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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 - Womens Commission - Annual Report1 Women’s Commission 2009 Annual Report For the year 2009, the Commission members were: Annette Zacharias, Barbara Goff, Becky Goldbach, Kathleen Sullivan-Bailey, Kristen Sergi, Kristine L. Callahan, Marjorie McTaggart, and Sue Baccari In 2009, we were able to accomplish the following: > We established our area of focus as economic well-being and health for women. > The Commission recognized our student writer winners of the Women in Your Own History Essay Contest (grades 7-9) at a Poudre School District Board Meeting along with their teachers on April 14, 2009 (as well as at the City Council Meeting on April 21, 2009). Private schools and home school groups were invited to participate as well. This year we received over 160 essays, and the winners for the 7th grade were Corley Hicks writing about “Grandma Patty”, James Kim writing about “Belinda Howerton”, and Rose Van Dyne writing about her mother. For the 9th grade, the winners were Griffin Hay writing about “Piano Playing Phyllis”, Nicole Mac Aulif writing about “Billie Jean King”, and Carolina Restrepo writing about “Orin O’Brien”. > The Commission presented the International Women’s Day proclamation on March 3, 2009 at the City Council meeting > We showcased the winner of the Marcile N. Wood Award that recognizes the efforts of a person who works to improve the quality of life for women in Fort Collins. Our recipient for 2009 was Kori Wilford for her work in the community. Kori is the Chair of the Journey Conference in Fort Collins and also focuses on educating women of all ages to take responsibility for their reproductive health. Kori was recognized for her contributions at a City Council Meeting on July 7, 2009 and our commission presented her with a crystal statue, a donation to a project of her choice and a special dinner that included her family, her nominator, and some of the Commission members. A radio program was taped with Kori Wilford and Kim Newcomer and aired on KRFC. on September 24. Women’s Commission 2009 Annual Report 2 > David Roy continued as the Women’s Commission Council Liaison and we continue to enjoy the pleasure of retaining Suzanne Jarboe- Simpson as our city staff liaison. > The Women’s Commission lent their support to the Human Relations Commission in presenting a community dialogue program dealing with elder abuse in May. > One of our members spoke about the Women’s Commission at the March Journey Conference in the city. More than 300 girls/young women attended the one-day conference which focused on topics identified by former conference attendees. Conference topics included physical and emotional health, nutrition, human sexuality, financial fitness, exercise and personal safety > This year the Commission joined the NACW, the National Association of Commissions for Women. > Our Commission had several discussions regarding a video “Look us in the Eye” dealing with the problems of ageing in women. The consensus of the group was to target next year to review other videos for possible showing, to make a decision on a topic for presentation, to find speakers to provide follow up information and to try and coordinate this with the Senior Advisory Board and possibly the Human Relations Commission. The goal is to have a community dialogue about how a particular topic impacts senior women and ways for senior women to have their voices heard. > In our response to the City Council, our Budgeting for Outcomes Funding Areas and Statements included: Economic Health: Fort Collins has a healthy economy reflecting the values of our unique community in a changing world. Environmental Health: Fort Collins creates, maintains and promotes a healthy and sustainable environment with an adequate, high quality water supply Neighborhood Livability: Fort Collins improves the livability, choices and affordability of our neighborhoods. Safer Community: Fort Collins is a safe place to live, work, learn and play > The Commission celebrated the holiday season with light refreshments and a look at the year past as well as the up-coming year. Women’s Commission 2009 Annual Report 3 We go into the new year with a renewed commitment to focusing on ways to increase the visibility of women’s issues in Fort Collins. To this end the Commission will hold a one-day retreat in February to take a concentrated look at where we have been and where we need to be going in 2010. The Women’s Commission was not able to meet all of our goals from the 2009 Work Plan, but feel we are moving in the right direction to make a difference in our community.