John Legris introduced our speaker, Ana Sandoval, Councilwoman for District 7. She was speaking out against domestic violence. Many times the cycle of violence is perpetuated through children who are abused. "Hurt people hurt people", Ana said. Many times the victim relies on their abuser. Dating education is needed for young women to teach them what's acceptable behavior. In recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the City of San Antonio is announcing the first of several new initiatives to address domestic violence including launching the “Love Is...” campaign PSA.  To watch it, click HERE. The campaign was developed through a collaboration of the San Antonio Police Department, Department of Human Services, Government and Public Affairs and Metropolitan Health District and supports ongoing programming and policy efforts being developed to respond and reduce domestic violence in San Antonio.
 
Thank you Ana for visiting our club today and for making us aware of these issues. We hope that you are able to come back and join us again sometime!
 
As is our custom, we will donate a book in honor of our speaker to Locke Hill Elementary School Library.  Destiny Mujica has donated books for November. Thank you Destiny!
    More about Ana Sandoval: Ana was elected May 2017 and re-elected May 2019. She has aggressively pursued funding for basic infrastructure in District 7. She has been a champion for public health, transportation, government, climate resiliency. She was valedictorian of her class at Jefferson High School. She holds a B.S. from M.I.T. in Chemical Engineering, an M.S. from Stanford in Civil and Environmental Engineering and an M.S. in Public Health from Harvard and is a Fulbright Scholar, Mexico City 1997-1998. She has held many other prestigious positions in other states. On City Council she chairs the Community Health and Equity Committee and the Public Safety Committee. She helps with many issues that affect residents of San Antonio with their everyday life such as repair of a traffic light and a sidewalk. She has spearheaded many community service projects such as Operation Cold Front where vets were furnished cold weather clothing and space heaters. Back to School Bash where students are furnished school supplies, haircuts and immunizations. Safety Summit with SAPD, the Fire Department, Code Compliance and animal care facilities. The Bandera Road Corridor Project.