Meeting Minutes 5/8/2025

May 8, 2025 in person

Attendees: Deirdra, Michele, Amy, Karin, Tommy, Jim, Barbara, Kelly, Susan Ellis, Janet

Welcome Amy! - CEO Bath Area Family YMCA

• Minutes Approval - April

• Subcommittee Reports

• Finance Report, Current Balance $3,036.42

• VTP AFCLK update- Karin. VTPCards printed. Blank space on the backside of cards. Please be thinking about how we can use that space. Handing cards to anyone and everyone - Looking for suggestions to get the word out. MCH/ Maine Health discharge planners? We are named in the United Way flyer and on their website. How do we get the word out to patients who are taken to the hospital, but don’t know how to get home? What are the hours of our drivers, what are after hours? Is this a town responsibility?.

• VTP Woolwich update- Marla. Working out great with marketing. Jennifer is getting to know the town and connecting with riders and drivers.

• VTP Georgetown update-Jim recruited another driver and signed up a new rider. Problem with finding a coordinator, may have found a substitute. Getting the word around town.

• VTP Phippsburg update- Susan - 2 drivers who have submitted applications and 2 riders with applications. Started with Phippsburg Cares, an amazing group, connected with all volunteer organizations in town, helping promote VTP. Cards in town hall, library, churches. Cards are getting instant responses.

• Social Media- Susan - the time Susan can dedicate for social media is limited. Kelly will get involved and help with the website and Facebook once school is over for the summer. Changing of menu items? Draft as a group and submit before we make changes. Subcommittee, Susan, Karin, Kelly. Website is functioning. Make a priority list as the to-do list grows. Get the ageism event on Facebook tonight, Thursday, May 8

• Photo Project -Susan - kicked off. Posters are made. 8.5 x 11 flyers at bath printing -30. Judges are ready. Talking to Brightfield School in Bath. Can we have a mentoring event about taking photos? Get a student involved?? Send to guidance offices at lower Kennebec. Karin spoke to the senior center. They have an opening in July to mentor how to take photos, how to upload, etc. Spring into summer event, waterfront park, May 17 - promote AFCLK. Empty picture frames, people hold and take photos. The frame would have marketing for AFCLK: “Age positive, I’m age friendly”. Can we get next to a group like Brightfield?

• New Business

• Ageism Lunch and Learn May 15th 11:30-1:00 Maine Council on Aging Power in Aging (Sign up sheet) Who’s attending? Please RSVP if you plan to attend go to the agefriendlylowerkennebec@gmail.com

• Spring into Summer Event of Main Street Bath at the Waterfront Park on 5/17.

• Website Funding Discussion - 3 year old website. In August we’ll need to pay for the domain again. $500 / 3 years with additional fee for domain. Is there another platform that is less expensive? Jump in on a Wordpress platform? Unanimous vote that we will keep the website going. We will find a way to continue the website. Fundraising on the next agenda.

• Moving Maine Network- Phyllis Wolfe - transportation, aging, policy change at state level

• 3rd Annual Community Baby Shower & Resource Fair, May 31 Resources for babies from prenatal to 2nd birthday; giveaways, demonstrations, and free raffles at each session!

• Older driver safety and mobility benefiting individuals, family members, and/or professionals , June 3rd Parkview, AFCLK co-sponsor

• Lifelong Communities Conference June 18th https://www.lifelongmaine.org/ challenges-2025

Next meeting date and location: June, TBD, West Bath Historical Society

Upcoming: Phippsburg CARES

May 9, 2025