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Crossroads Raffle a Success
Respectfully submitted by Lisa Brown, Crossroads Board of Directors
I’d like to extend a special thank
you to all businesses and individuals
who donated time, services, and prizes
for this ($1,750) fund-raiser. Thanks
also to the community and tribal
members who bought tickets to support
this worthy cause. (Listed below is
raffle prize; donated by; and winner.)
The goal is to develop materials that
are culturally appropriate, as well as to
eventually provide direct services for
members of the community and the
tribe. This raffle is the beginning of our
effort to increase citizen awareness and
education about domestic violence and
its effects on families and the
community.
Proceeds from this raffle, future
activities, and events will help purchase
supplies, handouts, and refreshments at
community meetings. This process does
not receive special funding; your
donation of food, cash, or services
makes it possible for it to be effective.
What is Crossroads? It’s a rural
program that enhances the safety of
victims of domestic and dating violence
and child abuse by supporting projects
uniquely designed to address and
prevent domestic violence, dating
violence, and child victimization in
rural America.
One example of a project is the
Lincoln County Domestic Violence
Council - Speakers Bureau. The
following speakers will come to your
group or business free of charge to
share information (presentations can be
custom-designed to be 10 minutes or a
two-day workshop) about these topics:
Women who use force; Adolescent
dating violence; Sexual assault in
relationships; DV in the workplace;
Batterers intervention programming;
Effects of domestic violence on
children; and Crossover issues between
alcohol/drugs and domestic violence.
Reggie Butler, Sr.
50 days self-defense martial arts; ATA Black Belt Academy
$35 custom gourmet cake; Bonaventura Specialty Foods
Delight Attebury
Stars-n-Stripes beaded barrette/scarf pin; Bonnie Petersen
Raymond Petite
Canyon Way Restaurant & Bookstore
Selene Rilatos
Pendleton zipper pouch & smudge; D.K. Etherington
Lifefeather
Light switch-plate covers; DeAnn Brown
Cheryl Lane
2 pounds coffee & coffee card; DeAnn Brown
Heather Niemie
Chocolate, coffee mug, & coffee card; DeAnn Brown
Becky Goulet
Loma Scott
Star quilt - queen-size; Dorothy Mack
JoAnn Miller
Beaded belt buckle - size 13 cut beads; Elizabeth John
Linda Gast
Figaro’s large 2-topping pizza
Figaro’s large 2-topping pizza
Emma Russell
Indochine Café $15 gift certificate
Dee Waddell
Beads & supplies gift certificate; Jeanne Bard
Anita Espino
Gift basket - food, tea, & mugs; Kaye Stainbrook
Lori Johnson
Children’s songs CD; Linda Yapp-Chapin
Melinda Logan
Dentillium necklace & earrings; Denise Riding In
Selene Rilatos
Complete Beading for Beginners book; Lisa Brown
JoAnn Miller
Beading tray & supplies; Lisa Brown
Becky Goulet
Beaded porcupine quill earrings & barrette; Lisa Brown
Donna Kessinger
Pendleton pillow cover; D.K. Etherington
Laurie Brown-Godfrey
Turtle rattle by Rick Bartow; collection of Lisa Brown
Joella Strong
1 lb. French roast coffee beans; My Sister’s Place
Lori Johnson
Native American animal stories book; Newport Books
Don Chapin
Oceana Natural Foods $25 gift certificate
Violet Folden
Crystal choker kit; Real Rose Beads
Dave Hatch
30-minute in-home massage; Sharlei Malavoz
Sara Martin
Black Lodge pow-wow cassette tape; Shortwave Records
Sharlei Malavoz
Native Pride hooded sweatshirt; Shortwave Records
Choker, earrings, & bracelet; Siletz School Youth Crime Prev. Prog. Rick Bayya
Lifefeather
TPEP T-shirt “The Only Thing You Should Smoke ... Is Salmon
Delight Attebury
Steen’s Master Lube - oil change
Goals and Objectives
Achieved
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Female DV offender arrests
dropped from 22.6 percent to 13.1
percent of total DV arrests, and
female DV offender prosecutions
dropped from 27.5 percent to 7.6
percent of total DV prosecutions.
The female offenders program
served 14 women compared to 39
during the prior grant period, a 77
percent reduction. Why? Because far
fewer women were being arrested
and prosecuted for what turned out
to be acts of self-defense. Developed
by Dr. Pat Lewis, the program is
among the first rural-based curricula
in the state and was written and
published just this past year.
During this past grant period alone,
transportation was provided to 389
victims who wouldn’t have had
transportation to legal advocacy or
support group services for their
children and themselves.
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Crossroads has exceeded its initial
goals and is now offering six male
DV offender classes in Lincoln City
and Newport, also one for Spanish
speaking men. The number of men
completing classes increased 14
per-cent over the last grant period.
Workshops have been conducted in
Oregon on the rural DV offender
program for men developed by
Don Chapin and the rural DV
offender program for women
developed by Lewis.
Many opportunities exist for you to
be a part of this solution-oriented
process. For more information about the
program, volunteering, or being trained
as a facilitator for classes in your
community, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact Chapin or Ursela Marinelli,
Lincoln County Community Non
violence Program, at 541-265-2579;
or ddcpax@newportnet.com; or
158 W. Olive/P.O. Box 1350, Newport,
OR 97365.
National Poison Prevention Week
March 16-22, 2003
National Poison Prevention Week is an event intended as a means for local
communities to raise awareness of the dangers of unintentional poisonings and to
take such preventive measures as the dangers warrant. More info is available at
www.poisonprevention.org. Here are some
poison prevention tips that every person
should check:
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Use child-resistant packaging properly by closing the container securely after
each use.
Keep all chemicals and medicines locked up and out of sight.
Call the poison center immediately in case of poisoning. Keep on hand a
bottle of ipecac syrup - only use it if the poison center instructs you to.
When products are in use, never let young children out of your sight, even if
you must take them along to answer the phone or doorbell.
Keep items in original containers.
Leave original labels on all products and read the label before using.
Don’t put decorative lamps and candles that contain lamp oil where children
can reach them. Lamp oil can be very toxic if ingested.
Always leave the light on when giving or taking medicine. Check the dosage
every time.
Avoid taking medicine in front of children. Refer to medicine as “medicine.”
not “candy.’’
Clean out the medicine cabinet periodically and safely dispose of unneeded
and outdated medicines.
To get a free packet of poison prevention publications, write to “Poison
Prevention Packet,” CPSC, Washington, DC 20207.
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