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Date: 2023-09-18
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Purpose: council on Aging
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Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Nancy Tawadros
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Time: 5:30 �-
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Members - Present:
Karen Janowski, Karen Pinette, lean Prato,
Marilyn Shapleigh, Nancy Tawadros, Nancy
Ziemlack, Karen Fotino
Members - Not Present:
Deborah Small, Jackie Behenna, Joan Coco,
Rosemarie DeBennedetto, John Parsons,
Linda Connors, Sally Hoyt
Others Present:
Nora Bucko, Jenna Fiorente
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting called to order at 5:33 pm. A quorum was not present at this time
Karen Pinette and Karen Janowski arrived at 5:35 pm
A quorum was attained at 5:35 pm
Karen Fotino arrived at 5:41
Change to two topics were discussed: Communication and Outreach Strategy for a new
Senior Center and Confirm and Fund Participation in MA COA Fall Conference
Next a motion was made by Marilyn Shapleigh to approve $1,145 from Burbank to pay
for registration for four COA members to attend the council on aging conference.
Passed by unanimous vote.
Next, we discussed the content strategy template.
Ideas: The council on aging will (action) by (due date) to build community support for a
new senior center. We the Council on Aging, by creating an outreach campaign so that
we can build community support for a new Senior Center.
Discussion then ensued regarding breaking this group from the COA and delegating it
an advocacy working group that would report back to the COA.
The idea was tabled.
Next, Marilyn Shapleigh shared a timeline to consider:
• 11 RFQ will be posted
• ❑ A Contractor will be appointed by 11/13 and announced
• ❑ Phase 1 program study
• ❑ Feasibility study
• ❑ Interaction with Fidel/SB to identify preferred option
• ❑ Interaction with working group sessions
• ❑ When preferred option is chosen, it goes to schematics
• ❑ Vote
Jean Prado believes informing the community of the need for a center is the first
priority.
Nancy Z believes the RFQ is important, as well as building community awareness of
need of center, and suggested thinking about selecting activities on the list that we
could accomplish in the next few months.
Karen Janowski emphasized being very general, building a word in the minds of the
residents and driving home the need for a new senior center. Low key outreach. What
can we implement quickly that can have the most impact.
Nancy Ziemlack went to the white board and documented the following:
Press:
Get in all the newspapers
Get in all the Facebook groups
Inform and update:
Letters to the editor
Create a handout to hand out to sporting events.
Event:
Plan an event at the library
Plan event at PSC- event, tour
Karen Fotino suggested leveraging the outline and identifying goals for each category.
More discussion ensued.
The list we agreed on and assigned members:
Create a handout: Magnet, snack clips.
Townwide notification via mail/email: Nancy Z
Letters to local newspapers: Karen Janowski/ Marilyn Shapleigh
Event at PSC: Karen Pinette, Karen Fotino, Jean Prado
RCN: Jean Prado
Reading Neighbor's Network: Nora Bucko
Report to Town Meeting: Nancy T and Nancy Z
Meeting adjourned at 6:35 by unanimous vote