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Department for their assistance with permitting, were conducted either virtually or as drive-by events.
<br /> enforcement and other projects as well as Building, Virtual events included a monthly book club, brain
<br /> Zoning, Board of Health and IT Departments for their aerobics class,UCLA memory training classes,a social
<br /> continued support connections group, social garden club, and
<br /> presentations by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor
<br /> Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Conservation Vehicles,Social Security,and Barnstable County Cape
<br /> Department Staff and Conservation Commissioners, Cod Cooperative Extension. Drive-by events were
<br /> Chad Smith, Chairman popular and included a puzzle and game distribution,a
<br /> Thomas J. O'Neill, Vice Chairman memory garden planting kit distribution, and a pizza
<br /> Bradford Sweet party event. Other virtual talks and presentations
<br /> Paul Colombo discussed a variety of topics including Iwo Jima;
<br /> Charles Dalton humming birds; how to declutter your paperwork; the
<br /> Brian Weeden Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge,etc. At the end of
<br /> Alexandra Zollo June,when it was safe to resume group programs in the
<br /> Steven H. Cook Senior Center, we restarted our ongoing activities and
<br /> classes and once again held larger events such as a
<br /> farmers market program,a welcome back party,a corn
<br /> Report of the hole tournament with the Mashpee Police department,
<br /> Council on Aging an ice cream sundae party, and talks on the Bourne
<br /> g g National Cemetery and the National Weather Service.
<br /> To meet our mission of helping seniors remain socially
<br /> To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the connected,mentally engaged,and physically active,as
<br /> well as up to date on the latest COVID related
<br /> Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: information, we sent out more than fifty broadcast
<br /> The Council on Aging is a department of the emails throughout the year to our members. We also
<br /> Town of Mashpee.Its charge is to sponsor,coordinate, resumed the mailing of our monthly newsletter and
<br /> or conduct human service, educational, social and continued writing a weekly column for the Mashpee
<br /> recreational services and programs at the Mashpee Enterprise.
<br /> Senior Center, as well as to identify and create During the first few months of 2021, the Town's
<br /> opportunities and solutions for the empowerment and DPW staff completed additional projects to clean,
<br /> betterment of the Town's seniors and their care maintain and beautify the Senior Center building.
<br /> partners. This is accomplished with the support of a Thank you to the DPW staff for doing interior painting,
<br /> volunteer advisory board, also known as the Council and assisting with the replacing of the carpeting in
<br /> on Aging. Board members include Chairman David much of the building. Also,a new awning was installed
<br /> Egel, Vice-Chairperson Marijo Gorney, Treasurer for the back patio,to make this space more comfortable
<br /> Virginia McIntyre,and Secretary Jean Noussee. Other during the summer months.
<br /> members include Norah McCormick, Rachel
<br /> Hodgman, and Michael Murphy. New members The Council on Aging Outreach Coordinators
<br /> Colleen Meehan and Merrill Blum joined the board in assisted Mashpee seniors and their caregivers by
<br /> 2021. After a hiatus,the board resumed meeting on the providing information and referral to resources for
<br /> second Wednesday morning of the month. housing, home care, grocery shopping, transportation,
<br /> Town Clerk records indicate that there were 1,536 fuel assistance, SNAP benefits and other food and
<br /> seniors in Mashpee in 1990,and 3,050 seniors as of the financial assistance programs, caregiver support, etc.
<br /> In 2021,they(and other COA staff)spent many hours,
<br /> 2000 census. A check with the Town Clerk in 2021 over many weeks,informing seniors and their families
<br /> showed a tally of 6,589 seniors, an increase of 167 about ever changing state and local vaccine resources,
<br /> seniors in one year. answering questions about COVID testing, and in
<br /> In 2021, as in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic general listening compassionately and offering
<br /> impacted the operations of the Council on Aging and reassurance to seniors during the pandemic. As an
<br /> Senior Center. For the first half of the year, activities example,COA staff answered seventy-five phone calls
<br /> related to the vaccine on one day alone in the spring.
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