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C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T SSubstance Abuse CommitteeEach fall conference the Substance Abuse Committee (SAC) picks a local non-for-profit agency in the hostingcounty to receive the proceeds from the silent auction. This year we chose Carpenter’s Place of Rockford,Illinois. It is a homeless day center that service men and women. We were able to donate $150.00 aswell as men’s and women’s clothing, wallets, and coats to the agency. Thanks to all who participated in ourSilent Auction.At Fall Conference SAC hosted one workshop on “Breaking the Cartels”. SAC plans on hosting anotherworkshop at spring conference on “Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs”. We are also looing at developing futureworkshops regarding ICE, opiates addiction, and treatment options.This year we hosted the first “Committee Appreciation Day” at Starved Rock State Park in conjunction withthe Executive Board. The turnout was great but we are hoping to double the attendance next year. Additionally,Bart Perry of Will County received the Frank Calkins Committee Member of the Year Award which isin honor of another member of SAC. Congratulations Bart!It’s been a good year for the SAC, but we also have our eyes on the future. Please consider joining us! Allof SAC meetings are set for a Wednesday except for the Starved Rock meeting which is set for the 3rd Fridayin June. If you cannot join us in person, we do have conference call available.***Call in Number 605-477-2100***Participant Code #: 946641Our 2013 meetings are as follows: March 13, 2013 @ 10:00 a.m. at LaSalle County Probation Department;April 24, 2013 @ 10:00 a.m. (Spring Conference); June 21, 2013 @ 10:00 a.m. (Friday-Starved Rock StatePark); and August 28, 2013 @ 10:00 a.m. At LaSalle County Probation Department. If you are interestedin joining us, you can reach Tracy Burke-Carriere at probationtracy@yahoo.com; Gary Jakubowski atgary.jakubowksi@cookcountyil.gov or Deborah Norman at dnorman@lakecountyil.gov.Technology CommitteeThe Technology Committee would like once again to remind you to take a few moments and visit ourorganization’s website: www.ipcsa.org. Since becoming involved with the website a few years back, thecommittee has made its primary goal to make the site a useful tool for all officers across the state. To makethis possible we are continuing to make up dates while improving accessibility. To assist us in this, we ask thatif you have any information that you would like posted, please pass it on to the executive board. Also if youare in possession of any pictures from past conferences or events we’d like to see those too! Please go to thewebsite and take a look, we are trying to make this useful for you, so if you have any suggestions, ideas orcomments please pass them on. We want to hear from you so that this is a useful tool for you!In other news, the Technology Committee would like to invite anyone who wants to get involved to join ourcommittee. We would love to see some new faces and hear your ideas for future projects. Also, if you haveany experience or interest in assisting with the IPCSA website, feel free to contact Committee Chair: RobZastany rzastanyjr@lakecountyil.gov. Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for the Spring 2013 Conference,please look at the conference schedule for time and place.20