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- Today we are doing a Teal Meal,

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our 3rd Annual Teal Meal here

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at the Katterbach Dining Facility.

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What the Teal Meal is that it's an opportunity

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for those individuals that work within the program,

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^our collateral duty, Sexual Assault Response Coordinators,

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^or SARCs, our collateral duty victim advocates,

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^or VAs, an opportunity for them to interact with

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^the community members over a meal.

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Our intent here is to

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pass out information to community members,

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a name to a face I guess you would say,

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so that those community members know

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who their representatives are

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for that organization.

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What's nice about the program is

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if an individual wants to talk about an experience

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that happened to them, or really any information

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whatsoever about the program,

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he doesn't have to be their unit victim advocate

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that they can seek out if they're more comfortable

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seeking out a victim advocate from another organization.

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This being our 3rd Annual Teal Meal,

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we've found in the past that it's beneficial to

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get the information out about any helpline

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or resources available through outreach and awareness items,

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and so this year we have some t-shirts, water bottles,

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towels, education sliders,

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and a few other items there that not only communicate

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our helpline, that's here for the very footprint

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with the DoD Safe Helpline.

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And also information about the program

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in case they have any questions

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or want to do any research on our own,

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that's what it's about.

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We're doing it today during the month of April,

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which is Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month

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across the DoD.

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We tie that in nicely 'cause it's a nice community

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outreach event that takes place,

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partnered with the dining facility and

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dining facility manager,

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and then combining it with that so that it makes it

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more of a community-type feel

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and a community-type event

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^because the SHARP program itself,

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^while resourced well and we provide great services,

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^we can't do it by ourselves.

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^We need partners with ASAP, CID, Legal Office,

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^all those other folks that actually make

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^the program beneficial for community members.

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For those individuals that have any questions

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about what we do here in Ansbach,

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I can be contacted anytime

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at DSN 468-7228

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or on Blackberry at 0162-297-5046.