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COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD MEETING <br />Room 16 - Town Hall <br />NOVEL BER 7, 1988 <br />; <br />Present: Gladys Cail, Gail Rourke, Loretta Spaulding, Irving <br />Stackpole, Barbara Ritchie (Patrons for Older Adults) Lois Bond, <br />Ruth Cogan, Dorothy Foxon. <br />Absent: Arleen Bazarian, Linda Nordberg, Ruth Vitkovich, Barbara <br />Doucette. <br />Meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Chairperson Gladys <br />Cail. <br />Marie Patterson presented information about The Meals on Wheels <br />program for which she is coordinator. Mystic Valley Elder Serv- <br />ices contracts with daka caterers to deliver a packaged entree, <br />milk, bread and dessert. Volunteers give a personal touch and ob- <br />serve any changes in the clients condition to Marie. She checks <br />with case workers at MVES who investigate. <br />Referrals come from MVES, hospitals, staff and individuals. A <br />case worker determines who is added. <br />Funding is by a requested donation of $1.00 per meal and through <br />a "cash match" with the Town of Reading. The requested support <br />from Reading takes into consideration the rental value of the <br />mealsite and hours contributed by volunteer drivers. Marie said <br />there are few people who could come off the meal program. <br />Thanksgiving Dinner plans were reviewed. Volunteers will cook and <br />serve the meal. Board members and staff will serve as hosts to <br />facilitate seating quests. 400 tickets allotted for distribution <br />with 100 reserved for volunteers, staff and Board members. Hosts <br />should arrive by 11:45. Tickets will have a name tag attached. <br />When the tickets are collected, people will be encouraged to wear <br />the name tag. People will be seated by groups to help ease the <br />crunch. <br />It was confirmed not to have a head table and not to send letters <br />of invitation. It is hoped Mr. & Mrs. Berson will come because he <br />has been supportive of the dinner. <br />The budget discussion ensued. The personnel budget does not in- <br />clude fringe benefits, that being a separate package covered by <br />the general budget of the Town. The Union negotiations will ef- <br />fect the revised current F.Y. numbers. The new contract will be <br />for 3 years, 189-91. <br />1 <br />