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Town of Lexington Lexington Community Center Program Advisory Committee Nancy Shepard, Chairman Nancy Adler Alessandro Alessandrini Daniel Palant Lisah Rhodes Archana Singhal John Zhu Tel: (781) 698 -4870 Fax: (781) 862 -2747 Lexington Community Center Program Advisory Committee Minutes of Meeting February 23, 2017 A meeting of the Community Center Program Advisory Committee was held on Thursday, February 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington. Meeting Attendees: Members - Alessandro Alessandrini, Nancy Adler, Dan Palant, Nancy Shepard (Chair), Archana Singhal Ex- Officio Member Attendees: Sheila Butts (Community Center Director), Melissa Battite (Director of Recreation & Community Programs) Charlotte Rodgers (Director of Human Services) Unable to attend: Lisah Rhodes, John Zhu. The meeting was called to order at 7:OOpm. 1. Introductions Melissa Battite attended for the first time. She introduced herself and the committee members introduced themselves. 2. Minutes of January 12, 2016 The minutes from the January meeting were reviewed and unanimously accepted. 3. Liaison Reports and Discussion of Programming • We discussed the idea of a Winter Carnival that could involve indoor activities and weather permitting, outdoor activities like making snow sculptures and sledding. Dan Palant has made a connection to someone who could help with snow sculptures. • CPR- We discussed the idea of offering CPR training to Lexington residents. For the next meeting, Melissa and Charlotte will compile a list of the current CPR class offerings. Tom Romano is applying for a grant from the Community Endowment of Lexington for CPR classes. The Dana Home Foundation provides funding for the Grandparents and Others CPR course. • Archana Singhal reported that the East Lexington Civic Association and IAL will be co- sponsoring a candidates forum on Saturday, February 25th at the Community Center. • Intergenerational programming - o Charlotte Rodgers said there will be an April school vacation program called "Grandparents Gone Wired ". LHS students will help seniors navigate their devices.