Council on Aging, December 6, 2018
COUNCIL ON AGING
Louise Charbonneau, Director
HOLDEN COUNCIL ON AGING
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Conference Room – Senior Center
Present: Susan Sullivan, Wayne Howard, Maureen Locke, Faye Ellis, Eric Johansen,
Stephanie Bacon, Louise Charbonneau, Maureen Buffone.
Non-Member: Debbie Osipov, Director of Marketing & Community Relations for Oriol Health Care.
The Meeting was called to order by Sue Sullivan at 8:06 a.m.
The minutes from the meeting of November 8, 2018 were unanimously approved.
F.H.C.O.A. REPORT
Faye Ellis reported the account balances from November 5th as follows:
Commerce Bank $21,679.59
Leominster Credit Union (furnishings acct.) $ 1,856.86
Leominster Credit Union C.D. $26,105.78
LCU Trip Account $10,286.75
The Friends had a follow-up fair meeting on November 14th. They went over items to think about and decided to start planning again in February for November’s fair.
Wayne wrote to Leominster Credit Union asking for support for the pen pal bus. They will be bringing it up at their upcoming budget hearing and hope to put it in their budget for 2019.
Wayne also wrote a thank you letter to Polar Beverages who have been good supporters of the Friends.
The nominating committee was asked to have a slate of officers for February.
Cindy Stark thought the Friends could have a calendar of events.
The Friends donated One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars to the Wachusett Food Pantry and One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars to Help at HOME.
HELP AT H.O.M.E. REPORT
No representation.
BOARD OF ELDER SERVICES REPORT ~ Richard Mansfield
No representation.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT ~ Louise Charbonneau
DECEMBER EVENTS
Monday, December 3 … Holiday Concert … 1:00 p.m. … The Wachusett Community Band will be here to perform a special holiday concert. The concert is free and open to all. Holiday refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, December 4 … Special Town Election … No programs. Office open. Vans run.
Thursday, December 6 … Mountview School Annual Christmas Breakfast … 9:00 a.m. …Join the students and staff at Mountview Middle School for their Annual Christmas Breakfast which will be held at the school, 270 Shrewsbury Street. This event is for HOLDEN ELDERS ONLY!
Saturday, December 8 … Wachusett Area Rotary Club Annual Christmas Breakfast … 8:30 a.m. The Wachusett Area Rotary Club will host its Annual Christmas for Elders from the towns of Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling, West Boylston and Boylston at The Manor Restaurant in West Boylston.
Monday, December 10 … Annual Senior Center Christmas Party … 12:00 p.m. … At the Senior Center’s Annual Christmas Party, we will enjoy a delicious home-cooked lunch offered by Toupin’s Catering. This year our menu will include: Field Green Salad, Yankee Pot Roast, Mashed Red Bliss Potatoes, Whipped Butternut Squash, Rolls, Butter, Cream Puff Sundae, Coffee and Tea. Cost of the lunch will be $20.00/person payable at the time of reservation. Reservations will be accepted through December 5. We hope you’ll join us for a fun afternoon - we even expect a visit from jolly old St. Nick himself!!
Wednesday, December 12 … Boxwood Tree Workshop … 10:00 p.m. … Back by popular demand, Tina Bemis from Bemis Farms Nursery will instruct us in creating a Boxwood Tree for your holiday table. Cost is $15.00 per person and you must sign up in advance. All materials will be provided. Class size is limited. Please call 508-210-5570 to register.
Monday, December 17 … Rusty Guertin in Concert … 1:00 p.m. … Our favorite local singer, Rusty Guertin, will offer a holiday concert. Rusty sings and plays the guitar, showcasing all your Christmas favorites including a few sing-a-longs. Join us for refreshments following the show. This event is free and open to all. Please call 508-210-5570 to reserve your seat.
Thursday, December 20 … Book Discussion Group …. 10:00 a.m. … This month our book discussion group will be reading and talking about The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan. Monday & Tuesday, December 24 & 25 … Senior Center closed in observance of Christmas.
BUILDING ROOF
We will be having some work done on the roof soon that hopefully will prevent any more leakage in the dining room over the winter. Gary Kaczmarek was up on the roof this week and discovered that the roof is in seriously bad shape – cracks – broken shingles, etc. Once winter passes, we will be replacing the entire roof.
WATER BUILD UP
Louise has been in touch with the DPW several times about a water build up on the corner as you enter from Main Street – they have pumped it a few times – and Louise has been assured that they will find a way to rectify the situation in the spring.
NUMBERS FROM NOVEMBER
African Violet Presentation – 13
Harmonica Concert – 41
What’s in Your Food? – 21
OLD BUSINESS
Louise pointed out that the terms were expiring for four board members: Richard Mansfield, Faye Ellis, Maureen Locke and Wayne Howard.
NEW BUSINESS
Sue welcomed Debbie Osipov from Oriol Health Care. Debbie spoke about the newly established Oriol Foundation, a non-profit organization created by the Oriol family, as a way to give back to the community. They would like to have a better relationship with the senior center by offering any sort of wellness program (physical, mental, financial). They are also interested in starting a caregivers group and offering a health fair in the spring. Sue expressed her appreciation to Debbie and the offer from the Oriols, and she said she believes this will be a nice partnership. Debbie will meet with Louise and Clare to discuss ways in which they can work together.
Louise informed the board that she will be meeting with Jane Parenteau, the new light department manager, next week.
CITIZENS ADDRESS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
It was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 a.m.
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Maureen Buffone
Senior Center · 1130 Main Street · Holden, MA 01520 · Phone 508.210.5570 · Fax 508.829.0214