Wednesday, February 14, 2007

OPGAW Weekly Bulletin [#2]

From: Wendy HAUSOTTER
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:58 AM
Subject: OPGAW Weekly Bulletin

Materials:
This week we'll be mailing CDs of the OPGAW materials to those of you who did not pick one up at last Friday's PGS meeting in Salem, so watch your mail!

We still have posters from this year (and previous years) and copies of the flyer for the OPGAW 07 art contest so let us know if you need some!

Ideas:
How are local prevention and outreach providers in Oregon planning to observe OPGAW? Here are a few ideas we heard last week...send me your plans and we'll include them in these emails...your idea may inspire others!

Washington County: exhibit at Washington Square Mall of artwork produced by problem gambling clients in Lifeworks' art therapy sessions; offering on-the-spot opportunities to do some art at the exhibit

Lane County: launching bus ad campaign featuring artwork from middle school poster contest

Josephine County and Mid-Columbia region: looking into having a presence at First Friday Art Walk or another existing community event

National Resources:

Attached is a flyer from the National PGAW website on the effects of problem gambling on the family...would be great to share with your treatment colleagues...for more ideas, check out this section of the National PGAW website: http://www.npgaw.org/participants/otherpartners.asp#VOR top of the page features individual stories of recovery; scroll down to NPGAW Participants for a state-by-state list of activities


Wendy Hausotter
Public Health and Prevention Coordinator
Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH)
Problem Gambling Services

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