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Council on Aging Board Meeting TOWN CLERK
Monday, April 9, 2007 READING, MASS.
Reading Senior Center-Game Room 2001 MAY 14 P 112: 2,9
Present: Betty Cronin, Carol Patterson, Carol Scrima, Stacey Bertocchi,e Sally Hoyt, Barbara
Powers, Margaret Havey, Ruth Goldberg, Dawn Folopoulos (staff, and Charlie McDonald
(associate member).
Absent: Edwina Kasper, Marguerite Bosnian.
6:30 Meeting called to order
March 12, 2007 minutes were approved.
Administrator's Report approved and accepted.
Financial Report approved and accepted.
Motion by Betty to expend $25.00 for Jelly Beans from the Burbank Trust Fund, 2nd by
Margaret. Passed unanimously
Old Business
e Annual Friends and Family Day is June 30, 2007 from 12-4pm. COA members volunteered to
man the division's table. Question on the time of the event because it is different than last year.
Dawn will check but she had a memo that said 124pm. Discussion of giveaways: gift bags
containing pencils, File of Life, current Pleasantries Newsletter and Marie Ammer's (social
worker) business card. Further discussion of items to have at the table (i.e.a sign or hard candy).
Ideas on what the sign might say to attract not just Seniors to the COA table (i.e. "Help Someone
YOU Love?") There will be no raffle basket at the COA table this year.
Dawn reminded those who have not yet returned their volunteer applications to complete them.
Update: Room darkening shades have been installed.
New Business
At Town Meeting beginning April 23, warrant article 8 is about the possibility of moving the
funding for the Property Tax Work program for FY08 from the Elder/Human Service budget to
the. Overlay Account. The request in article 8 is for the full amount of $15,750.
COA toured the new van.
New name for the division and the senior center: We have a goal of mid-may to decided upon a
new name for the "Elder/Human Services" Division. When a name is selected it will be printed
on the van. Some popular names among COA members are 1. Intergenerational Services, 2.
Lifecare Services, 3. Life Concern Services. The Senior Center, by unanimous vote of the COA
will probably be renamed "The Pleasant Street Center."
Stacey suggested that volunteers from Parker Middle School help with spring clean-up for
seniors and disabled residents. Stacey and Dawn would work together to coordinate this event.
If we decide to pursue this project, the goal would be to have something in place for next Spring.
Kudos to Dawn who has volunteered to a do a community clean-up day along with other Town
employees to show the spirit of "volunteerism" for the Town of Reading.
Motion to Adjourn 8:00
Next month's meeting will be held on Monday, May 14, 2007.
Respectfully submitted,
Stacey Bertocchi