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COUNCIL ON' -AGING
4 P. o. Box 636
Lexington.,, " M 021-73
MINUTES OF MEETING ON-
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Present:- Ch. W, Sen, Treas , � Carlson fo.� few a"_nutes) , Sec,. D.- WI- 111 -ams
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Staff J . M lcher , C, S t ohn
Obs erver: M , B aker
Absent: V, Ch, -Ro We S, ddod^lt in, A, Jackson -, J. s2t....UMPP �
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The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m.
MOTION Move seconded,, and una.nimou iv approved that th -e M inutes of the
meeting on March 8 1978, be approved as ma _ led to Cou n'c� 1 . }
MOTI Moved seconded and unanimously approved that �� t the Treasurer s i
report be approved..
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Chairman's Report Ch.. Sen re ported on various meetings he had attended:,
4 includ� Torn Meeting, senior Site Selection Comm ttee Home Care
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meetings, etc, Many C:o2A. members attended the meeting held by the- �
Asst. to the Town Manager, Nancy Banks
The final draft was approved for the formation of a Cod. Recreation
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Forum on Aging. Much. publicity is out on the Fo rums, and it is the main �
hope of the Committee to have as many people attend possibl
F Carnival of Health. C. Miller reported on the preparation for tha..t May 6
event. A poster contest was he and a great many exhibits are p- lanned,
to enable all ages to enjoy the day'.
Coordinator's.-Report. loan Me lcher
The total calls for the month of March were 298.
A guest list has been set up in the Office for visitors to sign,
a lon g with the nature of their business.
Three volunteers are in the process of setting up a new card-file
which wil give pertinent information on volunteers and others.
A tally has been made of number Of ersons participating in each
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activity of the Council. The open. House had 20 persons, and Ch. Sen
spoke to the group.
Middlesex Community College sent a che for $100 to the Counc
for the use of a room for classes. This will be given to Treas . Carlson.
The Newsletter was mailed, fourteen people working under the leadership
of Eileen O' Leary - much esrit de corps evident.
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St. Brigid' s Church has offered the Council financial aid if we have
an emergency for which there are no funds. _� �a��►
Svmpathy cards are now being sent to the spouses of the
recently widowed, �
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Attendance on trips has continued to be high. ;te n,
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A PA I L $97% ff
Lexin Council on Bin
Minutes of Meetin on April 12, 1978
Nedra Shulkin has taken on an add' t'onal pro which stems from
the Cambrid Economic Opportunit Council in Cambrid The Federal
g overnment has allocated - Lexin $2000 to hell the 4% of Lexin -
P opulation who are below the povert level pca-y- the.1'..r fuel and utili-tv YA.11s.-,
Meals-on-Wheels Report. (S Merfeld).
Statistics: T.- o t a 1 number of e 1 �e F � x= ?a a R [ s [a 2-63
Total meals 422
Total -volunteers. 29
Total volunteer 20-7,
Otal volunteer mi-I-es, 10 V C. 17, 1656-
Coordinator hours.............. 68
Coordinator 218-
Fl have a been distributed to inform people of - this valuable
pro A lar g roup of ver enthus--Lastic Vol-unteers are very sensitive
to the needs of the - clients - one volunteer ha6 been a recipient himself
while recuperatin from a fractured 11--h-I'
Outreach Wor-'er Report. (Constance Stc_-,,hn)
Approximatel 100 clients were contacted durin the month, either by
telephone or at home, with problems such as -- medical, nutr.ition,
transportation le nursinq home, homemaker, employment,,-etc.'
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Referrals were made 'in- 7 of the cases,,
Other activities included attendance at various courses, Minuteman
Home Care Senior Aide and total staff meetin chape-ronin on bus-
trips, etc,
The meeting adjourned at 9,-115 p.m.
Respectfull submitted,,
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Doroth B. Williai-_as
Secretary