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Home My WebLink About7.2 2013 Fall Quarterly Rpt C} 29 AGENDA STATEMENT SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: Februaryb, 2014 SUBJECT: 2013 Fall Quarterly Report Report Prepared by Anna Hudson, Recreation Coordinator ATTACHMENT: 2013 Fall Attendance Report i RECOMMENDATION: Receive report f I FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None 2 DESCRIPTION: SENIOR CENTER The Dublin Senior Center offers activities and events that promote healthy living for seniors, and the opportunity to build new friendships through recreation.The following is a summary of the 2013 fall quarter. A detailed attendance report can be found in Attachment 2. Senior Center Attendance Comparison Attendance 00• Drop-In 2,501 2,542 2,523 2,400 1,657 Programs&Activities 11,369 10,668 10,543 10,555 11,469 Total 13,870 13,210 13,066 12,955 13,116 Avg. Daily Attendance 227 213 214 216 215 (61 days) (62 days) (61 days) (60 days) (61 days) Total Volunteer Hours 4,250 4,304 4,146 3,419 3,615 The Senior Center experienced a 7% increase in Programs and Activities attendance and 5% increase in total Senior Center attendance. Total volunteer hours dropped slightly. The decrease is attributed to the resignation of a key volunteer who typically accumulated a large number of hours. Several new classes and activities were offered this quarter: American Sign Language, Chinese Mah Jong, and Pen & Ink Portraits.A drop-in option for Ballroom Dance was also new to this quarter. Classes and Activities showing significant increases were Ballroom Instruction, Food Distribution, Pilates, Ping Pong, Sing Along, Ukulele and Trips and Tours. The annual Senior Information and Resource Fair was offered on the first Saturday of October and attracted approximately 425 participants.The event had 50 vendors of which 14 were new to the event. COPIES TO: ITEM NO.:7.2 GACOMMISSIONS&COMMITTEES\SRADVCMTE\Statements\2014\2-6-14 SCAC Agenda Statement 7.2 Fall Quarterly Report.doc The 6th Annual Hometown Heroes Event, held on the first Saturday in November, attracted approximately 150 attendees to pay tribute to our veterans. The 3rd Annual Holiday Craft Boutique sponsored by the City of Dublin and Dublin Senior Foundation was held the Saturday before Thanksgiving, with 71 vendors selling items.Approximately 650 people attended the event. September • A new Pen & Ink Portrait activity started this month where portraits are hand drawn from a photo by a talented teen artist. • Instructor Shelia Holmes began teaching an American Sign Language course which is offered on Wednesdays. • The new Smart Eats cooking class attracted seventeen participants who learned how to prepare new recipes and sampled the finished products. • Seventeen Wicklow Square Apartment residents as well as Senior Center patrons came together at our first Recycling Party. Those who attended dropped off their recyclable bottles and cans to redeem door prizes. • The educational workshop on Health Care Reform and Medicare attracted eleven participants. Thirteen seniors participated in a van trip to Sonoma Vintage Festival. October • The Senior Information and Resource Fair attracted 50 private businesses, non-profit agencies and government organizations to serve approximately 425 patrons. • The Senior Center received three $500 sponsors for Senior Center programs and activities: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Hired Hands, Inc., and Angels Golden Age Home Care. • Eleven seniors decorated a holiday glass plate in the Decorative Plate craft class. • Twenty-nine seniors registered a Smart Eats cooking class and learned how to make turkey chili. • Senior patrons enjoyed three van trips in October: 1) A trip to the San Francisco International Culinary School featuring a 3-course gourmet meal prepared by culinary students, 2) A day at the races and an all-you-can-eat buffet at Golden Gate Fields, and 3) A four-course lunch and musical revue starring female impersonators from the original, world-famous Finocchio's Nightclub, San Francisco. November • Hometown Heroes, a Veterans Day event, honored veterans of today and past.The event included a welcome by Mayor Sbranti, recognition of veterans by branch of service by Camp Parks Garrison Commander Gerdes, and a musical performance by the CoolTones Big Band. In addition, 80 photos of veterans were displayed. • A holiday card making class was offered by instructor Barbara Gifford. • Singer & banjoist,John Conway entertained 44 seniors during the Veterans' Appreciation Luncheon. • The van trip to San Francisco Exploratorium allowed the seniors to play, explore with science experiments and connect with each other. • The Senior Center Foundation held an annual Holiday Craft Boutique featuring the crafts of 70 vendors, attracted approximately 650 attendees. • Nineteen seniors customized their own personal pizzas at the Smart Eats cooking class. Testimonials October Vendor(SAFTE)Evaluation Comment: The venue was great but mostly the staff. They're incredible. It is the best senior expo around. Vendor (Hope Hospice) Evaluation Comment: Well organized. Great food. The staff was welcoming. The facility was very nice. November Comment from a Patron visiting for the first time: "I came to the Dublin Senior Center because it came highly recommended from a friend. I am planning to move to Dublin in the near future and after touring the facility, I am very impressed. I am excited to participate and volunteer soon." Rose Y., Fremont Thank you card received: We really enjoyed the Veterans Celebration last Saturday. So good to honor many veterans including my husband (who served) in the Army in Vietnam. Your display is a grand tribute. The visitors from Camp Parks, City of Dublin and the Cooltones made it a great afternoon. i Thank you. Dennis& Mary A, Dublin. i I RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Senior Center Advisory Committee j receive the report. i a 3 a S t i f t t 1 3 1 4 { t SENIOR CENTER ATTENDANCE REPORT: FALL 2013 Fall 2013 Sept Oct Nov 2013 <' 2012 %change AARP Mature Driving 10 3 0 13 20 -35% Advisory Committee 5 5 5 15 10 50% American Mah Jong 46 50 43 139 153 _9% Chinese Mah Jong (new) - new 35 48 26 109 0 NA Art Studio (Art for All Media) 18 19 14 51 64 -20/ Art Saturday 12 21 0 33 0 NA Balance Strength Agility 40 60 52 152 210 -28% Balloon Twisters 3 0 0 3 26 -88/ Ballroom Dance/Drop In 29 55 0 84 0 NA Ballroom Instruction - new 44 55 22 121 77 57% Bingo 205 315 202 722 673 7% Blankets for Vets 45 50 27 122 119 3/ Body Matrix 0 0 0 0 20 NA Bridge 261 314 279 854 842 1% Building Tour 20 18 21 59 23 157% Bunco 26 35 26 87 107 -19% Computer 1-on-1 53 11 25 89 67 33% Computer Drop In 80 58 76 214 328 -35% Crafts Workshop 0 11 0 11 16 -31% Card Making-Holiday Cards 0 0 0 0 7 NA Diabetes Support 9 8 6 23 13 77% ESL 39 48 72 159 200 -21% Fit Over 50- new 24 24 0 48 0 NA Exercise-Folk Dance 0 0 0 0 43 NA Food distribution 419 439 407 1,265 1,101 15% Foundation Meeting 13 13 13 39 36 8% Health Screen 10 0 0 10 8 25% HICAP-Reg &Sp Group Talk 3 4 3 10 26 -62% Holiday Boutique 0 0 600 600 375 60% Line Dance 697 764 597 2,058 1,965 5% Lunch 232 278 210 720 752 -4/ Luncheon Specials 20 17 44 81 144 -44% Memory Screening 0 0 0 0 4 NA Music- Piano 11 10 10 31 19 63% NIA 12 20 24 56 54 40/ Needle Arts 27 30 16 73 61 20% Pasta Feed by the Foundation 0 0 0 0 92 NA Path Wanderers 49 52 35 136 114 19% Pilates 56 56 48 160 107 50% Pinochle 19 29 0 48 24 100% Ping Pong 194 232 1301 473 18% Reading Group 9 9 8 33 -21% Scrapbooking 10 15 0 2 0 NA Sign Language 12 18 12 0 NA Sing Along 53 56 37 99 47% Tai Chi Chih 15 10 12 „" ., 57 -35% Tai Chi Chuan 72 55 80 "2 177 17% Trail Trekkers 78 98 20 282 -30% Trips and Tours 27 30 14 � 22 223% Ukulele -Sunshine Strummers 51 52 54 128 23% Ukulele - Melody Minstrels 30 44 36 73 51% Self Defense 0 0 0 € ' 30 NA r Senior Resource Fair 0 425 0 y 4 350 21% Smart Eats 15 29 15 0 NA Watercolor Instruction 144 144 1443 440 -2% Watercolor Drop-in 0 0 0 42 NA Wheels Travel Training 2 0 1 y:' 19 -84% Writing- Polish Fiction 48 64 48 171 -6% Writing Workshop 0 0 0 21 NA j Yoga - Gentle 36 21 30 g7 64 36% Zumba 19 19 20 60 -3% 3 Sp Event: Hometown Heroes 0 0 150 125 20% Recycle Event/Display Visits 0 0 40 60 -33% I Workshops (not offered 2013) 0 0 0 29 NA I SubTotal 3,377 4,238 3,754 1,3: 10,655 7% t Drop In (41 per day) 820 943 738 y y'F 2,542 -2% g Total Attendance 4,197 5,181 4,492 ; 13,210 5% # Days 20 23 18 62 -2% Average Daily Attendance 210 225 25021 213 7% ` Total Volunteer Attendance 1,500 1,525 1,225 4,25 4,304 I I