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pre sent : Coil: SeClark, S.G.00dw*n, A*Jackso
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Staf f J . Malcher
Observer,!, i.Sen
-The meetin was called to order at 7:45 Pl,,Ma b Actin Cha 4
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Ann Jack on, M * nut e s for the June 22nd meetin we�re ap-oroved, as
d stributed
2. Mrs. Jackson announced that until the four new *positions on t "3oj
ne
voted by the Town Meetin last M approved are aproved b the Attu. Y
IG'eneral I s of ice, the newl appointed _members L' cannot. be sworn, in
Theref ore ,. she moved that fo-r-mal orientation of new . *m4.1z..mbiE,:!rs and the
election of new Co
_P, officers be postponed unt'l all rmembers 1.^.,ave 10
sworn in, Voted, Mr. Clark and Mr. Sen who replace two ret-,iring, -'3101A
me-mirbers have be-E-.:!n dul sworn int
3. Pro evalu'at ions made in' June- were presented and d
Chan in wordin were made in th,.::.� Friendly IT "tors and Tr'-D
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grams evaluations, (Corrections on of -fice file codes. ) Questions
which arose about -the proso,-rams wc.,%,]r_-e:
r c :1n- defe'r- red
a. Should the Newslette.- In'lude ad-vertAsin Dec sic
b. What can be done to protect vol-tzei.teer drivers ?
1C a n'c
in case of a�
Steven Clark a to look into she auestion of liabilit
c. What act-ft.ons ecisions should be taken about tra-,n_sDort-.at-.4,_on? D-te-
ferred until September,
Rev Goodwin reported that M lnu'L.. e - Man Ho dare has reacel.ved a '_'ri a
ditional g rant o' " 23,000 for -tTh1ch' the Boarrd- has to -qtativE.,-.,-1 s�lmp ij-o
prioritieso ou -"
q uestion wyas
r an of it could be u'sed c r
trans-portation to lt_-O'on Me,' is
ea
5. Mrs. Jackson pointed out thca vollintec_.�.r
A. f or %CoA act iv ties and p er
e 4. have been ver succsl=,.�ssfuj, Over .299 hours moni.-.h e.
vic s havc)
g iven by vo-lunte4..�.�rs "if paid for at t1ne. T
minims .,-age level,
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services would have cost $787.50,
6,0 the absence of a r.1L1reasura1-_,kr, Mrs, Mel the pr-ese-nted two bill's.
Telephone --------------- 590 vw 0
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M-M Ho7me Care contribution 10-or '78 t-A, VW. Oft AON ^W 2 2-�
0,
M otal 2 92
Tt waS Moved and voted that these bills be pa id
7.
Co-ordinator lls Re.-PorL.
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a . Bob Cassid of Xerox Corp. has offered Le"xincrton m a 0 1
0 .-e t -
,,2 0-'u"500 for a worth proJect. Ch. St-tUrmpp vial c on s le d s u;z�,.,_
ed tha-1-J, t1ne:� mone could be used to de ray stammer 'rans-por-t-a � � costs and wrote a letter of explanatio C.a ss id
M
o a-"* "I s w F., r
has been. received to date,
b. 011-.ongre. Meals ts llz._Rionini:� in ropulal Dur' nizi- 'he weel-k-. ot'
�-t at i on. t o I-`
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J-al 18Nth, 10 people , -a t r e re y r e, q uu- le t r n s o
s a, D
Bedford meal sitle on M 0 (3,, a y e n d -1 r - It d a y Voii could o, t
found. on short so T`Tith Mrs,, Stllmmm) ap"oroval, a
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�;,,Tas for both days x °� or � =�a mrtread that ouh... S e n 0 r ^1,211 d
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_meet at Greele to t-a!-�e tIrl-a bus. Bus cha--,-Fc��,s a-r-e ��20 -io;=,r da
L om''E!,
Care was contacted to find- out -if their nut, i on bud coul�f, pa the
bill
t on ic 0onP,,r-,=_XWate .
Lexin w ill have to develop a transporter L i poi f or
N.e�-a]._s. There are some volun-Leer drivers, but not enou to handle lars 7, e
num-bers., M-M Home., Ca-Ie has a new transportation Director who ma be
able to helD.
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c,, An invitation to j oin the Kass. Assm, of Senior Center Directors and
("I.oA Directors has been extended,, This seems a g ood wa to pick up ne
idea s, Dues are $10.00 pfz-.r y ear,
C -It vices moved and voted that Joan Melcher *Oin Mass, Assn,, of Senior
Center Directors and \0-,oA Directors
do On June 28th, ei Co..,,% co-ordiftnators from nei tovns came t
Lexin for a ver successful meetin -here Tiiras a 13*_v,.:.:1.l exchan
of ideas, and all present a that g ettin g toFetheer occasionall
would be helpful. Anot'her meetin was tentativel scheduled f o.-r C c t. 1
How to reach people was the -main topic of discussion,, Doroth _Kenned
of Bel descr!b-E,_,.1.a their pro Youn people from, a hi school .
group arE3, canvassing threl a?vn nei , offering
C'� � %-.* I _ inf-"ormatio n about
the Council and services ava-il-able , and reportin b K to the Coll of 'N
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on the 1�And of reception the received and their 0 impressions of the
people the visited'.
One ol-
our sum-mer volunleers, Brian landoli of the LHS ned-I L Care cal
C_101,11ub, has been told about this and - thinli:s it would make an excellent
7pro�ect for his g roup In the fall,
e. Friendl Visit hF-10.-d a "meeting lvTith Rivka Grub.-.J- of M Valle 79- C
o une t n c� lflher are now 1-5 friendl visitors,
n J 28
Meals-o-,n_-Whec._.�Is s g o 0 ULI,
f I ing 'rwTell., '10tals f or a {"e
Meals senTed-
Total - patrons 2
Totfal volunte�rs J`5
To-'L-.-.al vollunt-eel,_% tiImte 165 hou-r,,:3
Somie rout e for pa Dr-, Merfela... from Jul 1,1 -P
977 h,,7 L s o b4n, set u.
P 7. I.Pransportation is still a strug Recreation I) -p +U, has been a s eed to
pick up the tab f or the bus f or the se-,riicr ci"_tizF3.ns -Pion-10,
T he L ex in ton Cab C o. 1,)_ .der n-.--_-!!w mana crement) is rep to be w* lin
to g ive 20% off fares to Sr. Citizens, D ot -Thl 1 111' a mn s has been asked to
look into this
h. A greal man referral. reques's are ccmin in, CoA me `hers interested in
ref errals are Ilnv*Ited to come to thE�.il offft-ce to look at. the reCo-I-,'ds., An
e ""
Recentl the oA worked with Tri-Com-munit Church of Our
Redeemer, and numerous individutal a. s to g et bed and inens for a n older
wor.11an 31-n need
The se for C-1-tizen Picnic was a success in spite 0-4L"' the he 4- and dela
g ettin g the f ood. ThEE!, y oun g peop e of the Recreat' on- .Se v7crkG_-*Id
ver hard on the P ic. ico
j * The 8th ITIewsiet-ter_ is in he w -14-1 1 t *1 n g sta An TiTith n 1=11�,Tvi s - rnq 9, - IV-erlal
sY-1.ould contact Dot Williams Jo Sen, or the of
k Il'inutlEN.-Man Home Care "is writin a proposal reauestin CETA workers for
full or part --t..€ -mieJ work, and ur Lexin to, nrj:-,�Iques
t one. We could
*I use such a person the 1--iS Drop-ain Center (0-p Art) 6
easi -a da-Nr
5 days a week, and t e re has been made,
The MinuICr._--.,-Man is P lannin g to o 9. pictur.--_-,�., editorial o'n-
(N) til h 40-1 our publicit in tie M'nW-e-Man has
on da y Jul 22,,
been disappoint-11-n recent1v. The Cols ca'-I.-endar has not 9.-Ppearecl_ so J"ar
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this mo-vtit-h, and publicit about the picnic was I*nad-,--,:� qua-I,-.I... J. erhaps
ha-ving a sloeoial *nubI*c.*ty pz.:Ihrson--vT0 u I d h 1 -0
th or obI ems 0-f the
'j g o n Jul , dealiong w-
.11 0 -t n e THuman Services meet - n *
a was excrIE1.11ent, Alo-n w_I,_4U-h repres,%:_-,.%ntatives of 'JE omn M.un it y andl
t Minute-Man Hom4...�, Care I explained what th"e Co-il -rviras and- what prog-ra,mrs
it of f ers Co-o and communicat ion. amon the a
aes 14n. voiV.-. n'd
in servin older people is developin
8,, There lvTas some discussion, about the need to have volunteers i the
office re to answer and screen, am* -Dhono calls so that Joan has
mo.re time for other duties. No de Inite action wias tal n
9. There was g eneral a that Wed.).,.esda evening TkTas an acceptable
tirtz'E'l. for meetin Dot Williams 'pointed out that we should avoid the
third WedniElsda of each month so that CoA members can attend Re'cz-%eaion
D,.-"- meeti-n if the -wish.. The next Cols m. e in g T,-ia s set- fo-.r7 Wednesda
Au 10, 1977#
The meetin adjourri�d at 9*27 P.M.
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Res -poet fuily sub-mitted,
Ann G, Pa ran va, SE-3.cretar
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