The Peace Center (PCOCO) is an all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of people committed to spreading Compassionate Communication throughout our community and beyond.
PCOCO is celebrating its 4th anniversary. Look what we've done this year!
Administrative Milestones:
Carol Delmonico’s Workshops, Classes, Practice Groups
Carol Delmonico’s Inservice Presentations
Bryn Hazell’s Workshops and Classes
- Feb 26 - Co-Facilitated Peacemaking Workshop at COCC
- Communicating for Life - 4 series of 8 classes started January 6, Jan 18, March 31, Sept 15
- 2 Series of Live Compassionately Classes at COCC - Jan 31, Feb 7
- May 15 - Ask for What you Want
- Facilitates and co-facilitates 5 practice groups
- Facilitator Skill Enhancement Group March 6, May 1, June 19,
- Coaches individuals and couples donating fees to PCOCO
Bryn Hazell’s Inservice Presentations
- Worked with 23 boys at J Bar J Ranch
- 2-part Spring Introductory Workshops at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution for COCC Tutor Inmates - June
- Sept 13 - Bryn presented 8 week class to inmate tutors at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
- Bryn and Evelyn facilitating ongoing weekly practice groups at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution - Oregon Prison Project
- Peer mediation project at Redmond Middle School
- Cascade Youth and Family Staff with Carol Delmonico
- 4-part Class for College Excel Students October/November
- College Leadership Class - 2-part Introduction
Katy Elliott’s Workshops and Classes at Katy’s office
- Compassionate Communication Basics I and II - series of 6 hour workshops for couples, January 16, April 3, May 15, June 12
- Couples practice group at PCOCO
Enneagram Workshops with Kathy Paterno - rented space
- February 27, March 13, April 24, May 22, Sept 24, Oct 15 (some were cancelled)
PCOCO Sponsored Events/Fundraisers
- Oregon Prison Project Workshop at PCOCO for prison volunteers - August 26
- Gift corner at PCOCO has been successful with donations and purchases
- 2 rummage sales - July 24 at PCOCO raised $1200, September 25 at Bryn’s raised $583.
- Received some donations for Prison Project at Madras Prison
- Embracing Nonviolent Living Workshop - Co-sponsored with First Presbyterian, Trinity Episcopal, Nativity Lutheran et al
- 4 week series in April - co-facilitated and participated
- 4 week series in October - planned curriculum and facilitated workshops in Compassionate Communication
Other events at PCOCO
- Open House - First Friday Art Walk December 5
- March 8 Women’s Day celebration at Peace Bridge of Bend
- A Season for Nonviolence Events January 30 - April 4
- PCOCO is a Task Force Leader in Central Oregon through www.agnt.org
- Provides brochure of 64 Ways in 64 Days to promote peace
- Joined Central Oregon community in Pennies for Peace campaign. Donations were given to COCC for presentation to Greg Mortenson
Practice Groups
- Currently 10 ongoing practice groups at the Peace Center, three in Redmond
- Allan Flood continues practice group at Bethlehem Inn and expanded NVC to Sunriver
Ongoing
- Provide a home and/or support for 9 practice groups
- Have an active Board of Directors who meets monthly and is supporting our work through facilitating, networking and participating in PCOCO activities.
- Maintain a website at pcoco.org
- Create E-newsletter sent 2-3 times each month to our email list of 470 to date.
- Maintaining Facebook page, administered by Carol Delmonico and Beth Hanson
- Maintain Event Calendar on website
- Maintain a bookstore of NVC books and CDs/DVDs
- Maintain a free lending library including books, CDs & videos.
- Gift corner with donated items sold with proceeds to PCOCO
Board of Directors planning meeting January 9, 2026 at PCOCO
- Attended by Bryn, Evelyn, Carol, Micki, Dwight, Beth, Sarah and invited guests
- Update vision and mission
- Strategies and goals
- Consider name change to more close reflect our activities
Now pending for 2011 - What would we like to see in 2011?
- Update vision and mission for PCOCO to create sustainability and community
- Establish structure - Board of Directors, level of commitment and participation
- Season for Nonviolence Events:
- Carol’s new classes:
- Embodied Life
- Parenting Class
- Meditation
- Laughter Yoga
- Bryn’s new classes:
- Communicating for Life - 8 classes starting January 12
- Madras Prison Project
- Facilitator practice group to support and encourage facilitators and trainersreate follow through practices for presentations and workshops
- Improve website
- More fundraising
- More marketing
A big THANK YOU to:
- To everyone who has donated their time, talent and treasure to support and encourage our growing community dedicated to a more peaceful and compassionate way of life.
- The Leadership team (CCLT) who meets once a month to organize and plan PCOCO events. Carol Delmonico, Evelyn Doherty, Beth Hanson, Bryn Hazell, Sarah Mason, Dwight Pargee, Mare Shey, Micki Turner. Thank you each for your contributions and participation in our regular meetings as well as special events.
- The trainers, Carol Delmonico, Bryn Hazell and Katy Elliott, for their commitment to teaching/facilitating workshops, presentations and creating new classes
- The facilitators of the Practice Groups for your consistent presence and commitment.
- To co-founder Bryn Hazell for being the inspiration and catalyst for creating PCOCO to spread Compassionate Communication throughout Central Oregon. Also for locating and leasing the new PCOCO space and providing startup financial resources, for facilitating and supporting current practice groups, for starting new practice groups and for creating new classes which attract newcomers and help support the finances of PCOCO.
- To co-founder Evelyn Doherty who is the contact person for PCOCO, handles finances, supports and participates in special events and projects, provides nourishment at meetings, is a consistent presence at PCOCO and several practice groups, and handles many details of administration.
- To co-founder Beth Hanson who created and maintains our website, monthly newsletter, facilitates monthly CCLT meetings, provides agendas, flyers and presentation materials. Beth also facilitates a Hospice practice group and participates in the Redmond practice group.
- To Carol Delmonico for consistently creating new classes and workshops, for using NVC in her coaching practice, for facilitating and participating in practice groups, for consistent presence at PCOCO meetings and enthusiasm for growing PCOCO.
- To Katy Elliott for using NVC in her counseling practice and spreading NVC through classes and the clinician’s network. And for obtaining CEU’s for special PCOCO workshops.
- To Allan Flood for his continuing work teaching NVC and working with Bethlehem Inn and the LaPine NVC community.
- To all those who support and participate in our classes, workshops and practice groups.