Mr. Kyle Hatcher; Economic Officer, Representative from The Embassy of
the United States to The Bahama and Guest
Speaker, Pastor Allen B. Jackson Senior Pastor/Founder - Ark Restoration
Christian Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida will be in attendance at TEEP PEP
HIV/AIDS Intervention workshop- January 11th, 2012 , 10:00am to
3:00pm Canal House Pelican Bay.
Through the generosity of the
grant obtained for the United States Embassy, the Red Rose Ball Committee was
able to successfully launch Teen PEP (Teen Prevention Education
Programme).
After our first free workshop reputable members of the community
have asked how they can take part in this much needed programme for
teens. The Red Rose Ball Committee (RRBC) is coordinated and operated by
a team of dedicated volunteers within the community of Grand Bahama; it is the
support of these volunteers that make possible the successful coordination of
Teen PEP.
The first teen pep workshop
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The committee ever changing with the times is moving towards more than just a
fund raising committee, but has now focus further to coordinate a youth branch
of the organization TEEN PEP. Teen Pep commenced on the island during the
weekend of September 22, 2011 and was indeed a success targeting a specific age
of the school population providing them with the necessary tools to not only
prevent them from becoming infected with HIV/AIDS but also educate teens and their
peers about HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Abstinence.
While the programme is not to encourage pre-marital sex the subject matter will
be addressed to discourage the rising incidents of teen pregnancy and improve self-esteem
among our teens.
The Committee was able to seek Professional assistance from a series of
presenters such as Dr. Cynthia Archibald, Ph.D., RN Associate Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Florida Atlantic University and Dr. Kim
Jolly PhD, ARNP Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of
Nursing, who traveled here to open the first session of the AIDS Intervention
workshop.
The second workshop was held on Saturday, November 26th, 2011 at the Pelican
Bay, Canal House where all of our workshops are being held. The presenters
for the second workshop were Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity targeting more of our
young men to be a part of the program. Eager to make this partnership a
success the fraternity extended an invitation to members of Zeta Phi Beta they
are a constitutionally bound sister organization of the fraternity. They together
made this workshop a success.
We are proud to announce that our third session will be held on
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at 10:00am -
3:00pm during this time
Mr. Kyle
Hatcher;
Economic Officer, Representative from The Embassy of the
United States to The Bahama
will visit our workshop to see
our progress. Also, a selected panel of Community professionals will be
available for discussion during this workshop.
Pastor Allen B. Jackson
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Our guest speaker for
this workshop session is Pastor Allen B. Jackson Senior Pastor/Founder -
Ark Restoration Christian Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a former Military U.S. Army Officer, Professional
Background in Law Enforcement (Crime Prevention), Social Services, Community
Programming, Delinquency Crime Prevention and Community Outreach Services,
Pastor Jackson was previously employed with Pompano Beach Police Department:
Community Liaison/Crime Prevention Specialist also with Broward Sheriff’s
Office as a Community Involvement Specialist, some of his community involvement
includes Former Mentor: Handy of Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale Martin Luther
King Jr. Executive Committee- Former Member North Regional Advisory Committee-
Former Member, Coordinating Council of Broward County- Former Member, North
Broward Substance Abuse Coalition- Former Member and Broward Council for HIV-
Former Member and supporter of the Red Rose Ball Committee.
ALL of the high schools on Grand Bahama will be in
attendance, and we want to ensure we have all angles covered as it relates to
HIV/AIDS education.
The RRC is one hundred percent committed to the education and prevention of
HIV/AIDS we have one more sessions of the Teen PEP programme which will be held
during the month of March 2012. Parents and educators alike are asked to
make sure they have student presenting their perspective high school in
attendance. The first session was just over 100 participants and this time we
hope to triple that amount and we try to remind our adults to Take the Lead,
Keep the Promise - by Stopping HIV/AIDS. Remember the motto of the GBAAC
and RRC "Prevention Now".
This workshop is FREE and open to other teen organizations to attend.
