Theme: Public Presence (Two-Circle Composite, sorted into similar response clusters)
Circle Participants: Carolyn Mitchell, Gerlind Jenkner, Donna Moore, Karolynn Flynn, Mary Romeo, Louise Rikley, Mark Rosenwald, Channie Peters, Diana Peters, Jane Martin, and Richard Wilson
Question #1: As Cedars has endeavored to have a public presence, what activities do you think have been most valuable or best reflected our values in the community?
The forum Religion’s place in the Public Square. Timely issue, well publicized, well-planned (great, diverse expert panel), extremely well attended. Did this one all on our own.
Most of the shared programs with Eagle Harbor Congregation Church: environmental films, speakers.
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Volunteering in support of the Suquamish-sponsored Canoe Journey this year
Congregational participation in the Bainbridge Island Interfaith Council’s Super Suppers project
Weekly congregational food donations to Bainbridge Island’s Helpline and North Kitsap’s Fishline social service agencies
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Our annual community service workday at Helpline House
Work at Helpline House—but next time get some PR from it
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Jaco and Barbara writing pieces for the local paper.
Community newspaper columns by the ministers
Barbara’s planned holiday workshop at the Martha & Mary complex in Poulsbo
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Current roadside signage at The Island School and new signs being made for the office and temporary highway use
Question #2: In looking at our public presence, what would you like to see us do more or enhance?
Consider scheduling book discussions and similar small group activities in the office or another public place in order to be more inviting to newcomers
Promote book reading activities through local bookstores and libraries (identify books currently on our “reading list”)
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Develop and sponsor programs on issues bigger than the island but that hit home specifically: for example: Government farm subsidies program - How it rewards the wrong people; how to support the small farmer.
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Sponsor activities like “parent education” to draw more families to Cedars
Need to get Cedars to sponsor things that will interest and pull families in the community in -- forums on: Keeping our kids healthy, Social Action for families, Family health and nurturing issues,
Teen sexuality issues, for example —speakers, 1/2 day “summits.”
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Get out special publicity for visiting ministers (like Amanda Aikman)
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Find more ways to be visible: a banner that could be hung at all Cedars’ sponsored events or co-sponsored events.
Carry our Cedars banner to events in which we are participating (like the Crop Walk)
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Develop an affordable and effective handout that is available at all Cedars’ sponsored or co-sponsored events.
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Return to advertising our presence in the local newspapers’ listings of churches (stopped this year for financial reasons)
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Need improved presence and relationships with public media.
Find ways to break through barriers to cross-community publicity imposed by practices of the local papers (Bainbridge event announcements not considered relevant by the North Kitsap Herald and North Kitsap activities or off-island contact person not of interest to the Bainbridge Review)
Pursue getting Cedars activities into local newspaper calendars
Get minister columns into North Kitsap newspapers
Find a way to get info into the island COOL MOM blog/website
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