Ten of the MASC Presidents who have led the association over the past 30 years attended the annual meeting at the Catonsville Senior Center to offer their congratulations and reminisce about what MASC was like during their tenure.
Shelley Garten, MASC President from 1982-1983 who now works as the Deputy Administrator for the Howard County Office on Aging, said MASC was established because senior centers were relatively new in Maryland and staff needed a networking venue. Tina Dubas, MASC President from 1992-1993, drove almost 200 miles from New Jersey to share in the event. Newly retired, Tina re-joined MASC as a retiree so she can keep abreast of what is happening in Maryland's senior centers. Julie Lynn (2005-2007) and Kathy White (2004) both spoke about how personally gratifying it was to be involved with MASC and shared stories of navigating through the legislature in Annapolis to raise awareness of MASC.
In total, twenty individuals have served as MASC President from 1980 through 2010. A 30th Anniversary Committee will be formed to plan celebratory events for the year. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please e-mail Jill Hall at jphall@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Pictured Back Row: Upton Thomas, Bob Callahan, Ed Casey. Front Row: Tina Dubas, Julie Lynn, Shelley Garten, Nancy Allred, Ann Wagner, Kathy White and Jill Hall.
MASC Board of Directors 2009-2010 |
On July 26, 2009 Joanne Williams, Interim Director of the Baltimore County Department of Aging, installed the MASC Board for 2009-2010.
Pictured left to right: President and NISC Delegate Jill Hall, Baltimore County Dept of Aging; Vice-President of Administration Nicole Sheehan, Catonsville Senior Center; Vice-President of Services, Leona Lavin, Allegany County HRDC; Secretary Laurel Raymond, Bowie Senior Center; Members at Large Susan Brooks, Baltimore County Dept of Aging; Ashaki Innis, Woodlawn Senior Center; Julie Lynn, Bykota Senior Center; Jeanne Slater, Elkridge Senior Center; Grace Whipple, Gaithersburg Senior Center; and Suzie Nichols, Arnold Senior Center. Not Pictured: Treasurer Jo Morris, Annapolis Senior Center.
Board members welcome your suggestions at any time. Their contact information can be found at www.marylandseniorcenters.com. Board meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of every month and are open to all MASC members.
M4A Presents MASC with Congratulatory Plaque |
At their monthly meeting in April, Maryland Area Agencies on Aging President Arnold J. Eppel presented MASC President Jill Hall with a plaque in recognition of MASC's recent State Association of the Year Award from the National Institute of Senior Centers.
The text reads:
Presented to Maryland Association of Senior Centers
in recognition of winning the State Association of the Year Award from the National Institute of Senior Centers.
Thank you for all your hard work to improve the lives of
Maryland's Older Adults.
2009 Maryland Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
Above: Jill Hall, MASC President, receives the plaque from Arnold J. Eppel, M4A President.
MASC and M4A have a long-standing relationship as partners in the Maryland Aging Network.
MASC Awarded NISC
"State Association of the Year" Award |
Maryland Association of Senior Centers was honored with the “State Association of the Year Award” by the National Institute of Senior Centers, an interest group of the National Council on Aging at its conference in Las Vegas in March. MASC was recognized for its “outstanding creative technical assistance in promoting the growth, development and expansion of state associations of senior center organizations”.
Members of state associations across the nation were particularly impressed with the diversity of resources offered by MASC to professionals working in senior centers. Noreen Best, NISC Delegate from New Jersey and chair of the State Association and Membership Committee which unanimously selected Maryland for the award, said “Maryland provides so much for their members including a weekly e-mail programming tip, a wonderful website, great workshops and program excellence awards that are the envy of other state associations.”
Above: Jill Hall, MASC President, receives the award, and the $1,000 cash prize, from Noreen Best, NJ Delegate and Chair of the State Association and Membership Committee at the NCOA/ASA Conference in Las Vegas in March 2009.
This is the second time MASC has won the "State Association of the Year" award. MASC also accepted this honor in 2004.
Spring Training a Great Success |
At the Spring "Let's Get Creative" Training held in Bowie on March 6, seventy people learned how to be more creative in their health and recreational programming, as well as how to design more effective newsletters. Evaluations from the training event were very positive and most attendees indicated they plan to participate in the June 26, 2009 Annual Meeting and Training.
Business members Medi-CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield, MJM Innovations and Nutrition, Inc. had an opportunity to discuss their products and everyone enjoyed the wonderful food provided by Nutrition Inc. and MASC.
Thank you to our presenters for sharing their handouts:
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"Living Today for a Better Tomorrow"
2009 Older Americans Month Theme
"Make a Connection"
2009 Senior Centers Month Theme |
Each year the Administration on Aging (AoA) issues a theme for Older Americans Month in May to assist our National Aging Services Network of state, tribal, area agencies on aging, and community services providers plan for activities that might take place in May or throughout the year. This year’s theme “Living Today for a Better Tomorrow” reflects AoA’s continued focus on prevention efforts and programs throughout the country that are helping older adults have better health as they age and avoid the risks of chronic disease, disability and injury.
Administration on Aging Website
The theme for Senior Centers Month, now held in September, is "Make a Connection". More information can be found about this on the NISC website.
Next MASC Board Meeting |
The next MASC meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at the Woodlawn Senior Center, 2120 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Woodlawn, MD 21207 (410-887-6887).
Everyone welcome to attend!
Trainings and Workshops |
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Save the Date! The next MASC Training event will be held on Friday, November 6, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More details to follow.
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