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�� .1 AGENDA STATEMENT
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giro MEETING DATE: August 5, 2010
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SUBJECT: Intergenerational Event
Report Prepared by Anna Hudson, Recreation Coordinator
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and select two Committee Members to serve on the
Intergenerational Event Subcommittee
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: On February 23, 2010, Senior Center Advisory Committee and the
Youth Advisory Committee headdiences. As a�esultba Car Show and ant Ice Cream Social drew the most
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votes from both groups.
On July 8, Staff met to discuss the preliminary plans for the first intergenerational event. Staff discussed
how the Intergenerational Committee would be formed, and agreed that the group would consist of both
teen and senior members. The Youth Advisory Committee will select five youth members at their next
regularly scheduled meeting in July. The senior representatives will be made up of two members from
Senior Advisory Committee. In addition, three to four patrons from the Senior Center could be selected
by Staff for a total of five seniors to serve on the Intergenerational Sub-Committee to match the five youth •
members.
Staff agreed that the Intergenerational Committee would plan and implement the event; their duties would
be to determine the name of the event, the date and location of the event and the criteria (if any) for
entering a car. Staff stated that the car show event will be free to owners who wanted to enter a vehicle.
A nominal cost may be charged for the ice cream or root beer float. This event is an ideal way to teach
the youth members how to plan an event as well as to help bridge the gap between generations. The basic
information of who, what, when, where and cost (if any) will be discussed by the Sub-Committee in
September, and a report will be made back to the Advisory Committee by the Event Sub-Committee..
Methods of publicity will include the use of flyers, radio and PA system at schools. More specific
information will be forthcoming closer to the event.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Advisory Committee Receive report and select one
or two Committee Members to serve on the Intergenerational Event Subcommittee. -
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ITEM NO.: 7.2
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