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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOA 05/22/1978Council on Aging Minutes May 22, 1978 Meeting was opened by Linda Martinelli during absence of President Dolores Benson who arrived z hour late. Present: Dolores Benson, Linda Martinelli, Harry Nordberg, Betty Mugford, Dorothy Fielding, Brad Dauphinee & Margo Fisher, (Coordinator). Absent: Fdwedge ]McCausland. Minutes were accepted. Treasurer's report presented. Motion: Brad Dauphinee/Harry Nordberg to accept. Voted. Inquired of Ifargo about Food Coop money. She says Bob Sawyer has one more refund to make & then will turn in the balance. On letters to lawyers in Town to try to set up a Legal Pool; Margo says it is being done. , We are going on Summer schedule & will meet once a month during June, July, and August, on the third Monday, next meeting June 19, 1978• A letter to be sent to Betty Bielowski, requesting application on funding on acquisition and renovation. Letter to School Department was sent, asking that Council on Aging be notified when any activity inviting Senior Citizens to attend, so Mini.Bus transportation can be planned. Needlepoint Class to start -tomorrow, May 23, 1978 at 9:30 a.m. Letter to be sent to members of Advisory Committee for them to set up their meeting to get started and come to Council on Aging next meeting. GATRA: Mr. Ross came to explain their plan for us to get one or two MiniBus vans. Council on Aging board is interested but wants more time to study this plan. On June 14, 1978 there will be a meeting in Attleboro at 3:00 p.m. More on this later. Bake Sale: Friends report a successful Bake Sale; $251.20 taken in. Idargo to send them a letter of congratulations and to thank all who worked & con- tributed to it. Doreen Mulcahy: Margo is requested to send Doreen Mulcahy a letter thanking her for the many years of service to the Council. Trips: Margo told that from now on when we hire a bus for the trips, to ask that bus driver not bring his wife along so that space can be made available to Senior Citizens. s Council on Aging Meeting May 22, 1978 Page 2 Motion: Linda Martinelli/Brad Dauphinee, from now on, any Council member wishing to attend any activity of the DIC, such as parties., classes and trips, be allowed to participate, regardless of their age if they are or are not Senior Citizens. Voted, with Dolores Benson abstaining. Margo brought up the proposed trip to the boat cruise at Boston Harbor, June 28, 1978• Council on Aging agreed she set it up. Betty Idugford stated she wants to go. Margo instructed to pay for this out of.trips account. Motion: To use the $100.00 Gift Account if we cannot use custodial account to pay a substitute driver $5.00 a day while the Gift Ac- count lasts, by Linda I'artinelli/Harry Nordberg. Voted. Betty Nugford inquired if tenants of Housing Authority received notice of DIC activities. Margo is instructed to smite to Joanne Colella of the Housing Authority to notify the tenants at Bicentennial Court and Cedar Court, that the Council on Aging has instructed their drivers to pick up passengers only at the recreation hall & at designated places. People will not be picked up at their indivi- dual doors nor be let off the bus at their doors. If they have bundles to carry to please make arrangements for someone to help them, or to let Billy (CETA) Boy) help them. Dolores Benson has a suggestion that it would be nice to plan some- thing like a Sunday brunch. Margo to check how interested the people are about this. ldildwood trip: A second bus may be filled so Margo is instructed to set it up. Town Manager has arranged for a special day for a Clambake at Cape Play, as guests of Cape May Mayor, for Mansfield Seniors. I4otion by Brad Dauphinee/Betty Mugford to adjourn. Voted, 12:35 p.m. Next meeting June 19, 1978, at 10:00 a.m, at the Town Hall. Respectfully submitted, Linda Martinelli.