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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING <br />Minutes <br />April 12, 2011 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Leo Allison, Heather Altman, Alex Castro, Peggy Cohn, Ed Flowers, Mary Fraser, <br />Steve Lackey, Haryo Marsosudiro, Mike Symons, Jan Wells <br />STAFF: Kathie Kearns, Janice Tyler <br />The meeting was called to order at the Seymour Center by Chair Heather Altman. She requested <br />that the March 15 minutes be changed to reflect that Pat Sprigg was Co-Chair of both the initial <br />Master Aging Plan Steering Committee and its 2006 Update. With that change, the minutes <br />were approved upon the motion offered by Alex Castro and the second provided by Jan Wells. <br />The Chair announced that Thelma Perkins was unable to attend today’s meeting but wishes to <br />continue serving on the Board. Ms. Altman requested that the meeting begin with the <br />Committee Progress Reports. <br />Haryo Marsosudiro reported that the Friends of the Central Orange Senior Center Board of <br />Directors is preparing for its annual membership meeting in May. The Harvest Moon Ball, <br />monthly contra dances, and a fundraising cruise are in the planning stages. Leo Allison added <br />that the Board has adopted the philosophy that all sponsored events do not have to make money <br />in order to be considered a success. <br />Mike Symons reported for the Friends of the Seymour Center that the Chapel Hill Parks and <br />Recreation Department did not include Friends funding in its operations budget proposal for FY <br />2012. The Friends Board will appear before the Towns of Chapel Hill/Carrboro Human Services <br />Advisory Boards within the next month. The Friends of Seymour will co-sponsor a men’s night <br />out with a ‘wild west’ theme on Wednesday. There have been discussions about bringing back <br />the yard sale fundraisers that were held when the senior center was located on Elliott Road. The <br />Friends Board has included funding for the Johnson Intern and night/weekend staff at the <br />Seymour Center in its Fiscal Year 2011-12 budget. <br />Heather Altman summarized the recent activities of the Chatham-Orange Community Resource <br />Connections (CRC). She stated that 18 agencies have entered into formal agreements of <br />information-sharing and cooperation. The availability of new Community Based Care <br />Transitions funding has just been announced. Janice Tyler added that OPC Area Programs, one