Campbellsville/Taylor County
Anti-Drug Coalition  

Champions for a Drug Free Kentucky 

March 19, 2010 

Meeting Minutes 

Taylor County Cooperative Extension Office 

11:30 – 1:00 

Rhonda Parker, co-chair, called the Town Hall Meeting and annual membership meeting to order.  Minutes from the February meeting were available for members to read and review, motion to dispense with reading of the minutes was made by Paul Lacey and seconded by Sue Crabtree .  Fifty-five members and guests were present.  

• March was the annual membership drive therefore a special meal was catered by Smoke Pit for members and guests. 
• Incentives for those members inviting and bringing a guest to the meeting were awarded by Crissy Caldwell. 
• Karen reminded everyone that April is Alcohol Awareness Month and the Town Hall Meeting was being held to raise consciousness of alcohol related issues in our community.  
• Karen began the Town Hall Meeting by introducing the video, “This Place”. 
• Three local youth from Taylor County High School drug free club introduced the first guest speaker, Lynn Kearney. They gave testimonies of how his leadership and positive influence have helped them during their high school career. Lynn spoke to the group about how alcohol use by other individuals had affected his life and that of this family. 
• Karen introduced the second speaker of the Town Hall Meeting, Diann Paxton of Green County. Diann also spoke to members and guests on her son’s use of alcohol and other drugs and how that use has impacted her family. 
• Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. and the next meeting will be April 16^th at Taylor Regional Hospital. 

Mission Statement 

To mobilize and empower all citizens of Taylor County to address alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and abuse and violence issues in their communities.  To raise public awareness by making all citizens equal in prevention.