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you are looking to volunteer or participate come and Report of the visit us. In May,The Council on Aging recognized sever- Cultural Council al volunteers for outstanding service: the Robert E. Traylor "Most Valuable Volunteer Award " went to Mr. Russell Maloney and the Viverette Robinson To the Honorable Board of Selectmen "Rookie of the Year"went to the sister tandem,Evalyn and The Citizens of the Town of Mashpee Dudley and Marian Gumick. Overall volunteers par- i dcipation was in excess of 14,000 hours throughout The Mashpee Cultural Council's mission is to the senior system and the value of volunteer contribu- promote excellence, education and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences in order to k' tion was calculated at a figure in excess of$140,000. 1P improve the quality of life for all of the community. In May, the Mashpee Council on Aging nomi- The Mashpee Cultural Council operates under the nated William Johnston as Mashpee Senior Citizen of aegis of the town but distributes funds appropriated by the Year. "Bill" was honored at the Coonamessett Inn the state legislature that have been allotted to us by a l at the Elder Service of Cape Cod & Islands annual local aid formula. In other words, the state distributes meeting. funds to all the towns in the Commonwealth, so the The Council on Aging wishes to acknowledge local councils can award the funds to individuals, schools and nonprofit organizations in their own com- the continued support shown to us by the Board of , Selectmen,Town Administrator,Department of Public munities. t Works, Leisure Services, Human Services, Police and i Fire and all other town departments which provide In 2003, Lola McCray and Maureen Rounds i direct and indirect services to the Council on Aging, attended the Massachusetts Cultural Council t the Carol H. Jacobson Senior Center and the senior Convention and attained leadership qualification train- community. In particular, we appreciate the support of ing• the citizens at Town Meeting. With that support the Council continues to meet the challenges of our fast The Council met in November of 2002 to dis- growing senior community. tribute the $2000 2003 fiscal year allotment. Fifteen applications were submitted to the Commission for Respectfully submitted, processing and the following grants were approved for 2003: THE MASHPEE COUNCIL ON AGING Academy of Performing Arts $300.00 Arthur Weinstein, Chairperson Cape Cod Ballet Society $250.00 Jeanne Noussee, Vice ChairpersonlSecretary Maggie Carchrie $300.00 Robert Osborn , Dennis Arts and r Regina Godfrey, Treasurer Cultural Council $250.00 Edward Dombrowski Mashpee Public Library $400.00 Miriam Mullin Project Concern $600.00 Leila Botsford Zeiterion Theatre $250.00 MariJo Gomey, Secretary Total $2350.00 James Long,Director The total disbursements reflect $2000 from the J State allotment for 2003 fiscal year and $350 carried 0 - " over from incomplete projects from previous years. s r Again, as in 2003, due to state budget con- Y straints, the Mashpee Cultural Council was notified in e September that the 2004 allotment would be level funded at $2000. This low level of funding reduces the chances of grant applicants receiving assistance j 'r next year. The Council requests citizens of Mashpee I who are champions of the arts to contact their legisla- tors regarding the seriousness of these cuts and to stress the importance of the work of the Mashpee '1 Cultural Council. The Cultural Council is dependent [f upon state funding which supports arts in your com- E 131