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POWER OF CHOICE HAMAKUA
(POCH)
COMMUNITY
WORK
- Drug Free Bashes for
6th, 7th and 8th graders.
- Honokaa High School
Relay For Life.
- Honokaa Western Weekend
Parade and Alcohol Drug Free Family Fun Night.
- Hugs Not Drugs Sign
Waving.
- Homecoming Parade.
- Roadside Clean Up.
- Waimea Christmas Parade.
- Breaking Ice Play.
- Substance Abuse Presentations.
- Coffee Hour with Honokaa
High School Principal.
- Scholarships.
- Advocacy Training.
- Hamakua Eggstravaganza.
- Working With Neighborhood
Watch.
- Hamakua Drug Free Bash
"Celebrating Families".
- Red Ribbon Week.
- Member of the Honokaa
Business Association.
- Sponsorship: Relay for
Life committee shirts, Hamakua Little League, Ka Hale O Na Keiki,
Dragons Against Drugs Hamakua May Day.
- Partnership: Lokahi
Treatment Centers, Salvation Army, Hamakua Youth Center, Girls Academy,
Community Policing Officers and the State Incentive Grant for the
Honokaa School Complex.
OUR
BEGINNINGS
The Power of Choice Hamakua
(POCH) began in the fall of 1999 when Five Mountains Hawaii facilitated
the Honokaa Focus Group at Honokaa High School. Ten community members
established priorities in the areas of health and quality of life
in our sector of North Hawaii.
The name Power of Choice
was given by Hamakua resident and POCH member Tracy Tampos. Our
members consist of parents, volunteers, youth, community police
officers, teachers and community members who believe that we can
win this war on Ice and other dangerous drugs that are destroying
our communities today.
We meet every month and
engage in collaborative community involvement strategies, events,
projects, media campaigns and we work together with existing treatment
facilities. We support community efforts with volunteer exchanges,
joint fundraising, and other activities. We are action-oriented
and outcome-driven while always being sensitive to the unique needs
and characteristics of the individuals and communities we serve.
POCH is a member of the
North Hawaii Drug Free Coalition (NHDFC) which also consists of
the Kohala Coalition Against Drugs, Waikoloa Community Action Group
and Waimea Power of Choice. The Coalition is funded in part by the
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Program (OJJDP).
MISSION
"Power of Choice Hamakua
cultivates a commitment to working together through education and
programs that promote self-awareness, respect and perpetuation of
our community's heritage as a foundation for a drug-free, healthy
community."
VISION
"In a healthy community
caring people come together in harmony to provide for their needs
and pass their heritage and values on to their children."
GOAL
"A Healthy Community
Is A Drug-Free Community."
COME
JOIN US
We are always looking for
more parents, teachers, youth and other community members to attend
our meetings and become members. We invite you to join our commitment
to make our communities drug free and healthy. Member ideas, comments
and opinions are very important.
When: Second Thursday
of Every Month
Where: Tex Drive In - Honokaa
Time: 5:40-7:00 p.m.
We hope to see you there!
For more information regarding
the Power of Choice Hamakua please contact:
Sue Dela Cruz
(808) 776-1159
or
Douglas Andrews
nellaandrews@msn.com
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