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Date: :2017-11-15 Time: 6:30 PM
Building: Pleasant Street Senior Center Location: Lounge Room
Address: 49 Pleasant-Street Session:
Purpose: Version:
Attendees: Members.- Present:
Jolyn Elk, Margaret Havey, John Parsons, Sandy Shaffer, Brian SneII, Jayna
Stafford (Associate Member); :Pooja Parsons-(Associate Member), Thomas
Procopio, Sally Hoyt (Associate Member), Jane Burns (Admin) .
Members- Not Present:
-_Joan Coco, Marilyn Shapleigh,
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted.:By: Jayna Stafford
Topics of Discussion:
Call to Order: 6:32 by Thomas Procopio
Acceptance of Minutes from 10116/17.
Elder Services October Report,(Admin):Accepted.
Financial October Report (Admin): Accepted.
-MVES Report.(Jane Burns): In October, a Reading family (Mary and Drew Dolben)_had.a
fundraiser for the MVES Gap Fund which raised $16,000: It was a lovely evening:with a jazz
singer and light foods. Jane Burns attended to talk about the relationship between MVES
and Reading.
Old Business:
:Dementia Friendly Reading Update:Jane and Brian attended the Dementia Friendly':'
Massachusetts Conference on 11/9/17. There is a lot opportunity to,engage youth in the
dementia.friendly initiative. The youth are our future doctors; entrepreneurs, care givers,"
and business owners. Preparing youth to deal with dementia-will serve our future
populations better. In addition, the number of youth impacted by early onset Alzheimer's is:
growing. The Alzheimer's Association is even setting up groups for youth.
The DKJ Foundation kickoff for Dementia friendly Reading is 11/29/17.at 4:30,pm.
Members of the COA.are encouraged to attend: Many,community partners are scheduled to-
attend-including Police; Fire, Library, RMLD, two caregivers, Assistant Town Manager- clergy.
.from First Baptist Church, Lisa Egan from the Chamber of Commerce, business owners, .
banking industry, YMCA, and Jewish Family & Children's,Services. Jane practiced her speech
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with PowerPoint presentation for the DKJ kickoff. Members made suggestions about which
slides to include and exclude.
Guardianship Issues -.Review.of Sally Hoyt's Information: In the Massachusetts legislature,
a very important amendment was passed yesterday. Anew bill established the Office of
Guardianship. On a federal level, Elder.Abuse; protections were recently signed into law.
Massachusetts is moving,forward,at a fast pace, Sally will keep the COA updated..,
25th Anniversary Planning: We will discuss this next month.
Thanksgiving:Mea/De/ivery: :Christopher's donated the meals., Delivery-volunteers will meet
up at 1:15 pm. Jane will be sending the routes tomorrow. Sandy, Tom, Pooja, Joan, and
Margaret will be delivering 33 meals. Nine people passed away from the typical dinner
-:delivery list.. No one from Sanborn is on the list. The Young'Woman's League will be .
providing for.Sanborn residents for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Christmas Mea/De/ivery_ Fusilli's Cucina (in the former location of'Sam's Bistro) will be
providing the meals at half price. The meal will be haddock or turkey and apple crisp. The:
number of meals is still being finalized-. The final number will be somewhere between-20-35
.meals. These meals are for people with financial need but also available for people who
need the goodwill or have a physical need. Senior Center staff works from multiple lists to
make calls and evaluate residents' situations::Volunteers (Tom, John; Jolyn, Sandy,-and
Jayna) will meet at 2 pm on.12%23/17.for meal-delivery.
New Business: .
Budget Meeting: There will be a town Budget meeting on -12/12/17.at 7:30 pm. Jane's
,position has increased to 24 hours. For FY19, there is a request to increase Jane's position.
to.35 hours.
Birthday cards: $250 previously came from the Burbank Fund but a small additional".amount
is needed. Motion by Brian Snell to allow for $325 from the Burbank Fund for birthday
cards. Seconded.by John Parsons. All in favor.
Upcoming Events:
Hillview Legislative Dinner had over 300. This year.barely 200 will attend. Jane and Sally
discussed what time the event begins:and when the doors open.
Staci Gruber of McLean Hospital will be speaking.at the Pleasant Street Center on 12/7/17
'at 1:30 pm on the science of medical marijuana.
Adjourned:.Motion to adjourn by John Parsons. Seconded.by Brian Snell.
Next COA Meeting: Monday, December 11, 2017.
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