Pledge/Prayer: Pres. Gerri Lewis
Song: Paul Moore
Brents Card Game Winner: Glen Anderson
Welcome Guests: John Donnelly's daughter, Paul Doyle
Sergeants Report: Kathy Calinan
Raffle Winners: Paul Moore, Stan Niemerski, Glen Anderson
Happy Bucks: For the nice day, for a sunny day, our guests, Brents going to charm school, John finishing tax season, Marty going to Myrtle Beach next week, the golf tournament, last of the snow finally and tax season is over!
Announcements:
Former Rotarian and President Rich Sullivan sends his regards
Event - Friends of the Preserve, Friday April 25, 7-8:30 Public forum at the Old Saybrook First Church of Christ
Party celebrating 40th anniversary of the Estuary Council Meals on Wheels 9/20 at the Kate.
Evening Meeting 4/30 at Luigi's Restaurant, please sign up and prepay ($28)
Brent has Golf Tournament posters - all questions directed to Sandy. We need golfers - they pay for the tournament!
Program: Paul Doyle, Executive Director Estuary Counsel of Seniors
Paul has been the director since Sept. 2013 and brings a wealth of experience serving on boards for many nonprofits. Paul spoke mostly about the Meals on Wheels program which has 4 sites: Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Clinton and Westbrook. The Estuary practices the 3 E's: Education, Exercise and Extremely Fun. In January they opened a new fitness center and offer classes in Ti Chi, yoga and strength training. Other activities include art classes, needlepoint, knitting, driving and card games. The goal is to keep people active by feeding body and mind. The silver tsunami is coming and more seniors will be using these services in the near future. Old Saybrook is one of the last congregant sites that does its own cooking for Meals on Wheels. We have our breakfast meetings here every Wednesday and the kitchen staff does a great job! This year they celebrate their 40th anniversary.
Grants come from state and surrounding towns so fundraising and grant writing are regular activities for management. The total budget is about one million dollars. The sequester cost the Estuary about 10% funding and for 2014 a 1% increase is anticipated. Meals are under stringent controls for nutrition and portion size. There is an emphasis on the quality of the food and a Title 3 requirement is a review every 3 years.
On May 17 there will be an intergenerational event - parents night out on Saturday evening. The Old Saybrook Interact Club will be involved.
Estuary Regional Senior Center
220 Main Street
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Phone: (860) 388-1611
Fax: (860) 388-6770
www.ecsenior.org
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