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AGENDA STATEMENT
DCITY OF SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
UBLIN MEETING DATE: February 7, 2013
SUBJECT: 2012 Fall Quarterly Report
Report Prepared by Anna Hudson, Recreation Coordinator
ATTACHMENTS: Senior Center Fall 2012 Attendance Report
RECOMMENDATION: Receive report
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: The Dublin Senior Center continues to provide a wide variety of
activities, classes, and events that strengthen participants' physical, cognitive and mental wellness.
This report summarizes the attendance during the 2012 fall quarter (September through November).
The following is a comparison of attendance over the past five years.
Senior Center Fall Attendance Comparison (Sept-Nov 2012)
Attendance Type 2012 2011 2010 00• 2008
Drop-In 2,542 2,523 2,400 1,647 1,137
Programs&Activities 10,668 10,543 10,555 11,469 11,188
Total Attendance 13,210 13,066 12,955 13,116 12,325
#of Days open (3 mos.) (62 days) (61 days) (60 days) (61 days) (62 days)
Avg. Daily Attendance 213 214 216 215 200
Total Volunteer Hours 4304 4,146 3,419 3,615 2,771
Attachment 1 is a detailed attendance report for the 2012 fall quarter.
The Senior Center traditionally offers three major special events in the fall including the Annual Senior
Resource Fair, the Annual Hometown Heroes Event and the Annual Holiday Craft Boutique.
September 2012
The Dublin Senior Center participated in the National Council on Aging's September is Senior Center
Month campaign. Staff received 18 stories from seniors who shared their experiences at the Dublin
Senior Center and how the activities, staff and volunteers positively affected their lives.
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In September a sold out van trip visited Golden Gate Fields. In addition, Wheels travel trainer,Jan
Cornish, offered a Hidden Treasures Thrift shop trip in the Tri Valley.
Three craft workshops were offered this month: Balloon Twisters with Keith Jackson, Holiday
Printmaking with Arthur King, and Paper bag Scrapbook with Shari Jarrett.
Two new classes were introduced by two new instructors: Ballroom Dance with Lily Li and Body Matrix
class with Susan Dennis.
Four workshops were offered including talks on Medicare, Social Security, the ACE train and AARP Driver
Safety.
The Dublin Senior Foundation (the Foundation) sponsored a Pasta Feed which was attended by 92
people. Attachment 2 is a commendation letter regarding the event.
October 2012
Approximately 350 participants attended the Annual Senior Information and Resource Fair. Over 50 vendors were
in attendance. Four local branches of Homecare Assistance, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Caremore, and
Humana helped sponsor the event.
The seniors took van-driven day trips to San Francisco for Fleet Week and to Old Sacramento for the Dance&
Music Festival.
Three creative workshops were offered this month: Holiday Balloon Twisters,Paperbog Scrapbook and Marketing
for Writers.
The Foundation donated three"50-cup"stainless steel coffee pots.
November 2012
Over 60 veteran photos and their biographies were displayed at the 5th Annual Hometown Heroes event.
Approximately 115 seniors and their families attended the event.The Dublin Heritage Park and Museums'
Seabees Display added interest to the festivities honoring our Veterans. Garrison Commander David James'
touching speech paid tribute to the veterans. The Cooltones Big Band performed a USO-style concert.
Senior Center patrons and supporters donated over 225 socks and 503 additional items plus a check for$20. The
donations were delivered to Operation SAM (Supporting All Military).
The Second Holiday Craft Boutique, sponsored by the Dublin Senior Foundation,was held with 61 vendors.
Twenty-three more vendors were on the waiting list. Despite the rainy weather,estimated attendance was 475.
The November van trip to the Canine Companion Graduation Celebration in Santa Rosa was popular. A travel
training trip to the new Paragon Shopping Outlet in Livermore was offered by WHEELS Travel Training
Coordinator,Jan Cornish.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Senior Center Advisory Committee receive the
report.
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Fall 2012 Sept Oct Nov 2012 2011 %change
AARP Mature Driving 10 3 0 13 37 -65%
ACE Train Training 5 0 0 5 0 new
Advisory Committee 5 5 0 10 9 11%
American Mah Jong 46 53 54 153 148 3%
Art Studio (Art for All Media) 30 22 12 64 83 -23%
Art Saturday 0 0 0 0 24 -100%
Balance Strength Agility 76 90 44 210 142 48%
Balloon Twisters 3 21 2 26 0 new
Ballroom Dance 14 36 27 77 0 new
Bingo 208 258 207 673 653 3%
Blankets for Vets (new) 39 49 31 119 148 -20%
Body Matrix 20 0 0 20 0 new
Bridge 265 311 266 842 846 0%
Building Tour 6 8 9 23 61 -62%
Bunco 39 31 37 107 101 6%
Computer 1-on-1 8 32 27 67 45 49%
Computer Drop In 72 123 133 328 217 51%
Crafts Workshop 6 10 0 16 0 new
Card Making-Holiday Cards 0 0 7 7 5 40%
Diabetes Class 0 0 0 0 43 -100%
Diabetes Support 5 4 4 13 0 new
ESL 68 68 64 200 136 47%
Finding Wellness 7 0 0 7 0 new
Folk Dance 20 16 0 36 0 new
Food distribution 329 454 318 1101 1051 5%
Foot Fitness 0 0 0 0 19 -100%
Foundation Meeting 12 12 12 36 36 0%
Foundation Casino 0 0 0 0 0 100%
Health Screen 8 0 0 8 14 -43%
HICAP-Reg &Special Group Talk 14 3 9 26 39 -33%
Holiday Boutique 0 0 375 375 375 0%
Life Workshops 0 0 0 0 16 -100%
Line Dance 614 757 594 1965 2109 -7%
Lunch 206 270 276 752 798 -6%
Luncheon Specials 45 56 43 144 162 -11%
Memory Screening 4 0 0 4 1 300%
Music- Piano 7 4 8 19 13 46%
NIA 20 22 12 54 104 -48%
Pasta Feed by the Foundation 92 0 0 92 0 100%
Path Wanderers 39 30 45 114 133 -14%
Pilates 30 50 27 107 133 -20%
Pinochle 3 14 7 24 59 -59%
Ping Pong 215 147 111 473 407 16%
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Poker 0 0 0 0 47 -100%
Quilting(Needle Arts) 14 24 23 61 67 -9/
Reading Group 18 9 6 33 21 57%
Sign Language 0 0 0 0 10 -100%
Sing Along 40 32 27 99 81 22%
Simply Tai Chi 24 28 5 57 117 -51%
Social Security Workshop 11 0 0 11 0 new
Tai Chi Traditional 48 45 84 177 140 26%
Trail Trekkers 65 126 91 282 312 -10%
Trips and Tours 14 8 0 22 46 -52%
Trip Arm Chair Traveler 0 0 0 0 5 -100%
Urban Explorers 0 0 0 0 17 -100%
Ukulele -Sunshine Strummers 37 49 42 128 0 new
Jam Session/Ukulele 17 23 33 73 179 -59%
Self Defense 0 12 18 30 0 new
Senior Resource Fair 0 350 0 350 350 0%
Watercolor Instruction 144 148 148 440 340 29%
Watercolor Drop-in 21 12 9 42 55 -24%
Wheels Travel Training 5 0 14 19 0 new
Writing- Polish Fiction 66 88 17 171 0 new
Writing Workshop 0 21 0 21 151 -86%
Yoga -Gentle 0 40 24 64 39 64%
Zumba 23 9 28 60 0 new
Special Event: Hometown Heroes 0 0 115 115 175 -34%
Veteran's Day Display Visitation 0 0 60 60 53 new
Volunteers Training 0 0 43 43 0 new
SubTotal 3137 3983 3548 10668 10372 3%
Drop In (41 per day) 820 943 779 2542 2523 1%
Total Attendance 3957 4926 4327 13210 13066 1%
# Days 20 23 19 62 61 2%
Average Daily Attendance 197.85 214.17391 227.73684 213.064516 214.19672 -1%
Total Volunteer Attendance 1378 1479 1447 4304 4146.5 4%
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2012 FALL TESTIMONIALS
September Letter of Thanks
Letter of Thanks to Staff for their assistance at the Pasta Feed
Dear Mr. McCreary:
I wish to call your attention to recent event the Foundation sponsored at the Dublin Senior Center on September
14,2012.
The cooperation and help that we received from the staff was remarkable, to say the least,from Micki Cronin,
Anna Hudson, Melanie Triontos, and a special thanks to James Montgomery for the enthusiastic help in the
kitchen.
The members of the Foundation are constantly amazed at the constant support that we receive from the Senior
Center Staff, and we are most grateful.
Thank you.
Al Edge, Dublin Senior Foundation, President
October Testimonials from the Fallon Middle School Robotics Team
Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to come into the Senior Center and perform our skit(pertaining
to Falls Prevention). We learned much about the elders and now we can go ahead and change our(cane)design
around to be suitable for them. We will definitely try to come back to explain our final solution after the
competition if we have time. We are now keeping in touch with the seniors who gave us input on how our design
should be tweaked a little.
November Testimonial from a Middle School Robotics Team
First of all, our robotics team just wanted to say thank you for your help with our visit to the senior center. We won
first place in our competition and we couldn't do it without your help. Thank you,
November Testimonials from a Boomer
1 just want to let you know how I've come to appreciate the Senior Center and the wonderful staff.
For years 1 told myself that 1'd never go to the senior center, those few times I came through the entrance 1 did not
feel at ease. Even at sixty-eight I don't consider myself an old senior citizen. It was not the age so much, I just felt
uncomfortable here.
Last February, I was forced into semi-retirement and decided to startup my old business. Glancing through Dublin
Doings 1 saw that the center was offering a writing class. As a private investigator and want-to-be writer, I'm
always interested in technical classes.
Was I ever surprised? The class presented by julaina Kleist is actually a creative writing class. The friendliness and
high level of involvement by julaina and all the class members made me feel right at home.As I became more
involved with the center, 1 began to feel a level of comfort.
The Senior Center is the place I go to work in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. The WiFi allows me to
instantly do the fact-check research a writer constantly finds necessary.
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With many and constant distractions, 1 get very little writing done at home. Sitting in the library area of the Senior
Center, I am able to write two to three thousand words during each three to four hour visit. 1 work here two or
occasionally three times a week.
Throughout the three to four hours I work, people are coming and going for visits,reading, or to use the WiFi.
Elderly folk meet friends, chat, enjoy the best coffee in town, relax over a book, or just watch television. Some days
three or four people come and go,some days three or four an hour come and go.
The reticence I felt about visiting has been replaced with a warm sense of comfort 1 never expected.
My Thanks to you,your staff, and the city.
George C., Dublin
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