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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 3, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 6.. G <br />SUBJECT: Older Americans Month and Senior Center Week <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging & Advisory Board <br />on Aging <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Older Americans Month Proclamation <br />Senior Center Week Proclamation <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jerry Passmore, ext 2009 <br />Jack Chestnut, Chair <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To join federal and state governments in designating the month of May as Older <br />Americans Month, a time to honor older residents for their contributions to society, and also to <br />designate week of May 8 through May 14 as Senior Center Week in Orange County to <br />recognize local senior centers as focal points for providing opportunities and services to older <br />citizens. <br />BACKGROUND: For a number of years, the Orange County Commissioners have issued <br />proclamations for Older Americans Month and Senior Center Week. In 2005, there are almost <br />17,000 Orange County residents who are sixty years of age and older, and 1,500 residents who <br />are over eighty-five years old. The theme for Older Americans Month is "Celebrate Long-Term <br />Living" and Senior Center Week's theme is "Senior Centers on the Move: Meet Us There". <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with approval of the <br />proclamations. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the <br />proclamations designating May as Older Americans Month, and May 8 through May 14 as <br />Senior Center Week in Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamations. <br />