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_9.. New Developments. The Chapel Hill"Carrboro Senior Center has had many new developments and accomplishments in its first year (1) The Glen Lennox Communit Outreach Pro 'ect has resulted. in informs mation and. re erral requests, monthly bingo, regular blood pressure checks, and a pick up - drop off point for trips. (2) The Saturday School for Seniors, an educational program,was co-sponsored by DoA, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Schools Program and Durham Technical Institute, and developed. in the:. T fa of 1984 offering varied classes such as creative writing, photography, doll-making and cooking:. (3) A Senior...Center Adviso_ Committee was established to advise the Senior Center Coor• nator in- p .g to better serve the needs of various senior groups ia the community. (4) The, Villa-e, ESders-- Zecture Series and the Saturday "Movies at Luncht ,me,-- -ye •een .ig. y success ul and popular. On an average,, over 150 retirees attend-each Village Elders Program (a 50% increase) and. 40 senior citizens regularly attend the Movie Series, up from 25 per session. (5) New Groups have started utilizing the visiting agency office, such as the Literacy Council, Orange- Co. Recreation Dept., .T.P.A.., Veterans• Administration and health screening agencies. The first N.C. Chapter of the Gray Panthers was established and holds its regular meetings at the center. - Along with the fantastic= growth. of the senior center program, several problems have begun. to- surface. (1) Office coverage is provided by part-time senior workers. Housed in a multi-purpose center, the Dept. on Aging serves as a facility focal point for Information and Referral:Requests. Approximately 150 walk- in requests are made each month concerning the other agen- cies (in addition to the requests concerning the Dept. on Aging) .. This greatly limits the time available to the workers for Dept. on Aging clerical duties. The four phone lines ring constantly to various DoA Division. programs. The senior workers have difficulty handling the increased workload in a professional manner. (2) Lack of meeting. space is a•-serious problem with so many differ- ent groups using- the meeting rooms, there is rarely enough room to schedule senior center programs and classes. A larger capacity meeting room is badly needed. Space in Chapel Hill is very limited and as senior programs increase in popularity and attendance, we are having difficulty locating a space large enough to handle the crowds. A Leisure lounge/game room is needed desperately. There is virtu- ally no space for groups of seniors, especially males, to relax, watch TV or play games such as checkers, or cards. Visiting Agency Office is now booked each day.