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MAN��Ot13tR,D IdEETING MINOTES
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-ttary 12, 1952
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Present: J. Corliss, J. Eppes, P. Hume, L. Thomas,
S. Walgreen, E. Wood
Excused: J. Cuccinotta
In Attendance: Director, Gale Farrugia and Assistant
Director, Ada Milliken
S. Walgreen called the meeting to order. J. Eppes moved
that the minutes be approved. L. Thomas seconded and the
motion was so voted.'
P. Hume moved that the Budget Status and Warrants be
approved, E.Wood seconded and the motion was so voted.
The first item of business was a ten minute session with
newly hired van driver, Bob Clinton. The Board extended its
welcome and asked Mr. Clinton if he had encountered any
major problems or had questions. Client pick ups and
procedures were briefly discussed.
A memo from Town Manager, W. Williams, was circulated
tE regarding the necessity of level funding the Municipal
budget in order to avoid an overide.
A 1,egislative 6^1f-31-1rF: n P on Fehi uar_;r Gl , at the Attleboro COA
was announced. Members were urged to attend,
A meeting with the Library Board of Trustees for discussion
of shared facility concerns was scheduled for March 11 at
7:30 prior to the regularly scheduled COA Board meeting.
Gale Farrugia, in the Director's Report informed the Board
that. Althea Sankey was admitted to the hospital and
therefore will be out on sick leave for an indefinite period
of time.
A check from J. Wheeler was received for the COA Trust Fund
in the amount of $10, 998.
The Women of Today have arranged their annual event for the
Seniors: 'A Program with Mel Simon', to be held in the
Multi -Purpose Room on April 22 at 1PNi.
Assistant Director, Ada Milliken, reported van usage by 352
passengers for a total of 827 miles during the month of
January.
Evelyn Robinson has been added on a part time basis to the
t COA staff as a direct result of an EDEA grant. She will be
concentrating on outreach, particularly targeting new
residents in elderly housing and the newly widowed. It is
hoped that, her efforts will introduce them to the Center and
its activities and will help them to integrate into the
community.
The possibility of introducing the SHARE Program into
Mansfield is being discussed with George Innis of the First
Baptist Church. The use of the COA as a possible
registration site for the program is a consideration.
Volunteer Day celebration is scheduled for April 28 in
Attleboro. Details will be forthcoming.
Board members were given copies of the Mansfield COA bylaws.
These were last updated in 1983. Each member was asked to
review them for a discussion of possible changes at the
March meeting. Voting on any proposed changes would occur
at the April meeting, at the earliest,
A motion to adjourn was entertained by the President. J.
Corliss so moved, J. Eppes seconded and the meeting was
adjourned at 9:25PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Sonia Walgreen