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Manchester senior services launches transportation outreach, advances age-friendly plan
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Manchester Senior Services Commission approved minutes, heard senior center program and finance updates, and was briefed on a senior transportation education campaign launching next week and a near-final age-friendly action plan to be reviewed by the mayor.
The Manchester Senior Services Commission on Aug. 19 approved the July minutes and heard a series of operational updates, including a transportation outreach campaign that begins next week and final steps on the city's age-friendly action plan.
Commission members heard that the senior center will add a second gentle-yoga instructor in September and continue regular programming including Medicare workshops and fall-prevention home assessments. Emily, senior center staff, said membership retention is strong: 66% of recently joined members have returned, a count she gave as 159 returning members, with roughly 81 others not yet returning. The center has continued weekly mobile market vouchers for the first 50 attendees, monthly Ben & Jerry's events (103 attendees at the most recent distribution) and is planning a lobster bake in September.
On administration, Emily said the center is entering year two of a volunteer-development grant, will retain a consultant part-time for recruitment work, and is rolling out a new activity-registration system (described as similar to "shopping on Amazon") to allow members to sign up with…
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