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SENIOR SERVICES BOARD
August 13, 1987
PRESENT:
Joan Eccles, Coordinator
Jane Breazeal, Chairperson
Jim Council
Gene Hines
Dottie Shaw
Harold Smith
Dalia Stokes
Anna Lay Turner
M. D. Wickerham
ABSENT:
Mildred Chapin
Elizabeth McRoberts, Secretary
Ken Pearce, Treasurer
Oscar Kotteman
Doris Ramey
Florence Worstell
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson, Jane
Breazeal, at 3:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Roll was called by Dalia Stokes. Presence or absence was
listed as above.
MINUTES: The minutes of the July Board Meeting were read silently
and approved.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. The Hawaiian Luau, July 30, 1987, was reported by Joan to
be a complete success.
2. Baseball tickets for the August 16, 1:35 p.m. game, are
available for those interested.
3. Norman Gorky is scheduled to teach defensive driving
September 3 and 10 from 1:00-4:30 p.m. in the Senior Wing for a to-
tal cost of $7.00. The Senior Services Board Meeting will be moved
to the 3rd Thursday in September to accommodate this course.
MONTHLY REPORT: Joan gave the monthly report (attached).
TREASURER'S REPORT: The Treasurer was absent, so no report given.
APAC REPORT: APAC did not meet.
MEALS ON WHEELS: Mrs. Turner impressed the Board with her daily
schedules and the many details attended to, e.g. who can't have
liver and at which door to leave certain meals for certain people.
GARDEN CLUB REPORT: Florence Worstell was absent, so no report given.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Van Update. The Board reviewed a list of priorities and
uses of the van to be submitted to City Council (attached). The
Board felt that use of the van for shopping should include grocery
shopping, shopping for drugs, and group shopping, as opposed to
sprees. Further, the Board felt that medical uses should have first
priority in use by senior services, to be followed by getting the
handicapped to where needed, to be followed by shopping.
2. Ken Pearce`s letter to van fund contributors would be sent
out after the van was actually ordered.
3. The active age was distributed to Board Members. The at-
tached article on page 12 concerning senior services in West Uni-
versity was pointed out to the Board.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. A contra dance is scheduled for the second and fourth
Thursday of the month, beginning September 10, from 7:00-9:30 p.m.
at the suggestion of Henry Thompson.
2. A health fair similar to the fair held last year is scheduled
for October 6.
3. The student nursing program begins September 13 and will
have only 3-5 students.
4. Joan is scheduled to be in Hawaii for the next 2 weeks.
5. Dalia Stokes pointed out the dental care for the homebound
program that is currently available in the Houston community.
6. Harold Smith suggested that the Board recommend to City
Council that the exemption for seniors for property taxes be in-
creased. The Board asked Dalia Stokes to write a draft of a let-
ter for the Board to send to City Council.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
DALIA STOKES for Leah McRoberts,
Secretary
APPROVED:
JANE BREAZEAL, Chairperson
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