The Friends of Marion Council on Aging (FMCOA) will host their second annual membership meeting on Wednesday, September 17 at 5:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Marion Music Hall at 164 Front Street in Marion, MA.
Officers of the Friends – Sue Wood, Jerry Garcia, Priscilla Ditchfield, and Chrissie Bascom – will convene the meeting. In addition to past accomplishments and information from the Friends group, a special presentation from the UMass Boston Gerontology Institute, a nationally recognized leader of research topics related to aging, will be featured.
Director of the Institute, Jan Mutchler, will highlight aspects unique to the town of Marion with respect to its senior population. The Institute will also be facilitating small groups of volunteers town-wide during the fall months to determine unmet needs and develop strategies for Marion to respond to the current and future senior population. FMCOA has been working in conjunction with the Council on Aging and hopes to engage a broad representation of adults living in Marion as part of this process. All are invited to attend the meeting on September 17.
The Friends of Marion Council on Aging, founded in 2012, is a private non-profit corporation with a 501(c)(3) status, whose primary purpose is to seek donations through memberships, fundraising events, sponsorships and/or corporate gifts to financially assist the various projects that support and enhance the operation of the Marion Council on Aging. In addition, FMCOA advocates for the COA and for Older Adults in our town.