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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-04-29 Council on Aging MinutesCOUT]"ICI.L ON ,GT_1111G Adjourned Meeting Held on April 29, 1971 The regular rr d r, 2 i monthly meeting of the Cou the 71 was held on Thusday~evenen he ong ng(pl 8P dailrned from ecreatron Buel.den~ o u gg ~~..',.G1.pr~_~er 2 19~ at 7e3r cs the ~ ousing for the -M. at ~ 2Z1 i.7 aeaC~~.Y?g~, The ~neel.r~.g was called to ox~o;~,r by u- r present in The to as Gardner ~F 'b a r~ Gar^d: erthe Chairman Mrs . Loua were I r, tube Sfr l~rs Those Wis. $ . ~°ar`nh• $ a ~a van, and Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously: §;I): That at any meeting stetute a quote, ~ of the Council five members would con- EYOn motion duly :made and seconded, it was unanimously.- V27 Q To accept for the records the secretar er~.g held an T<;~~ 24th, copies of teach had been pret~ausl s s report .f ar° the meet- a the Council, ~ mailed to all.l members that nt e the Treasurer Ike. Glen=con was not present , My. Gardner stated had alone or the 500 clotted by tie Town to the Council for sen«, yet been spent the year 1971 ith regard to plans for considering a Shot vices to Old r said that he had talked with fir, hunch ~'r~gram y. Far r?er cans the previous day and that he had informed Mr. Farms ners grates was now being looked into which would provide zrozer+ type di y Claridge parr..=ts through S-~ ~ that a new ners y each F milk. hnarch .goods, These would be less eon ra which. might Convection Ovens would be net..:' ;d gram,, ve be handled outside of the school departr~er~t: ~ The being tr out in Boston, ~.tc . 14~cGrane wanted to meet again after obtaining further now ng tried. details with fir. sp rk and . matter the leading :School Department. and before pre,,eot ~t ~ . ion of the ratt tter to Mr'. Gardner said that bra granted to be sure that if the wells, the Superintendent o would be made directly to the School e cs fun, program is handled through the schools ending school Committee knew of the partmt4 It was brought out that the had not yet been made plan in general but that a"orral presentation point. My. Brockway of the, -leading 2 C... entered the meeting at thes his. Louanas said she had contacted the Hudson Bus lines about summer bus tr_ps. A trip to :~~.tzz,lliam (49 people) or X260 for two 'ousel (~'1.thz ©ile~s.~rou~d post the in the Clouds the cast would wo be 178 per bus or 35 for two t~~osesp. er bus 1~n t he said she hers trip tot s i~l e elf would tie teleph announce the trips in the Chronicle and~take or~e riser°~ra.tlcsn.s. She ixzes~ Nr said. she hadn't yet called the Michaud Bus . Tube also suggested Carroll t c9 of and NY. Bested Car~penterls of Woburn. Upon ~?aLiandulysrrade and secoB y stg- unan~,mousl : nded, it was l. VO-MD That, after she checks with one more bus company to see if the Hudson prices and conditions are not unreasonable, YXs. Louanis is hereby authorized and directed to hire two buses of the Hudson :Bus Line for a trip to Fitzwilliam, N. H,, on June 15th, stressing to the bus company that these buses must be in good cord.ition. Other prices quoted by Hudson were $130 per bus to Newport and $120 per bus to Nantasket. Mr. Gardner announced that a Sixty-Plus Hobby Show would be held on June 24th at the new Boston City Hall. In discussing the matter it was felt that the teachers in our Community Program should be consulted as to the possi- bility of entering in the show some exhibits of the work our older people have been doing, and also thattiis and other points of interest in Boston might be good destinations for 'Irt van trips for the elderly. Mr. Brockv ay, the Executive Director of the "Y" then offered the use of the van, for trips for the elderly all day Tuesdays and Thursdays during July and August. He said that a work--study ItYl worker would be available to drive the van at the cost of 1 per hour in addition to the 150 per rile for the van itself. He also said that when his slides of a trip a group of young people took to Tennessee in the April vacation were developed and if they were good enough, he would be glad to give an illustrated talk to the elderly on the trip. PLr. Brockway left the meeti;%g at this point. There was then a brief discussion of the Summer Program., and Mrs. Beaton said that Mr. Evans had already c~ontaeted Mrs,, Janet Pierce and that after he returned from a trip he was Va k-i ng they would set up a definite schedule. Mr. Gardner stated that he felt that perhaps the Council should con- sider providing more services to the elderly in nursing homes and to other shut-ins, many of whoa are extremely :.Lonely and without mur11 'co take up their time. The matter was discussed and dare Gardner said he wound get in touch with Mrs. Edith Sias to see if she would be interested in taking charge of this work. Mr. Dube said he would try to find industries in Reading with com- puter°s to see if they might offer the use of one so that lists and addressing .stickers might be run off for mailings or other efforts to reach :urger numbers of the elderly in Reading. . Gardner reported that May was Senior Citizen Month and that he would contact the Selectmen about issuing a proclamation and also put some- thing in the Chronicle bringing -the needs of the elderly before the community. Mr. Farnham offered to check with the North Shore Yusic Circle to see if tickets might be secured at reduced prices for the Elderly for some of the plays this summer in view of the fact that the I'D' van would be avail- able for transportation two days a week. It was also suggested that a Summer Bulletin be issued around the end of May listing all summer activities. It was also felt that the van should be used to provide short rides for shut-ins and those in nursing homes. Upon motion duly ?rude and seconded, it was unanimQ44 y voted to ad- journ, and the meeting was adjourned by the Chairman at 10.-00 P.Mg Respectful 1...y c rbmitted, ha" t,iaalie U : eat'orl-'temporary Secretary 2.