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Welcoming the Year of the Snake
A Year of Intrigue and Transformation
As the reptilian transition from the Chinese zodiac dragon to snake starts to take effect, we here at Newsletter hope that you await the changes as eagerly as we do. Though the proud and majestic Black Water Dragon of 2012 delivered many bold and exciting opportunities to CVTC and our community, we look forward to exploring the mysteries, pleasures, and beautiful awakenings Snake promises to deliver. We here at CVTC hope to embrace the change and growth that has already started, as well as all the new things to come. So come, slither with us into this exciting edition of Newsletter.
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Inside this edition...
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!P.H.P. Scheduled
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Certifying our Advocates
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The Bridge is Coming
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Our Newest DOH Certified SAFE Examiner
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A Trip to DC
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1Billion Rising
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An Office Engagement
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?Do You Know Access
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Advocate Spotlight
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Advocate Supervision
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Be There or Be Forever Square
After an unprecedented yet necessary delay, it is our pleasure here at Newsletter to announce the final and long awaited date of the famed CVTC Post Holiday Party Extravaganza. The magic will happen on Friday, March 22nd. The festivities will start just after 6:30pm. Come one, come all. But let us know by clicking here. Specific location information will be provided with the confirmation of your RSVP.
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Celebrate Good Times, Come On
And celebrate we shall, at CVTC's 17th Annual Advocate Certification and Awards Ceremony. For the 17th consecutive year, we invite you to join us on Thursday, April 4th at 6:30pm at Roosevelt Hospital to celebrate our dedicated and amazing Volunteer Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence Advocates. The spotlight will be on those who trained in 2011 and have achieved New York State Certification. Awards will also be presented to outstanding members of the community who have made a difference in the work of CVTC. Keep your eyes peeled for a formal invitation, coming soon. Already planning to attend? Click here to RSVP. See you there!
*Fireworks for promotional purposes only.
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Construction on the Bridge
Well ladies and gentlemen, have we got a proverbial sandbag of surprises for you. This year, CVTC's benefit concert, The Bridge, is getting fancy. We'd hate to ruin the surprise prematurely, so keep your eyes peeled for announcements in next month's edition. What we will tell you is that you'd better make sure that you block off, in the boldest of script, Monday, April 22, and that you'd better start mentally preparing for a spectacular evening.
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Congratulations Carleen!
It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you Carleen Graham, CVTC's newest New York State Department of Health Certified Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner! Carleen will continue to treat sexual assault survivors at Beth Israel Medical Center where she has worked for a total of 19 years, currently as a nurse in the Emergency Department and also an Associate Professor at the BI School of Nursing. We send her our sincerest congratulations and look forward to the wonderful work she will continue to do with survivors in the ED.
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A Visit to the Capital City
On Wednesday, January 23, Jimmy Higa and Christopher Bromson represented CVTC as members of the collaborative grant provided by the National Office of Violence Against Women to increase counseling and advocacy services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community in New York City. J and C joined representatives from Barrier Free Living, CONNECT, the New York County District Attorney's Office, and Harlem Independent Living, (at the DOJ Headquarters in Washington) now formally known as Deaf Justice Services, that will turn the visions of this grant into a reality.
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Rise With the 999,999,999!
This Thursday, February 14, marks the 15th Anniversary of the V-Day movement! Join 1 Billion Rising at exciting events all around the city. Uptown at City College, CVTC's close friends at CONNECT will be celebrating the movement by uniting in solidarity against rape and other acts of violence. They will also dance. As V-Day creator Eve Ensler puts it, "One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women dancing is a revolution." Tickets are $5 (purchase them here) and the proceeds will go to CONNECT. To learn about the many other events going on city wide, click the image below.
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First Came Love, Now Comes Marriage!
It is with great excitement that Newsletter announces the engagement of CVTC staff member Joanna Santa-Berrio to her loving partner Ariel. Our dear friend left for a week in Puerto Rico with a boyfriend and returned to work with a fiancé. No doubt her best vacation ever! Congratulations, Joanna and Ariel.
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Advocate Spotlight
Suzanna Narducci
CVTC Class of: 2012
Heritage: Suzanna was born in Toronto and moved to New Jersey when she was 7. Her parents both hail from England.
Sign: Leo (on the Cancer cusp)
What she does when she's not on call: Suzanna is the proud mother of 2 children. Additionally, she is taking a human behavior class at Hunter College while she awaits her acceptance to graduate school.
Favorite food: Chocolate. The darker the better!
Favorite color: Suzanna appreciates color in general. In it, she sees infinite possibilities. To her, "color is an analogy for humanity." Beautifully said!
Currently reading: Freud and Beyond, by Stephen A. Mitchell and Margaret J. Black. Though it is for school, she is enjoying it thoroughly.
Favorite book: Eaves of Heaven, by Andrew X. Pham. It is a son's memoir of his Vietnemese father's experiences over the course of three wars.
Hobbies include: bicycle riding (though not as often as she'd like) and formerly competitive race-walking (nearly at the Olympic level!)
How she found CVTC: The World Wide Web, naturally. Specifically idealist.org. Suzanna loves being a part of CVTC nearly as much as we love having her!
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Do You Know Access?
Then boy do we need your help. CVTC's database is in need dire need of attention from an individual who is well versed in Microsoft Access. If you or anyone you know feels up to the task, please click here to chat with Louise, our in-house database manager.
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Thought for the Month
"No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty."
-George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
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