Council on Aging, December 5, 2013
HOLDEN COUNCIL ON AGING
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Conference Room – Senior Center
Present: Rev. Dr. Jerry Heslinga, Richard Mansfield, Jr., Susan Sullivan, Faye Ellis,
Jim Robinson, Peter Lukes, Louise Charbonneau, Maureen Buffone.
The Minutes from the November 7, 2013 meeting were approved and accepted.
F.H.C.O.A. REPORT
Faye reported the account balances as of December 2, 2013 as follows:
Commerce Bank $16,674.43
Leominster Credit Union (furnishings acct.) $4,234.45
Leominster Credit Union C.D. $23,826.26
LCU Trip Account $4,113.53
The total proceeds from the Friends annual Fair held on Saturday, November 2 amounted to $4,030.00. The Friends donated $1,000.00 to the Wachusett Food Pantry and Help at H.O.M.E. and paid the gratuity for the Senior Center Christmas Party held at Val’s Restaurant.
HELP AT H.O.M.E. REPORT ~ Jim Robinson
Jim submitted an updated financial report, dated October 31, 2013, showing a combined balance of $31,796.47.
There was a mistake in submitting the old template for the printing of the Help at H.O.M.E. envelopes, which were printed requesting donations be made payable to Welcome Aldrich, instead of Help at H.O.M.E. Going forward they will be printed for Help at H.O.M.E. The committee met last month and will meet again in January or February. They have not yet acted on transferring money between the Welcome Aldrich account and the Help at H.O.M.E. account.
Now that Help at H.O.M.E. is a town committee, the thank you notes are going to be done by the Help at H.O.M.E. Committee. Louise has been preparing the thank you notes since the inception of Help at H.O.M.E.
BOARD OF ELDER SERVICES REPORT ~ Richard Mansfield
Rick attended the Elder Services board meeting in November and reported that nothing really has changed. From a budget standpoint, they are in good shape, there are no wait lists.
Representative James O’Day has once again been helpful with the challenges faced by the nutrition program.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT ~ Louise Charbonneau
DECEMBER EVENTS
Thurs, Dec. 5 ~ Mountview Breakfast – Holden Elders Only
Movie “The Heart of Christmas”
Tues., Dec. 10 ~ Senior Center Christmas Party at Val’s
Wed., Dec. 11 ~ Ask an Attorney ~ Legal Clinic ~ 15 minute appointments
Mrs. Gordon Goes Christmas in Boston in the early 1900’s
Thurs., Dec. 12 ~ Movie “Christmas in Connecticut”
Sat., Dec. 14 ~ Wachusett Area Rotary Breakfast ~ The Manor
Mon., Dec. 16 ~ Young at Heart Concert
Thurs., Dec. 19 ~ Movie “Christmas Angel”
Tues., Dec. 24 ~ Senior Center closed at Noon in observance of Christmas holiday
Wed., Dec. 25 ~ Senior Center closed in observance of Christmas holiday
Wed, Jan. 1 ~ Senior Center closed in observance of New Year’s Day
CHRISTMAS PARTIES
Mountview School is holding their annual Christmas Breakfast for Holden Elders ONLY today at 9:00 a.m. at the school. We have approximately 110 elders attending
The Senior Center Christmas Party is being held at Val’s on Tuesday, December 10 at noon. We are having a buffet which will consist of Fresh Salad; Fresh Baked Rolls and Butter; Baked Haddock; Chicken Marsala; Beef Sirloin Tips w/Mushroom Gravy; Mashed Potato; Coffee and Tea; and an Ice Cream Sundae for dessert. The cost is $16.99/person and a cash bar will be available for those who would enjoy it. We would like to thank the Friends of the Holden Council on Aging for providing the gratuity such that we could keep the cost down. If you’d like to register for this event, once again, please let Maureen or Louise know, and we will add you to the list.
The Wachusett Area Rotary Club’s Annual Christmas Breakfast will be held on Saturday, December 14 at 8:30 a.m. at the Manor Restaurant. This breakfast is for Elders who reside in Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling, Boylston or West Boylston. The Wachusett Singers will provide entertainment.
BUDGET
The budget process has begun. About a month ago, Louise put together a 5 year capital budget plan. She met this week with Jacquie about the operating budget for FY 2015 that she had prepared. Next steps are to have it reviewed by Jacquie, then the Finance Committee.
SOME NUMBERS FOR NOVEMBER
Legal Presentation – 70; Music is Love Concert – 45; Home Cooked Meal – 67.
OLD BUSINESS
Rick reported that their Healing through the Holidays program was held on Saturday, November 23rd and was attended by about 55 people, a majority of which were seniors.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
CITIZENS ADDRESS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
It was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 a.m.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. at the Holden Senior Center.
Respectfully submitted,
Maureen Buffone