could partner with another department and work on this together and come up with the funding for a national speaker that way. Ms. Hinton added that the earlier that we plan this, the better. Ms. Young reminded the group that we had discussed restructuring the breakout groups to bring in the Dispute Settlement Center. Co -Chair Wash added that this would be to "maximize the success" of the breakout groups. Ms. Vandiviere suggested Tony Dalton as being excellent at networking and putting together a Forum. He is at the Developmental Disability Training Institute. Ms. Young said we need one more meeting to clarify what we want. Ms. Vandiviere said that we have to balance this against the time remaining to prepare for the Forum. Mr. Block requested that educational materials be available at the Forum to show people where they can go for help. Co -Chair Wash said that in the past Staff has asked the panelists to send handouts to Ms. Hinton's office in advance. She added that DSS should have materials to go along with this. Ms. Barnhill that in May we can come up with suggestions for speakers. Ms. Echols encouraged the members to bring names for speakers in April, instead, because Staff needs as much time as possible to invite them. Ms. Young reminded Staff to include businesses in the mailing list. Ms. Hinton said the Chambers of Commerce are included in the mailing list. Co -Chair Wash requested that the faith communities also be included. Ms. Young also mentioned the School Systems and UNC. At UNC this information could be distributed through the medical schools and the clinics. She suggested that staff call the Administrative Offices of UNC to inquire as to the best method to get this publicized. It was suggested that the Student Government be contacted in this regard also. e. Date of April Meeting Staff reminded the members that they had decided to move the April meeting from the regular third Monday back to the second Monday, April 8t ", in order to give the Manager's office more time to process the results of the evaluation of the Non - Profit Funding Applications. 5. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. The next meeting of the Human Services Advisory Commission will be on Monday, April 8, 2002, at 5:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Respectfully submitted, Nancy Paciga Recording Secretary Protecting and Preserving People, Resources and Quality of Life Orange County, North Carolina - You Count! Area Code (919) 245 -2125 : Fax (919) 644 -0246: EMAIL: npaciga @ co. orange.nc.us