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ADRC committee proposes using $5,000 donation to add monthly Friday events
Summary
ADRC Manager Mya Olkowski asked the Oneida County ADRC committee to allot $5,000 from a 2022 donation (remaining balance $28,266.30) to fund an additional monthly 'Fun Friday' program that would include a meal and presentation or an offsite trip; a motion to approve the allocation was recorded but the minutes do not state the vote outcome.
The Oneida County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) committee considered a plan on Feb. 23, 2026, to use $5,000 from a prior donation to add a monthly Friday event for 2026.
ADRC Manager Mya Olkowski told the committee the donation was given in 2022 with no restrictions and that $28,266.30 remains in the fund. She asked the board to consider allocating $5,000 to support a second monthly "Fun Friday," noting the ADRC currently does not serve meals on Fridays; the proposed events would include a meal plus a presentation, activity, or an offsite day trip.
Why it matters: the additional events are intended to expand programming and social opportunities for ADRC participants on a day the center does not typically provide meals. The proposal would draw from an existing donation rather than from the operating budget.
The motion was made by Ms. Linnaea Newman and seconded by Mr. James Unger "to approve the use of $5,000 from the donation fund to offset the cost of an additional Friday event to be added to the activities calendar every month of 2026," according to the minutes. The record of this motion appears in the meeting minutes; the minutes do not include a vote tally or a final recorded outcome for that specific motion.
Manager Olkowski also outlined that any plans using donated funds will be administered through the ADRC's existing donation account and programming processes. The committee's next regular meeting is scheduled for March 23, 2026; the minutes do not state whether a follow-up vote or implementation timeline was set at the Feb. 23 meeting.
Clarifying details: the donation balance cited in the minutes is $28,266.30; the motion requested $5,000. The minutes do not specify a vote tally or whether the motion carried.
