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6�11 <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Town of Reading <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Council on Aging <br />Date: 2021-11-01 <br />Building: <br />Address: <br />Fall Street Faire Committee <br />Purpose: Council on Aging <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Time: 6:30 <br />Location: <br />Session: <br />Version: <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />READING, MA, <br />XV_ <br />2028 JAN 10 PM 3: 32 <br />Council On Aging <br />Marilyn Shapleigh(M), John Parsons(M), Barbara Carney(M), Karen <br />Pinette(M), Debbie Small(M), Jacquelyn Behenna(A), Joan Coco(M), Nancy <br />Ziemlak(M) <br />Members - Not Present: <br />All other members/associates not present <br />Others Present: <br />Amy O'Brien, Kevin Boymiller, Mark Dockser, Jeanne Thompson, Margarett <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Nancy Ziemlak <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Member Clarification - <br />Brenda Cashman is listed as an associate member but has never attended due to a communication mix-up. <br />John Parson's will reach out to her to clear up the issue. Also, at issue is Sally Hoyt membership, TBD <br />Amy O'Brien Elder and Human Services Report(EHS) <br />• EHS has received a lot of positive feedback on the Pleasantries Newsletter which is good news <br />and the so I figured that the word is getting out there. Nov's newsletter was 10 pages and we <br />are working on the December Newsletter. The Harrows drive by event is a week from <br />tomorrow and tomorrow is the last day to rsvp. The waiting list was reopened we estimate we <br />are currently around 217 hundred. <br />• November 21 save the date for Thanksgiving Dinner drive by at Hillview Country Club sponsored <br />by Representatives Brad Jones and Richard Haggerty, Elder Services, Reading Cooperative Bank, <br />the Savings Bank, and other businesses. <br />• A Holiday Event, facilitated by Reading's Tin Bucket scheduled is for December 3. Participants <br />will be able to make a craft project either to keep or give as a gift. Additional activities are <br />being planned for December we're looking to do movies pizza add a couple more in house <br />activities <br />• A flu clinic was held and well attended. <br />• Recently couple people have fallen at PSC. The Center is emphasizing the need to be careful. <br />Fortunately, the people will be okay. <br />• It has been discussed that we need to generate reports of usage at PSC and the other services <br />offered by ESH. So, the staff will be attending two days of intensive training, so the My Senior <br />Center software can be better utilize to generate meaningful and detailed reports. <br />Page I 1 <br />