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<br />Council on Aging Board Meeting <br />December 14, 2009 <br />Reading Senior Center Game Room <br /> <br />Present <br />: Stacey Bertocchi, SallyHoyt, Steve Oston, Erica Deane, Margaret Havey, <br />George Lonergan, Carol Oniskey, Dawn Folopoulos (Staff). <br />Excused Absence: <br /> Gina Nelson, Marguerite Bosnian, Carole Scrima <br />Call to Order: <br />7:02 PM. <br />Minutes: A <br />pproved for November 10, 2009. <br />Administrator’s Report: <br />Approved for October and November. <br /> <br /> <br />The Administrator updated the Council on the potential donation of funds from <br />the Reading Older Patrons of America, a local senior social group which is <br />dissolving. <br />Financial Report: <br />Approved. <br /> <br /> <br />The Council voted 7-0 to approve a motion to purchase a new dry erase white <br />board for the Senior Center with funds in the amount of $269.99 to be withdrawn <br />from the Burbank Trust Fund. The current board has aged beyond its useful life. <br />Old Business: <br /> <br /> <br />After a lengthy discussion, the Council decided to defer activities on the Senior <br />Discount Directory. The current economic climate seems to be discouraging local <br />businesses from openly giving discounts to seniors. At future meetings, a certain <br />amount of time at will be devoted to conceptualizing COA projects that will <br />benefit our senior population. <br /> <br /> <br />George provided us with an update on his activities to investigate bringing a <br />Lifelong Learning program to Reading. Tufts University is apparently interested <br />in expanding to locations other than Medford. George has had preliminary <br />conversations to determine the suitability of the Library and the Senior Center. <br />Dawn will contact the head of the Tufts program to get further information and <br />speak with Reading officials to see what constraints may be present. <br /> <br /> <br />Council members shared their experiences from the delivery of the Thanksgiving <br />Hot Meals; the Administrator provided copies of thank-you notes from grateful <br />clients. Plans were also made with participating Council members for the <br /> <br />Christmas Hot Meal distribution on December 24. <br /> <br />New Business: <br /> <br /> <br />Stacey was selected as Reading’s “Volunteer of the Week” for November 26; an <br />article plus picture appeared in the local Reading Advocate newspaper. <br /> <br /> <br />Carol Oniskey was appointed as COA representative to the Mystic Valley Elder <br />Services Board and is currently working on fundraising for MVES. She will send <br />out flyers regarding an upcoming MVES dinner plus show. <br /> <br />