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Council on Aging Board Meeting
Room 16 - Town Hall
May 8, 1989
Present: Lois Bond, Frank Day, Barbara Doucette, Dorothy Foxon,
Ginny Lane, Loretta Spaulding, Irving Stackpole,
Barbara Ritchie, Enid Schmuch
Absent: Gladys Cail, Linda Nordberg, Ruth Vitkovich
Meeting was called to order at 5:35 P.M. by Acting Chairperson
Loretta Spaulding in Room 16 of the Town Hall.
The Shopping Assistance Coordinator, Enid Schmuch, gave a presen-
tation on what her job entails.
Minutes of the April meeting were accepted on a motion by Irving
Stackpole and seconded by Ginny Lane.
The Treasurerls Report was accepted on a motion by Irving Stack-
pole and seconded by Ginny Lane. Sixty-eight percent of a
projected eighty-three percent of the budget to date has been
spent.
old Business
The Senior Center Location Study Committee reported that the
central fire station be considered for the Senior Center. The
Committee forwarded a request to the Board of Selectmen that the
structural integrity of the central fire station be determined
before the final site recommendation is given to the Board of
Selectmen by the end of May, as requested.
Director's Report
Lois handed out the April financial report.
New Business
Upcoming Events:
Annual Picnic May 17 Pearl Street School
Ice Cream Social June 14 Tannerville
Block Dance July 12 Cedar Glen
Cookout August 16 Peter Sanborn
At their Board of Directors meeting, on May 2, the United Church
Homes of Reading, Inc. voted to extend the agreement between
Peter Sanborn Place and the Reading Council on Aging for a period
of one year beginning May 2, 1989. This agreement enables the
Meals on Wheels program to continue meal distribution from Peter
Sanborn.
Surplus Food - Division of Elder Services received a copy of a
letter to Joanne Morrissey, Department of Education, Bureau of
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