2007-11-19 Council on Aging Minutes

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R' C IVED 0`,N C(:.ERK DING HASS. Council on Aging Board Meeting ' Monday, November 19, 2007`00 J 'U'l i 2 P 12: 41 Reading Senior Center-Game Room Present: Carol Patterson, Carole Scrima, Stacey Bertocchi, Barbara Powers, Margaret Havey, Sally Hoyt, Ruth Goldberg, Edwina Kasper, Marguerite Bosnian, Steve Oston, Dawn Folopoulos (staff), and Charlie McDonald (associate member). 6:03 Meeting called to order. October 15, 2007 Minutes approved as corrected. Sally noted that when an absence is called in it should be recorded on the minutes as excused and not absent. Administrator's Report approved and accepted. o September and October statistics will be available for December COA meeting. o There are two new categories on the statistics, which are Nurse Advocate Clients and Nurse Advocate contacts. o Employee Volunteer Day was postponed until the spring due to inclement weather. Financial Report approved and accepted. Steve noticed a deficit on page 7 Elder Affairs Grant and asked for an explanation. Dawn explained that the grant was not awarded yet. Old Business o Stacey gave an update on the coordination with Sue Reardon of the spring clean up and shoveling volunteers from Parker Middle School. More information will follow. o Updated the contact list. o Envelopes were passed out to those who volunteered to deliver Thanksgiving meals with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the recipients. o The Administrator made a list of volunteers who will deliver the Christmas dinners. o Barbara provided a list of Senior Discounts from the COA of Wakefield. o Steve suggested listing only Reading businesses on our discount list and he offered to chair a subcommittee starting in January 2008. Ruth, Barbara, and Marguerite volunteered to be on this subcommittee. o Sally mentioned that directory assistance 411 is free if you let the telephone company know you are over 65. . New Business o Dawn presented the Pleasantries in large print and shared the Nurse Advocate press release. o COA members were invited to attend upcoming Senior Center events in order to experience firsthand some of the programming. Discussion of how nametags would be beneficial so that seniors can identify COA members. It was suggested that all those members who have nametags wear them to the next meeting.