Center reviews mission statement

Members of the Golden Hour Senior Center Board have decided to review and reword its current mission statement.

The current mission statement is “The Mission for GHSC is for it to function as a place which will provide a meeting place for our senior citizens and one in which all citizens are welcome. We envision the center as a place to receive nutritious meals, to recreate, to provide transportation and services for health needs, and to provide referral services. We must help to keep our senior citizens independent as long as possible.”

Executive Director Beth Whitman said she has been conducting a lot of research and has learned most agencies are now changing their mission statements to be one sentence long.

The proposed mission statement is “The mission of GHSC is to create a better everyday life for people 55 and older through interaction, socialization, education and nutrition.”

“It’s pretty basic, new and up to date,” Whitman said.

The board discussed the proposed mission statement and various members had different ideas of what it should say. After a short discussion, the board decided to bring their recommendations of what the new mission statement should say to the next meeting. At the next meeting, the board will narrow it down to their favorites and make a decision.

Cameras

The board also discussed the possibility of purchasing video cameras for the building. Whitman said the cameras she was looking at can be purchased by four at a time. Whitman said the board asked her to look into how much it would cost to put up cameras outside to keep an eye on the property after the center was broken into.

Whitman said after police investigated the broken window, they determined that the property had not been broken into, but someone from the inside of the building had thrown a piece of concrete out of the window.

“We don’t have too many problems here,” Whitman said.

However, if the board wants to buy the cameras and install them it would probably cost $1,000. Whitman said she has learned outdoor cameras would be hard to maintain, but the cameras could be placed in places inside that would show the outside of the building. The board decided to pass this information along to the finance committee and see what it thinks is best.