October Meeting - Speaker

Dear Friends:

Please make a special effort to attend our October meeting. We have an excellent and dynamic speaker -- Barbara Pearce -- set to speak at the Civic Center. I've told Barbara all about the task force and San Saba and the wonderful place that it is, and I'd like for her to be able to meet and speak to each of you about the work you are doing in San Saba. We'll be doing a family style potluck from 11:30-noon, so come hungry. Also, please feel free to invite others you think may be interested.

Details:

Barbara Pearce
Tuesday, October 14
San Saba Civic Center
Lunch: 11:30 am
Presentation: noon - 1 p.m.

Here's some background information on The Georgetown Project and on the Georgetown Community Resource Center.

And about Barbara and her talk:

Please join us in welcoming Barbara Pearce, former Executive Director of The Georgetown Project, Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at the San Saba Civic Center. Lunch will begin at 11:30, the presentation at noon.

Founded in 1997, The Georgetown Project is a highly successful partnership including business, government, education, health and religious communities focused on improving and strengthening community development, particularly with regard to the lives of children and youth. Ms. Pearce will speak to the balance of embracing economic growth and development while holding onto community values. Using the Georgetown example, she will discuss how community asset development provides the lifeblood necessary for healthy communities and for the development of children into healthy, caring and capable adults. This is designed to be an interactive meeting with ample Q & A, so attendees should feel free to come discuss the great things that are being done and can be done in San Saba.

A nurse by training, Ms. Pearce is a lifelong community advocate. She has served on the Williamson County Child Welfare Board, the Georgetown City Planning and Zoning Commission, has served two terms on the Georgetown City Council, and is a member of the Georgetown Healthcare Foundation Board. She has worked with the Georgetown Independent School District, 1990-1996, with The Georgetown Project, 1996-2006, and currently works as a consultant with the Georgetown Community Resource Center. She has presented at numerous state, regional, and national conferences and has received numerous awards and honors, but says she is most proud, by far, of being a native West Texan, grandmother, and voice for young people.

For additional information, please check the San Saba Domestic Violence Task Force (SSDVTF) web page, www.sansabadomesticviolencetaskforce.blogspot.com, or call the City of San Saba Dove Project, 325.372.4357.

You can always email me as well, brennat@papais.org.