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<br />Janice Tyler summarized the current fundraising activities of both Friends organizations, noting the <br />success of the recent Goat Gala sponsored by Galloway Ridge Retirement Community. Ms. Altman gave <br />an update of the Chatham-Orange Community Resource Connections as it enters its seventh year of <br />operation. Dick White announced that the Senior Tar Heel Legislature had received an updated <br />Legislative Priorities Fact Sheet and asked that it be electronically distributed to the Advisory Board <br />members. <br /> <br />Ms. Tyler announced that Orange County allocation of current fiscal year funds from the Home and <br />Community Care Block Grant has been reduced by 2%. This translates to $9,000 in federal/state funds. <br />The NC Division of Aging and Adult Services has been mandated to reduce its operations by an <br />additional 2%. The statewide aging services network is being urged to contact legislators with personal <br />stories of the impact these cuts have on the lives of older adults. <br /> <br />In his report for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Meals on Wheels program Alex Castro stated that a client <br />survey was recently completed showing 55% receiving the service for more than one year. Of those <br />surveyed 33% received no other services and 71% could not afford to purchase nutritious meals. <br /> <br />Graduation ceremonies for the current Project EngAGE class will be held on January 8 at the Central <br />Orange Senior Center at 3:30 pm. The Chair suggested publicizing the graduates of both classes to <br />promote awareness of this resource in the community. Alex Castro recommended that new Advisory <br />Board members audit a future Project EngAGE course. A motion was made by Mr. Castro and seconded <br />by Mr. White that the Project EngAGE resource notebooks be made available to all Advisory Board <br />members. The Chair also suggested inviting the Partnership to End Homelessness Coordinator Jamie <br />Rohe to present at a future Advisory Board meeting. Janice Tyler announced that new Advisory Board <br />member training will be held following the January 13 meeting at the Central Orange Senior Center. <br /> <br />There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Janice Tyler, Secretary