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tor REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
June 1, 2001 — 2:00 PM
SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER
421 CHURCH STREET
817-410-8130
1. Call to Order
2. Introductions
3. Welcome
4. Consideration of minutes for May 4, 2001 meeting.
5. Citizen requests
6. Old Business
a. Update — Senior Movers Program —Vanessa McCauley
b. Update — Public Housing — Debra Wells
(1, 7. New Business
a. Food Stamp Application Procedures —Tricia Wood
8. Adjourn
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GRAPEVINE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD
June 1, 2001
The Senior Citizens Advisory Board met on June 1, 2001 at 2 P.M. at the Senior
Activities Center.
The following members were present:
Edith Pewitt —Chair Harlan Jewett
Lloyd Latta - Vice Chair Dorothy Kritz
Miriam Bahner— Secretary
Edith welcomed those in attendance and introduced Lisa Gossette.
The minutes of the previous meeting were considered and approved.
Vanessa McCauley gave an update on the Senior Movers Program. Brochures and
applications are ready and available at the Senior Center. She has 7 volunteers so far but
she needs 50. She is contacting various clubs seeking volunteers.
Edith mentioned the following organizations to contact:
Bay View Club Garden Club—Edith will contact these members
(111r 36 Club Airline Pilots
Tuesday Study Club Flight Attendants
Ambucs Methodist Church adult Sunday School classes
Lions Club Edith will contact these classes
Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce and Women's Division
Venessa was also given the names of the contact person for the various organizations.
Debra Wells was out of town but will be at the July meeting.
Lisa Gossette from Grace discussed the Food Stamp Application Procedures. She said
that food stamps are based on the amount of income coming into the home. If approved,
the stamps will pay for your food at the grocery store. You must fill out an application
and take it in to the Food Stamp Office in Fort Worth or the Catholic Charities on Brown
Trail. Catholic Charities will help you fill out the application and go to your interview in
Fort Worth. You must show proof of all your income and financial obligations. You
must verify your financial status every three months.
Human Services might send someone out to the Senior Center to discuss the procedures
with the seniors. There is also a possibility of putting flyers about the program in the
water and sewer bills.
Linda announced Camp Wrinkle Ranch which will start June 4th and she also explained
(kw Granny's Attic which will be held in Fort Worth.
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Ramana Chinnakotla, Traffic Engineer will be back at the next meeting in July.
The next meeting will be held on July 6, 2001 at 2 P.M. at the Grapevine Senior
Activities Center.
The meeting was adjourned at 3 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Miriam A. Bahner
Secretary