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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING <br /> <br />Minutes <br />December 10, 2008 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Leo Allison, Peggy Cohn, Steve Lackey, Thelma Perkins, Fred Schroeder <br /> <br />STAFF: Alvonia Baldwin, Bob Jones, Kathie Kearns, Jerry Passmore <br />GUESTS: Heather Altman, Haryo Marsosudiro <br /> <br />EXCUSED: Alice Gordon, Diane Henderson, Jerry Kruter, Ellen Ozier <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Chair Steve Lackey at the Seymour Center. <br />Following introductions the Chair announced that the meeting would conclude prior to <br />the 4:00 ceremony for the unveiling of the portrait of Robert and Pearl Seymour. <br /> <br />Jerry Passmore informed the Advisory Board that the first meeting of the Food Service <br />Innovations Committee has been scheduled for December 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m. He <br />reviewed the sequence of staff meetings held prior to this citizen group gathering. A <br />second meeting is scheduled for late January. Mr. Passmore reviewed the list of those <br />invited. <br /> <br />Heather Altman summarized the transitional care community forum held on November <br />13-14 that was sponsored by the Community Connections grant from The Duke <br />Endowment and facilitated by UNC CARES. She reported that 88 individuals attended <br />and identified four top priorities for action: patient advocacy in the community, <br />marketing and communication outreach, transportation, and cross-training and education. <br />Attendees were encouraged to sign up for performance teams to work on the identified <br />areas. Haryo Marsosudiro, Leo Allison, and Alvonia Baldwin shared their impressions of <br />the forum. The Chair asked that the Advisory Board be kept informed of the activity of <br />the performance teams. <br /> <br />Jerry Passmore reported that a new fee structure for seniors who join the Sportsplex <br />through the Central Orange Senior Center has been approved and is listed in the current <br />edition of the Senior Times. This includes a waiver of the initiation fee. <br /> <br />The minutes of the November 12 meeting were approved upon the motion offered by <br />Fred Schroeder and the second by Leo Allison. Bob Jones distributed a board meeting <br />schedule for 2009. <br /> <br />Friends of the Seymour Center representative Thelma Perkins reported that the Sunday <br />concert series had a performance last weekend and the Prime Time Players will perform <br />this weekend. She added that the Friends organization is sponsoring today’s reception for <br />the portrait unveiling. The Friends continue to search for free ways to publicize the <br />cultural events held at the Seymour Center.