A6 Wednesday July 22 2015 | The Chronicle

COA FESTIVAL materials available for families to take home Details and Design

From Page A1 From Page A1 at 332 Elm Street is planning a

games lots of exercise classes arts and a book club and supshyport groupsrdquo calling the center home these days she said ldquoItrsquos more clubs with meaning not just playing cards mdash a not-soshysenior centerrdquo

Raymond said she was happy to follow in the footsteps of past directors Doris Simpshykin (1976-85) Norma Vaz (1985-2001) Nancy Pimenshytal (2001-05) and Mary-Ellen Gomes (2005-08) taking over the top job after spending six years as director of the Social Day Program in Dartmouth

ldquoMy life journey has been backwards from the life cycle most people followrdquo she said noting a typical senior citizen goes from a retired regushylar visitor to the COA then becomes a homebound Meals on Wheels recipient then a possible Social Day Program participant and finally to a nursing home ldquoMy career has gone in the opposite direcshytionrdquo she said moving from nursing home aide to Meals on Wheels employee then to a social day program job and eventually to the COA direcshytorrsquos position

The road to Dartmouth

after thatrdquo In those days the program

was primarily meant to give housebound seniors a safe place to socialize and get a nutritious meal while caretakshyers were at work or needed a break Raymond said Over her six years in that post she saw a slow transition to more ldquoactiverdquo programs where seniors were encouraged to stay mentally sharp with memory games exercise and occasional field trips

that works together hererdquo all guided by a shared philososhyphy Raymond said ldquoIf therersquos a need therersquos a way to help them outrdquo

A fond farewell

A great staff and a loyal c o r p s o f v o l u n t e e r s h a s helped make the job enjoyshyable Raymond said noting it is becoming more difficult to get volunteers to come in regularly ldquoThis generation

residents older than 60 Thatrsquos a lot of state aid the

town is missing out on just because some people donrsquot want to fill out census forms or report themselves as senior citizens Raymond said ldquoWe get $8 per senior per year If you donrsquot fill out that form the state doesnrsquot count yourdquo Raymond said ldquoYou have to fill out those census forms Funding depends on it That will be a big challenge for the next director mdash to figure out

Debra-Ann Raymond chats with seniors in Dartmouth ldquoIrsquom going to start a different chapter in my liferdquo she said of

her upcoming departure ROBERT BARBOZACHRONICLE

from Oxford Creamery will be stocked with ice cream treats In the Tiki Hut Boy Scouts from Troop 170 amp Pack 170 of Dartmouth will sell nonshyalcoholic beverages to keep patrons hydrated

The planned entertainment includes a performance at the corner of Elm and Bridge streets by Toe Jam Puppet Band from 10 to 11 am music by the Harper amp The Minstrel and Dartmouth guitar wizard Thatcher Harrison performing in the afternoon between 12 and 4 pm

Also planned is a karate exhishybition set for 10 am a 1 pm performance by a troupe from The Dancerrsquos Edge and a pair of story hours (10 am and noon) with local author Kathshyleen Souza who will sell and sign her new childrenrsquos book August Skies

ldquoIt will be totally different this year so much more than it was 30 years ago when I started this with five other businessshywomenrdquo Hopps said ldquoThen it was mostly village businesses taking part and we put everyshything on sale on the sidewalk Over the years we expanded it by bringing in more outside venshydors This year everything being sold by the vendors is juriedrdquo

The village business associashy

big sale on clothing jewelry and home and shop props Flora Style amp Homersquos shop at 324 Elm St is also offering bargain sale items both on the sidewalk and indoors

At 354 Elm St Folia is enticshying shoppers to stop in with special sale offerings and special candy treats for the youngsters Hopps Realty 302 Elm St will reward visitors with surprise giveaways Janet Egan Design 384 Elm St is planning to offer bargain hunters 50 percent off selected merchandise Refried Tees 8 Bridge St has a special collection of samples on sale with $10 off on selected items

Nearby at 368 Elm St Karyne amp Co Day Spa has a special sale planned with 20 percent off all Demalogica skin care items and will offer some special gifts for visitors Around the corner Little Moss Restaurant at 6 Bridge St will serve up ldquoBar Bitesrdquo from 11-5 with the appeshytizers costing $5

Speaking of delicious food stop by Rusitzky and Russell 335 Elm St to satisfy your summer appetites at the annual bake sale to benefit the Jimmy Fund Across the street the Norton Gallery at 330 Elm St will unveil a display of new photographs by Adam Graves The Village Mershychant at 354 Elm St will feature

ldquoI started at age 16 in a nursing home as an aiderdquo Raymond said ldquoI walked from the high school over to my jobrdquo

ldquoWhen Mary-Ellen left (in 2008) I figured that I had went through two directors already so I would give it a tryrdquo Raymond said of her

lives a faster liferdquo with more stress and more demands on their time Raymond said so itrsquos understandable that volshyunteers are harder to find

a way to get more people to registerrdquo

The 2016 fiscal year state budget includes an increase in the ldquopaymentsrdquo for each senior

tion is still well represented at the special event with specialty shops and merchants scheduled to participate in the day-long festival including Anne Whit-

offerings by local artists Salt the Spa on Elm 344 Elm

St will offer complimentary hand treatments and grab bags for visitors At the corner the

After a brief try at the retail business field Raymond started as a clerk in the New Bedford-based regional Meals

bid for the center director vacancy in Dartmouth ldquoEach career stop has helped let me know whatrsquos coming next for

The greatest group effort on behalf of the townrsquos seniors has come from the Friends of the Elderly a fundraising

citizen counted on the census from $8 to $9 per senior

Since the town budget pays the salaries of only three staff

ing Real Estate 250 Elm Street planning a treasure hunt with Captain Jack and sponsoring the balloon art with Lulu the Clown

reopened Woodhouse Shop at 312 Elm St will tempt passersby with a selection of toys doll-house items and curiousities

on Wheels office for 15 years ldquoI worked my way up to case management making home visits to see what services

seniors Each step has given me insights into whatrsquos furshyther on down the linerdquo

Seven years later having

powerhouse that has conshytributed countless hours to collecting money to build a wellness center a garage

members the state aid is vitally important to keep COA programs running The fundshying helps underwrite the cost

College Edge at 338-B Elm St will provide complimentary drinks and have college planning

This yearrsquos festival promises to be the biggest and best event in years Hopps said

seniors needed and eventushyally up to supervisor of all the case managers

done a commendable job by all accounts she is leaving for another ldquoadventurerdquo not

for senior transport vans and most recently a new garage for storing loaner

of all classes and programs with lower participation fees ldquohelping seniors stretch their

ldquoWe covered the area from having the faintest idea what m e d i c a l e q u i p m e n t a n d money and stay more activerdquo Rochester and Mattapoisett to Fairhaven and Acushnet Dartmouth and the south

that adventure might be All she knows is she has thorshyoughly enjoyed every day on

grounds-keeping machinshyery which allowed the thrift shop to expand ldquoThey really

Raymond said Raymond said she would

take many treasured memo-end of New Bedford I learned the job in Dartmouth There have been a blessing That is ries with her to Arizona and on the job not from college courses It was an experience that the books cannot teach

are ldquono bad days just hectic daysrdquo when the building is packed as usual she said

a partnership you wouldnrsquot want to loserdquo Raymond said suggesting the group will also

promises regular trips to see friends and family visit the ocean and enjoy the fresh

you ldquoYou have to like what you need new volunteers to thrive seafood She and her husband Not long after the program

was taken over by Coastline Elderly Services Raymond

dordquo to be successful in social work she said Having good staffers such as Social Day

Her departing message to the townrsquos growing over-60 population whether users

probably wonrsquot miss the blizshyzards and hurricanes that are also New England staples she

e a r n e d a n o t h e r p r o m o - Director Amy DiPietro and of the senior center or not is said But with a son daughtershytion becoming the director of Meals on Wheels for the region

COA clerk Angela Botelho has made doing the job at the Dartmouth senior center

simple Check the ldquoseniorrdquo designation on the next census form as census numbers

in-law and grandchildren still here it probably wonrsquot be long before the Arizona transplants

Then came another advenshy easier and more enjoyable determine the amount of state plan an East Coast vacation turous turn in the career path ldquoI came here (to Dartmouth) in 2002 as the Social Day

Raymond said The two key staff members

will take over her duties in

aid the COA gets each year The last state census numbers showed about 3200 self-

But for now the COA direcshytor is looking ahead

ldquoItrsquos going to be hard leavshydirectorrdquo she said ldquoNancy September until a permanent designated senior citizens ing but itrsquos timerdquo Raymond Pimental was the director here then and Mary-Ellen Gomes

replacement is hired by the town ldquoItrsquos definitely a team

but town records indicate Dartmouth really has 7473

said Time to go off on a new adventure

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