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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.1 Step Out for Senior Centers Event Update • CITY OF DUBLIN DUBLIN SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA STATEMENT MEETING DATE: Thursday,May 6, 2004 SUBJECT: Step Out for Senior Centers Event Update ATTACHMENTS: Step Out Event Schedule RECOMMENDATION: Receive the report. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None DESCRIPTION: The Dublin Senior Center will host the 31"d Annual Step Out for Senior Centers event on Saturday, May 15, 2004 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Using the 2004 Older American's Month theme - "Living Well, Aging Well", the Dublin event will promote active living and learning for seniors. An added venue will be held at the Dublin Library consisting of an Art Show and an Information and Resources Faire. The Step Out Event has been traditionally held on the third Saturday in May to celebrate Senior Center Awareness Week as well as Older Americans Month. This year the walk will begin at the Dublin Library at 9:00 a.m. and end at the Dublin Senior Center. Participants and volunteers are invited to a free pancake breakfast following their walk. Transportation will be offered back to the Dublin Library to view the Art Show and display of services and resources available. There will be mini-workshops on topics such as the new Senior Housing project, the new Medicare update, in-home service providers, and creating a secure future now. Art demonstrations will also be conducted on card folding and woodcut art. Door prizes will be given away at the end of the event at 1:30 p.m. Attachment 1 provides a detailed schedule of events. An Art Exhibition featuring 30 local senior artists from the Senior Center Watercolor, Art, and Quilting classes will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Library. All participants of the various events are invited to the breakfast at the Senior Center. This year the event goals are to: - Promote health and wellness as well as the visual arts. - Incorporate an outreach component by conducting a service offsite to attract new users to the Senior Center. - Promote the "Living Well,Aging Well" theme. - Educate the public and potential customers about services available to seniors and their families. Donations and Volunteers to Help offset the Cost of the Event Both monetary and in-kind donations are being sought. Safeway and the Dublin Senior Foundation have agreed to support the event. Staff will continue to solicit the help of volunteers and service clubs. Currently volunteer groups supporting the event include the Dublin Senior Foundation, Dublin Historical Preservation Association,Dublin Sister City Association, and the Alameda Country Firefighters. Registration Participants are required to pre-register for the walk by calling (925) 829-6316. The breakfast will be free to all walkers, and participants of this event. COPIES TO: ITEM NO. 7.1 G:\Sr Cntr Adv Comm\Statements\2004\5-06 step out(2).doc • T-shirts This event is free to all participants and includes registration, breakfast and access to all information. T- shirts will be given away to participants and volunteers of the walk. The cost of breakfast for non- participants and walk-ins is $3.00. Publicity Staff will be appearing on CTV's Everything Local. Videotaping is scheduled for Wednesday, May 5 and the show will air the following week. Publicity has gone out to the Pennysaver and local newspapers. Information will be advertised in the summer edition of"The Guide" and on the City's website. The bulletin board in the Dublin Library lobby was decorated to help publicize the event RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Committee receive the report. • -2- e y Friends, Family and Neighbors irsircskinr.w are invited to the Annual STEP OUT FOR • im�(( SENIOR. CENTERS Saturday, May 15, 2004 In Celebration of Older American's Month and Senior Center Awareness Week "Living Well,Aging Well" Call 829-6316 to pre-register for the Walk by 5/14/04. Walk-ins welcome for Breakfast and the Resource Fair Walk and Breakfast Step Out Walk starts at 9:00 a.m. from the Dublin Public Library to the Senior Center led by the Mayor Lockhart Breakfast for walkers begins at 9:15 a.m. Transportation back to the library provided. Art Exhibit&Senior Information and Resources Faire at the Dublin Library from 10:00 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. Exhibit features artists from the Senior Center. Participating organizations include... *Alameda Fire Department—Vial of Life Program* *Community Resources for Independent Living-CRIL* *Dublin Library Senior Services Program* *Eden Housing,Inc* *Foster Care* *Health, Insurance,Counseling and Advocacy Program-HICAP* *Hope Hospice* *In-Home Care Services Agencies* *Legal Assistance for Seniors-LAS* *Wheels—Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority* Conversations with the Experts 10:05 a.m. - Dublin Senior,Housing Update 10:30 a.m. -Card Folding Demonstration 11:05 a.m. - New Medicare Update by HICAP 11:40 a.m. -In-home Care Service Provider Info 12:15 p.m. —Create a Secure Future Now by LAS 12:50 p.m. -Woodcut Art Demonstration 1:25 p.m. - Raffle ATTACHMENT 1