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TOWN OF BERLIN
COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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Minutes of Meeting, Thursday March 10 2016
Caucus Room A @- 6:30 PM
Town Hall
Call to Order & Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chairman Dombrowski.
Members Present:
Chairman Robert Dombrowski,
Andrew Chatlas, Member
Barbara Cesanek, Member
Peter Zera, Member
Nancy Luddy, Member
Doug Truitt, Staff Liaison.
Audience of Citizens
None
Approval of Minutes
Motion to approve the January 14th 2016 minutes made by Chairman Dombrowski and seconded
by Mr. Zera, passed unanimously
Old Business
None
New Business –
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A. New Member – Nancy Luddy has joined the commission as the 5 member of the
group. Welcome Nancy!!
B. 18-21 Year Old Transition Program - Chairman Dombrowski reached out and left a
message for William Bannish. The phone call was to start planning an event for the
“Transition Process from High School to Adult Life for Disabled Students”,
Aka (18-21 Year Old Transition Program). Mrs. Luddy told the board members that
The Gengrass Center also does these types of events and she might be able to get
some ideas from them. Brainstorming for the event took place and there are a few
ideas for different types of events/meetings.
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a. Special/Board Meeting – Invite William Bannish to another commission
meeting to speak along with a DDS representative and invite the public to
provide awareness with a question and answer type forum. Whether it is the
June 2016 meeting or if the commission needs to plan a special meeting in
between the May and June 2016 meetings.
Event – Start planning, keeping both parents and children in mind. The
commission would need resources such as special education teachers, aides,
supervisors, social community groups for starters. The group would need to
apply for funding though grants such as Marjorie Moore. They would also
need to reach out to local businesses for support. The commission would like
to start with places like Eversource who tend to help out with local events. An
inspirational speaker would be a great way to relay the information to the
parents and maybe a juggler, magician or sports coordination for
entertainment for the kids. Maybe even have a recent Berlin High School
graduate can come speak at the event.
Review:
1. Contact William Bannish 4. Contact Upbeat
2. Budget 5. Advertising
3. Date/Time
Verify Next Meeting – May 12th 2016 at 6:30pm.
Adjournment--Motion to adjourn was made by Chairman Dombrowski and seconded by Ms.
Cesanek.
The meeting ended at 8:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Marlo Thomas Matassa
Secretary
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