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Minutes June 10, 2008
COA Monthly Meeting
June 10, 2008

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 1:00pm

Presiding:  Mary Alice Martin

Present:  Lorraine Lawrence, Mary Alice Martin, Joan Plancon, Roy Benson, Herb Pace, Ed Nitsch, Associate member Mary Jane Connolly, and Director Jeanne Margarites.

Absent:  Harriet Fischer

Minutes:  Reviewed and accepted

Bills:  Reviewed and signed

Old Business:

•       Health Fair 6/9/08 – about 70 people attended. Good review from people and Vendors – 32 Vendors.
•       Cookbook – Sold many cookbooks for $10.00. Andrea will make more and distribute.
•       Picnic 6/25/08 – 12:30 $4.00. Must sign up. COA cooking and setting up.
•       Voting – New officers voted in unanimously.
                           Chairperson – Lorraine Lawrence
                           Vice Chairperson – Mary Alice Martin
                           Secretary – Joan Plancon

New Business:

•       Andrea’s hours as of 7/1/08 changed from 20 to 25 hours per week.
•       FRTA – Ed and Ruth attended meeting. Southwick gets 10.6% of budget. Our vote counts 3 ? %.
•       HVES – Jeanne reported on John Lutz update of grant money. We will be level funded. HVES would like some one to go to Westfield to pick up meals once a week. COA discussed             cutting meals to possibly 3 times a week. The other 2 would be frozen meals from HVES and soup and sandwiches or soup and salad the other day. HVES will supply frozen meals            and supplies for soup and sandwiches.
•       Motion made by Herb to appoint 4 people and report to COA every month on the following:
                                    Programs – Joan Plancon
                                    Meals – Lorraine Lawrence
                                    Finance – Mary Alice Martin
                                    Transportation – Herb Pace
           Joan seconded the motion. Approved unanimously.

•       There will be no meeting in July.

Meeting adjourned 1:50pm

Next meeting August 12, 1:00pm.

Respectfully Submitted

Joan Plancon


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