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Community Development Department
Senior Services Division
Oshkosh Seniors Center
200 N. Campbell Rd.
Oshkosh, WI 54902
(920) 232 -5300 (920) 232 -5307 FAX
Mark Ziemer
Director, Senior Services
OSHKOSH COMMITTEE ON AGING MINUTES
OCTOBER 7, 2009
PRESENT: Corky Abraham, Kimberly Bauer, Claude Benedict, Lurton Blassingame,
Kathryn Glander, Harold Singstock, Glenn Steinbrecher, Xandy Kloeckl, Peggy
Bellin, Jesse Fillmore,
STAFF Mark Ziemer, Director of Senior Services, Gerry Haverty Office Assistant
Jason Hubbard UWO Intern for fall semester
Meeting called to order by Chairman Corky Abraham at 8
Corrections of minutes was done and accepted.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Letter from Thomas Frazier of CWAG explaining they are not for profit
and non partisan. They have a $25.00 membership fee.
E mail from Lurton Blassingame, Education of the Committee on Aging
not the public,
Is the Seniors Center adequate to educate the public?
20 minute education session every other meeting with the committee
reports at the opposite meetings.
Housing directory put out every other year. Stopped doing that because
of duplication being done.
Who can we partner with to get to seniors who need services?
OLD BUSINESS:
Living in the 2010. Conference we are going to sponsor. We need COA
members to take leadership roles on these committees.
NEW BUSINESS:
Will attempt to get Mary Kay Rathe Senior Connection to give a
presentation at our December meeting.
Susan Richards and Sue Panek from United Way presented the 211
program and how it works and what services they have.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Education committee met on 9/22/09.
Resulted in a subcommittee.
One goal to inform Oshkosh seniors of resources that are available
Another would be to educate us as a board.
The members of the COA committee should be a resource to find out
who needs help and pass on information and resources that we are
aware of.
How do we make connections to help identify the problems and needs in
the community?
DIRECTORS REPORT:
Fall Family Fun Festival was a huge success. Not enough room.
Cold storage shed should be cleaned out for next year.
Granny Smith Walk Run is being held on October 9, 2009.
Leadership Oshkosh retreat, Mark did get some great connections that
could help the center.
Half day conference that was held at the Expo Center will not be held
next year they, they will be part of our conference living in the 2010.
State Senior Center Conference in Milwaukee, some centers are equal
with what we have, most centers are smaller.
What impact do other centers have on their communities?
Flu shot clinic to be held October 13, 2009. Working hard to educate the
participants how the process works.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS /CONCERNS:
Harold referenced to Article II. A and B in the COA By -Laws
Harold stated it would be difficult go out and find the people who have
needs.
Educate how to get a referral on seniors who need help.
Police Department is making connections with persons that may need
help.
Gatekeeper is a program to connect to police, postal workers, etc to be
aware if there is a problem with a person.
How big is the problem in the community? Unknown at this time.
Create awareness of what the Seniors Center has to offer. Everything
that is offered is not common knowledge.
Medication management and meal management is one problem.
Guardianship program, helping seniors with their finances.
Winnebago County has this program.
Start with referrals from the county and city health departments.
One or two ideas of how to go about getting the needs met for seniors.
CHIP purpose to ascess city and county health needs in the community.
How are the needs of seniors changing over the years?
Glenn to contact Mary Kay.
Xandy to contact Wellness Village.
Mark to contact Health Department.
Respectively Submitted
Gerry Haverty
Office Assistant