Meeting Minutes 12/12/2024

In person meeting followed by holiday social.

Attendees: Michele, Polly, Marla, Karin, Deirdra, Tommy, Barbara, Allison, Janet, Kelly

Vehicle transportation

Karin’s update for vehicle transportation program:

●      The group of 6 members steering committee who’ve had background checks for the assisted rides program includes Deirdra, Jim, Karin, Marla, Michele and Susan.

●      Jeremy at assistedrides.com has been a fantastic instructor.

●      The administrators have uploaded documents, gathering information on drivers.

●      The Volunteer Transportation Program will officially start in Arrowsic and Georgetown in January.

●      1st driver orientation training is scheduled for 7th and/or 8th.

●      Woolwich EMS will organize a training in January on a Thursday for APS Mandated Reporters provided by Midcoast Community Action. Open to volunteer drivers.

●      The group would like to inform People Plus VTN and Stacy Frizzle of the transition date. Jim would like that to be clear.

●      New Coordinator named Callie, says Bath needs to have additional drivers. Check with City of Bath Transportation, Lions Club - conversations to be had.

●      Advertisement planned in the Arrow, FB, other.

Deirdra

●      Finalize closure with People Plus for Arrowsic and Georgetown.

●      Reach out, selectman meeting, municipality, targeted outreach. Bath-Tim Blair, Mary Ellen Bell, Deirdra and Michele will meet with them in January.

●      Process! This is what we're working on at board meetings.

●      Good partnership with MHS Interact Club, Declan Wright. Develop marketing materials.

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Bath - Have bullet points for what Bath is doing, needs, etc.

●      Specifics, what the rides are like. What are the requests? Twice a week, every 3 months, range.

○      Bowdoinham, 60 drivers volunteer, paid professionals coordinating, community of 3000 people. In relation to those numbers Arrowsic expects to need 10 drivers / people in town.

Year in review

●      Accomplishments: leadership transition to Michele.

●      April 11, town hall forum. Feedback Marylou report

●      Lifelong community conference in June to hear what other communities are doing, different focus, get ideas

●      Speaker on artificial intelligence, 2 workshops last summer

●      Big lift with volunteer transportation program

●      Susan has been working on transitioning social media, fb

●      Deirdra met people individually over summer asking the question: what do you want to see this committee do?

●      Constant recruitment, new person from Maine Health to join

●      Meet with Claire from Midcoast Community Action

●      Carolyn Kurrus, YMCA,  no longer with the committee

●      Updating website