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Orange County Advisory Board on Aging <br /> Tuesday, September 10, 1—3 pm <br /> Passmore Center Hybrid <br /> AGENDA <br /> In Attendance: Jackie Podger, Rachel Bearman, Sandy Walker,Jerry Gregory, Jon Wilner, Tracy <br /> Holsinger; Guest: Dan Leonard; Staff: Janice Tyler, Marilyn Hohl, Alison Smith, Sheila Evans <br /> Absent Without Notice: GiGi Rashdi <br /> Absent With Notice: Ann Bradford, Jeff Charles, Vibeke Talley <br /> 1. Welcome- Rachel Bearman chaired the meeting. She welcomed everyone. The group <br /> discussed the recent rise in COVID cases in North Carolina. <br /> 2. Introductions were made for attendance. Dan Leonard is visiting today as an interested <br /> board applicant. <br /> 3. Approval of Minutes—August 13, 2024. Two corrections- Gregory misspelled. Dan's college <br /> degrees corrected. <br /> Director's Report <br /> 4. Staff updates <br /> a. Aging Transitions/Volunteer Connect 55+Aging Specialist has been hired —Clayton <br /> Foster. He could not start today because of COVID. <br /> b. Volunteer Coordinator has been hired — Rebecca (Beck) Silber. They worked at Wake <br /> County Parks & Rec previously. <br /> c. Aging Transitions Social Worker has been posted. 9 applications have been received <br /> so far. <br /> d. Communications Manager position has been posted. <br /> 5. Direct Care Worker Awards— November 14. Nominations are open. See in EP on page 11. <br /> 6. Celebrating National Falls Prevention Month —Look on page 8 of Endless Possibilities for <br /> details about the many events that are happening both at the Senior Centers and Community <br /> Centers. All Aging Well Together Radio Show episodes in September are about Falls <br /> Prevention. <br /> 7. National Ageism Awareness Day—October 9 <br /> 8. All Ages All Stages Multi-Sector Plan on Aging Celebration—Sept. 27. All cabinets across state <br /> are involved. Our Master Aging Plan is an example of Implementation for this plan. North <br /> Carolina will be one of the best places to age with the plan's success. <br /> 8a. OC property taxes will be increasing. All Ages, All Stages can offer helpful services with this. <br /> There are other local relief options, such as hardships or reevaluation. <br /> 9. Orange County Roadshow—Celebrating the Year of the Volunteer—Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. — 1 <br /> p.m. at the Eno Arts Mill. <br /> 10. Lots of events coming up at the Centers. Check new Endless Possibilities! <br />