Golden Hours Advisory Committee

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Golden Hours Senior Center Advisory Committee held on February 8 2017, in Ogden, Utah Members Present Eugene Eanckson - Chau Dr BenJamin Nmd -VIce Chatr Carol Hartmann Joyce Henry DotPnce LollyNyce Chns Stegen Ex-Officto· Bob Geter (GHS) Golden Hours Supervisor Marqae Martmson Advtsory Committee Secretary Paula Pnce Weber Human Servtce AAA Manager Absent Mtke Van-Leeuwen Weber Semor Nutntton Manager Excused Carol Robertson EddBndge Ogden Ctty RecreatiOn D1vtston Manger Call to Order: Chatr, Eugene Eanckson, called the meetmg to order at 12 30p m Roll was taken by Advisory Secretary, Marqae Martmson Acceptance of Minutes • Mmutes from the January 11, 2017 were accepted as wntten wtth Carol Hartmann mot10mng to accept the mmutes. Member Dot Pnce seconded and all voted m favor Updates and Events: • AARP Tax Help: Begmnmg on Wednesday February l5 1h, the AARP wtll be domg taxes at Golden Hours There wtll be three volunteers each Wednesday with appomtments bemg held at lOam, 11am, 12pm, and 1pm through tax season Chrts Martmez IS over the group wtth Jantce and Terry as the other AARP Volunteers The last day for appomtments wtll be Wednesday, Apnll2 1h Dr Nmd asked Ifthe AARP offers . to file the taxes electromcally Chatr answered that It IS an optiOn to file that way GHS remmded all that those domg the taxes are volunteers and we appreciate them offenng thts servtce • Health Fair: The Health Fatr ts scheduled for September 14th to comctde wtth the annual flu shots It JS hoped that more members will be able to get their vaccmat10n A letter will be sent out to vendors to let them know the date has been changed 21 vendors were m attendance last year Includmg acute medtcal testmg, the Whalen Home, Department of Veteran's Affatrs and many others Christopher Scott of the VA attended the weekly veteran's meetmg to asstst our vets w1th benefits and other good mformabon. There were approximately 20 m attendance for that • Review of 2016 Major Accomplishments: GHS presented a very productive year last year Minutes of the Regular Meetmg of the Golden Hours Senior Center Advisory Committee held on February 8 2017, m Ogden, Utah o Received pncmg on the Legacy ProJect patio proJect A committee IS lookmg mto Blue Zones, which represent areas where people tend to hve longer Edd Bndge IS talkmg to the group about the patio expansion and the exercise pod establishmg a mim blue zone m essence o The Ukulele class IS domg great with many begmners as well as the mtermediate players Dot Pnce IS a member of the Ukulele group and said they performed 13 times this last year o Bob Geier commended the kmttmg and crafts group who donated over 2000 Items handmade Items to the homeless, hospitals, and other orgamzations Dot also recogmzed the sewmg group for all the blankets made and donated A big thank you to all who participated o 30 new trees were planted m the spnng m front of the bmldmg o The first annual Talent Show was held with many partiCipants and a large audience o The Golden Hours FoundatiOn has been reactivated with new members o The 6th Annual Semor Prom dmner and dance was a huge success with photo opportumties with the Model Ts o Golden Hours became an established location for the AARP to do taxes for our Semor Commumty o The Annual Health Fair was a huge success with over 175m attendance o Annual Flu Shots Climc was held o Veterans participated m the annual Veteran's parade This was the 4th year Chair expressed appreciation to all that 1s bemg done to the staff and all who participate Bob gave thanks to the volunteers Almost 2000 hours are logged monthly, we cannot do It without them • Event Recommendations: Dot expressed mterest m the pipe cleamng class which will be held on Thursday mommgs at 9am A Begmmng Spamsh class will be taught on Fndays at lOam Computer classes are offered monthly except m December Chmr suggested mcorporatmg cell phones mto that class Member Stegen suggested a class to assist members with their personal computers updates, viruses, etc Paula Pnce recommended a semor games event GHS stated that attendance numbers throughout January have been very low due to the weather Gene suggested a Wu bowling League and gam~ng sessiOns A colonng contest IS currently takmg place where pnzes Will be rewarded Weber Human Services Report: The Semor Vmce was held at two locations Roy had 33 attend and North VIew had 43 attend Feedback mcluded that IS was a valuable expenence The event provided a opportunity to ask questiOns to the state representatives Paula presented as well as the AARP All were given contact mformat10n for those representatives and the step by step process on how to contact them. Contactmg a representative through email Is the best. Make sure to Identify yourself as their constituent The more people they hear from the better, It helps the Issues to be pushed front and center Paula advocates for the semors, however, It IS better If the semor commumty advocates for themselves as well An update on whether fundmg was received for the Alternatives and Ombudsman program will hopefully be available at the next meetmg There IS currently not a lot of discretiOnary fundmg to play with The semor commumty needs to stay persistent and let our representatives know we need more money for our programs The Semor V mce event granted a much broader reach than takmg people to the capitol The Preventative Health Fundmg will be used to establish evidence based programs, such as the Livmg Well with Chrome Conditions Paula's plans to use fundmg to have facilitators run programs Instructors are needed and will be paid and will be tramed and will be responsible to tum m paperwork to Paula to hand mto the State Paula stated that the Walk with Ease program Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Golden Hours Senior Center Advisory Committee held on February 8 2017, in Ogden, Utah may be a good option with Golden Hours with the park so close Drrectors will be asked to decide which programs will work best with therr centers New Business: • Welcome Chris Stegen Chns IS our Lme dance mstructor on Fnday mommgs. She tnes to keep It fresh with usmg new dances and new mustc • The Newsletter IS hked by all Carol Hartmann stated she hkes the photos m the newsletters and stated that they are very mterestmg • Field Tnps are posted and announced at lunchtimes Field trips do fill up qmckly. Field tnps which have been taken are Willow Park m Logan, Mrs Ftelds, Promontory Pomt, the Airforce Museum, Fort Douglas, Gardner VIllage, Museum ofNatural History, and the Nature Center. Suggestions were the aquanum and the Botanical Gardens. The van that IS used IS from the Ctty and IS m need of updatmg Bob IS m communication with the City to update to a transit van Paula suggested applymg for 5310 funds. Comments: • Next meeting will be Wednesday, March 8, 2017 @ 12:30 p.m. Adjournment: • Chair asked for a Motion to adJourn Motion to adJourn was entered by Carol Hartmann and was seconded by Lolly Nyce All voted m favor The meetmg was adJourned at 1 12p m. Marqae 3/~111 Date Approved