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Minutes
from VOAD Meeting, Monday April 5, 2010 at United Way
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Attendees
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Linda
Walker
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Adventist
Community Services
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Carolyn
Shell
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American
Red Cross
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Paul
Sofka
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American
Red Cross
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Trish
Nguyen
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Boat
People SOS
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Daniel
Stoecker
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Boat
People SOS
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AnPhong
Vo
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Boat
People SOS
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Branch
Isbell
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Crisis
Chaplaincy Care
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Don
Hawkins
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Crisis
Chaplaincy Care
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Gill
Keyworth
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Episcopal
Church
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Al
Coleman
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Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Shawn
Henners
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Gateway
to Care
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Ruama
Camp
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GRACE
Community Services`
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Millicent
Bradford
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Harris County Community Services Dept
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Mardie
Menke
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Harris County Office of Emergency Management
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A J Rosario
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Houston
Dept Health & Human Services
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Patricia
Bledsoe
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Houston
Dept Health & Human Services
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Morris
Fountain
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Houston
Dept Health & Human Services
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Frank
Levy
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Houston
Dept Health & Human Services
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Greg
Smith
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Houston
Dept Health & Human Services
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Gail
Torosian
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Houston
Food Bank
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Kate
Lester
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Houston
Galveston Institute
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Bilal
Abdullaa
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ICNA
Relief
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Saad
Ansari
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ICNA
Relief
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David
Beagle
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Impact Church of Christ
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Jennifer
Posten
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Interfaith
Ministries for Greater Houston
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Saundra
Brown
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Lone
Star Legal Aid
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Jenessa
Howard
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Lone
Star Legal Aid
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Carol
Flores
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Lutheran
Disaster Response
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Maverick
Welsh
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Neighborhood
Center Inc
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Chuck
Wolf
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PIO
Network
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Carole
Billingsley
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Save
the Children
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Jessy Burton
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Save
the Children
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Carolyn
Gibbs
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Texas Episcopal Disaster Relief and Development
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Russ
Oechsel
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Texas Episcopal Disaster Relief and Development
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Rolan
Chambless
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The
Salvation Army
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Meeting was opened by Carol.
Introduction of Agencies in the meeting were made.
Floor was opened to agencies in an effort to encourage them
to share about themselves.
A working group to focus on elderly care is desired.
Grace Community Services has an up coming event in April as
does FDIC.
Check on the website to find out if your agency is paid up
on dues.
Boat People SOS
provided a presentation to inform of their services.
Crisis Chaplaincy Care provided a presentation to inform of
their services.
Chuck Wolfe presented to inform of his organization.
Rolan encouraged agencies to network.
There is a group who has met to inventory gaps in long term
recovery and resources.
Foy and Assoc. doing research to find out if their needs
match the counties.
Mardie offering preparedness wheels to orgs for their use at
distribution.
Jen Posten made announcement regarding an event on April 9
and 10.
Reminder about refreshments and that dues are due.
Meeting concluded by Carol Flores.