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3 <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING <br />STEVE LACKEY, CHAIR POST OFFICE BOX 8 1 8'1 <br />FRED SCHROEDER, I~/CE-CHA/R '( 03 MEADOWLAND DRIVE <br />/ERRY M. PASSMORE, SEC. <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />WWW..ORANGECOUNTY.NC.GOV/AGING <br />To: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />From: Orange County Advisory Board on Aging, Steve Lackey, Chair <br />CC: Frank Clifton, County Manager /'' ti <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to BOCC L-~ <br />Jerry Passmore, Dept. on Aging Director <br />Date: February 9, 2010 <br />Subject: Naming the Central Orange Adult Day Health Program in honor of <br />Florence G. Soltys <br />6aantP al <br />~p <br />~q a <br />l7 5Z <br />~<<4 6sca"°s <br />The Advisory Board on Aging formally recommends to the BOCC that the Central Orange Adult <br />Day Health Program be named the "Florence Gray Soltys Adult Day Health Program" in honor <br />of the late Florence Soltys. <br />On February 6, 2008, the board of Senior Care of Orange County, Inc., the non-profit <br />organization that manages the adult day health program, also unanimously approved the above <br />recommendation. <br />While there are many ways to recognize Florence Soltys for all her work in aging, naming the <br />adult day health program in her honor seemed the most appropriate to the Advisory Board on <br />Aging. Florence Soltys' focus was on the needs of frail elderly both in the community and <br />institutional settings. From the very beginning, She was instrumental in establishing the current <br />adult day health program. After she and her MSW students researched the need for the adult day <br />center, Dr. Soltys raised funds for its establishment and helped establish Senior Care, the non- <br />profit agency that operates the Adult Day Health Program for the County. Florence served as the <br />only President of Senior Care of Orange County up to the time of her death. She advocated for <br />the new Adult Day Health Program to be adjacent to the New Central Orange Senior Center in <br />order promote continuum of care by not isolating the frail from the well active seniors. Lastly, <br />Florence was instrumental in both LTNC Hospitals and Carol Woods supporting the day health <br />program, raising over $150,000 toward the construction of the new adult health center. <br />If Florence Soltys were alive today, we know she would be humbled, yet proud of such an honor <br />if the County Commissioners so approve. She certainly is deserving of recognition and this <br />honor. Thank you for your consideration of this request. <br />TELEPHONE (919) 245-2000 • FACSmniLE (919) 732-2239 • E-MAIL jpassmore@CO.orange.nc.us <br />