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Miami Lakes seniors committee weighs volunteer check-in program, approves catering and photo‑booth for holiday social
Summary
Committee members debated a volunteer welfare‑check proposal and approved event spending: a plaque (up to $50), catering for the Christmas social (up to $16 per person) and a photo booth (budgeted below $600). They also discussed field trips, movie outings and a donation drive for pajamas to benefit Miami‑Dade shelters.
Members of the Miami Lakes Senior Committee discussed a volunteer welfare‑check program for seniors living alone and finalized several event expenditures at their meeting.
The committee considered creating an informal "welcome wagon" to check on seniors who live alone. "If people get sick in our community and they're part of our group, then maybe we can't get, like, a [check-in]," Speaker 1 said when introducing the idea, later adding the operating principle: "We will do our best to try and help if possible." Members raised liability concerns and recommended preparing details before asking the town council to endorse the program. Speaker 4 described a police‑run model in another jurisdiction where enrolled seniors call daily and…
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