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Senior Concerns Commission schedules Sept. 25 senior fair, hears York Township and program updates
Summary
At its April 6 meeting the commission approved minutes, voted to hold a senior fair on Sept. 25, heard a York Township services summary, received a report that 48 attended the March Salt luncheon and discussed the Adopt-a-Senior program (nine Villa Park sign-ups) and the Golden Times newsletter.
The Villa Park Senior Concerns Commission on April 6 approved prior minutes, voted to schedule a senior fair for Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, and received several service and outreach updates for older residents.
Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the March 2 minutes and the Chair announced the motion passed. Later in the meeting, after discussion of facility availability, vendor counts and outreach logistics, Beverly (Bev) Johnson moved to hold the senior fair on Sept. 25; Joan seconded and the motion passed.
Janet provided a York Township senior-services summary and updates on commission programming. She said York Township offers daily activities (dance, Zumba, painting, quilting), hot lunches priced at $3, ride services priced at $3 each way for routine local trips and $4 for destinations such as Oakbrook or Yorktown, and operates roughly 8:30 a.m. to about 2:30–3 p.m. The program accepts seniors 55 and older who reside within York Township and serves parts of Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Oakbrook, Oakbrook Terrace and portions of Downers Grove, Hinsdale and Glenn Ellen, the transcript shows. Janet also reported the March 10 Salt luncheon attracted 48 attendees and the next Salt meeting is June 16.
On outreach, commissioners discussed vendor recruitment (a Lombard-shared vendor list of about 50 contacts), providing pamphlets and newsletter inserts and staffing the Villa Fest table (proposed Aug. 21–22) to promote the commission’s programs, including the Knox box initiative and the Adopt-a-Senior program. Commissioners suggested using church bulletins, the senior newsletter and community-center flyers to reach residents who do not use online channels.
The Adopt-a-Senior update showed nine Villa Park residents signed up via the Salt program so far; commissioners agreed to coordinate with Willowbrook High School to formalize student-resident pairing and to draft clear role descriptions for participating students (e.g., yard work, light cleaning, occasional visits). Commissioners discussed dividing the vendor outreach list and reserving tables and chairs for the senior fair; they agreed to supply tables and two chairs for vendors and to encourage vendors to bring their own promotional materials.
Janet also noted the Golden Times newsletter and upcoming senior events (monthly birthday brunch/lunch in mid-April) with typical turnout of 50–60; she provided a contact number in the meeting: 630-749-3182 for seniors to request the newsletter or event details.
No controversial policy decisions or ordinance changes were taken at the meeting; the senior-fair date was set, and staff were assigned follow-ups for vendor outreach and promotional materials.
