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Jackson Township Commission for the Disabled / Handicapped Meeting of September 15, 2021 Minutes

Co-Chairpersons Christine Dolan and Sharon Hollander called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm followed by a flag salute.

Present: S. Hollander, S. Fries, K. Cladek, D. Andeas, K. Galano, C. Dolan Also present: Walter Cooper, Sam Iorio & Samara O'Neill

Minutes of August 18, 2021 - Motion to approve by K. Cladek, second by D. Andreas All Ayes

Finance Report – Trust Account - $7,761.23 Grant - $14,970.55 Budget - $4,971.45

Bowling - Fall Bowling at Howell Lanes will begin on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 from 4 – 5:30 pm. Bowling must be completed by November 9, as leagues begin soon after. The cost will be 8 per person per week. There will be a 15 person cap. Scott Martin has volunteered to oversee the program.

Helping Hands – Helping Hands will begin on September 16, Alison will be submitting a Purchase Order for items needed.

Ceramics - Grace Bisignano will begin Ceramics on October 4, 2021. Participants will be asked to bring their own brushes and social distancing will be practiced. Donna asked if the Commission could supply the brushes and store them in a zip lock bag with the clients name week by week.

Picnic / Fishing at Kitay's - The event was held on Sunday, September 12 sponsored by the Jackson Rotary Club. Walter Cooper stated there was very good attendance at the event and everyone had a great time. Trophies and medals were awarded. Pictures will be posted to the web site and Facebook page.

Mini Golf - Mini Golf will be scheduled for September 19, 2021 at 3 pm, with a rain date of September 26, 2021 at Manchester Family Golf. Cost will be $6 per person.

Soccer – Dave Furbish will still be coaching the Soccer Program. The field has been reserved from September 11 through October 30. There are 9 buddies, and 12 clients participating in the program.

Horseback Riding – Horseback Riding will be held at Chariot Riders beginning September 20. A $25 non-refundable deposit will be required. Shirts will be provided. Clients may sign up for more than one time slot.

Virtual Cooking – Christine would like to hold another Cooking experience, possibly in early October. Kristen will check with the chefs to see what date would be good for them.

Fall Festival - There will be Trunk or Treat, would like to have a scaled down version from the full party. Would like to have music, food and dancing. Possible date of October 23, 2021.

Holiday Party – Will be held at the Am Vets on Rte. 571 on December 12, Sunday from 1 – 4 pm. Donna and Karen would like to have the food buffet style by servers. Walter Cooper will DJ for the party. Christine and Sharon met with the Business Administrator regarding funds for the gifts. Mr. Wall advised that the Commission would be able to do a budget transfer from the line item to the Amazon account in November. Suely suggests that Finance be made aware of this prior to November, so that no glitches occur.

Donna and Karen would like the Holiday flyers to go out with the Halloween information. The Commission discussed raising the gift price to $20 or back to the $25 limit.

Basketball & Cheer – Application has been made to the Board of Education for the use of the Crawford School. Gym rental is 1,700 and the program will run from January 8 through February 26 from 9 am – 12 noon. Cheer and "littles" will be from 9 – 10 am (split gym). The cost will be 40 per client. Due to COVID, there will be no buddies. Parents and/or family members will serve as buddies for the program.

Helping Hands for Younger Clients - Donna Andreas would be interested in the position for younger clients.

Chorus – the Commission would like to start up the Chorus again. In the past the Chorus has performed at the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.

Bylaws – The Bylaws have been prepared for review by Sharon and Christine.

ROID Grant – Sharon and Christine are working on the Grant, which needs to be submitted by September 30.

Motion to Adjourn made by S. Fries, second by S. Hollander All Ayes

Meeting Adjourned 8:00 pm

Minutes prepared and submitted by:

Kathleen Sevcenko

Secretary

*****Next Meeting – September 15, 2021 *****