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3 intern who can facilitate this effort. Jeane Suddarth reported that the Senior Tar Heel Legislature will meet the following week and the Governor will be in attendance. Ms. Suddarth plans to give her a copy of the draft Master Aging Plan. The document will be reformatted, a new cover designed, a table of contents developed, and a questionnaire included with instructions for completing on-line if possible. Leo Allison asked about the format for the upcoming public comment sessions. The meetings will be informal. Attendees will be given a copy of MAP. He suggested developing a summary of the goals for distribution to those in attendance. The Chair announced that the marketing proposal for a Capstone Team for academic year 2012-13 had passed the initial review. A committee composed of Advisory Board members who were graduates of the Capstone Program, the Department Director, and a member of the current Capstone Team will participate in the recruitment of students on March 16. Another Orange County senior service agency, A Helping Hand, has submitted a Capstone proposal to study the specific needs of the 85+ population. In Committee Reports, Leo Allison announced the Friends of Central Orange’s upcoming Las Vegas Night fundraiser on April 21. Mike Symons reported that the Friends of the Seymour Center are developing a fundraising campaign that may include a direct mail solicitation. Heather Altman stated that the Chatham/Orange Community Resource Connection is promoting the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services’ Passport , a resource for successful hospital transitions. Copies of the pamphlet will be distributed at the next meeting. It was announced that the next Advisory Board meeting will be held at the Seymour Center on April 10 at 10:00am to follow the final MAP Steering Committee. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Janice Tyler, Secretary