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Orange County Advisory Board on Aging <br />Tuesday, June 11, 1 – 3 pm <br />Passmore Center Hybrid <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />In Attendance: Colin Austin, Rachel Bearman, Ann Bradford, Jeff Charles, Jerry Gregory, Jackie Podger, GiGi <br />Rashdi, and Vibeke Talley; Friends Board: Sheila Evans (Seymour Center Friends); and Staff: Robert Bradford, <br />Leiha Edmonds, Beverly Shuford and Janice Tyler. <br /> <br />Absent With Notice: Jon Wilner, Sandy Walker <br />Absent Without Notice: James Harris <br /> <br />1. Colin welcomed everyone to the meeting. <br />2. There were no announcements or new members/guests to introduce. <br />3. Approval of Minutes – May 14, 2024 <br />a. Approved with the addition of the MAP Housing Report. <br /> <br />Director’s Report <br />4. Staff updates <br />a. Beverly Shuford is retiring September 1 <br />i. Hopefully the hiring freeze will not carry over into the new fiscal year. <br />ii. Beverly said that she appreciated her time with OCDoA (11.5 yrs.) and Orange County <br />(almost 25 years). She will miss the staff, volunteers and participants. <br />b. Lydia Arnold, Aging Transitions/Volunteer Connect 55+ Specialist has resigned. Her last day is <br />June 21. <br />i. Lydia is leaving us to go back to Wilmington to start her own elder care business. She <br />has her Master in Gerontology and is a CNA. She wants to work with families <br />individually. We hope that we can fill this position after the hiring freeze. <br />5. Janice asked everyone to check out the new Endless Possibilities activity guide; there are a lot of things <br />going on! Here are a few, check out the guide for more. <br />a. June 12 - Volunteer Appreciation Event – 4-6 p.m. Passmore Center. Janice invited the board <br />members to this hoedown event and to dress in western wear. <br />b. June 12 – Dragon Boat Festival – 9-11 a.m. Seymour Center – This is always a great event. <br />c. June 18 - Juneteenth: The History and Celebration – 2-3:30 p.m. Seymour Center <br />i. History of Juneteenth as told by Vibrance in word and song. Come enjoy the music and <br />food. This is a hybrid event and can be enjoyed in person and online. <br />d. Wed, Jun 19 both senior centers will be closed for Juneteenth holiday. <br />e. July 25 – BBQ: Smoke and Smiles – 4-6 p.m. Passmore Center <br />a. This Thu, June 13 at 2pm, Jeff is going to be on Aging Well Together radio show with Heather <br />Altman along with a professor of neurology. He hopes people will learn about life after stroke. <br />2. County Manager has recommended to take $75K out of the Carol Woods’ annual charitable donation <br />to fund the general operations of the department. There was a request by a commissioner to take an <br />additional $100k out of the MAP account, so that it would decrease the support from the County <br />budget. They saw a MAP fund balance, which was the result of receiving CARES, Family First and ARPA <br />funds, in addition to the Carol Woods donation, during COVID. In being good stewards of funds we <br />used the CARES, Family First and ARPA funds first, since they had funding deadlines. Money used for <br />MAP is close to $200K a year and we will deplete in just a few years. We never know if we will receive <br />the Carol Woods charitable gift or if there will be legislature changes that would affect the amount