AGENDA – PKS COUNCIL ON SUCCESSFUL AGING
August 12, 2025 – 10:30 a.m. Town Hall

Our vision: To expand the discussion of ways we can positively impact Pine Knoll Shores’ quality of life for our senior citizens and help each cope with issues that pose barriers to living comfortably in Pine Knoll Shores and aging in place

Call to Order
Cindy Schersching

On-going Business Discussions and Decisions:

•Time Banking: Kathy Driver

A variation of the service people listing that could be useful is the establishment of a “Time Bank.” With this design participants offer a service to the community and the estimated time it takes to perform it; the service + time are banked and can be exchanged for a service they need, e.g., baking a pie might bank 1.5 hours which can be used toward 1.5 hours of power washing.

There are software packages available to facilitate this – Kathy Driver will share her experiences.

Gathering Place: John Macheca. Developing Nacho’s restaurant as a COSA gathering place

Do we/how do we want to follow up on the ideas that emerged from the caregiving and dementia forums?

1. We can host a round table discussion around caregiving and dementia with several local ‘experts’ and invite the community. Our goal would be to make us more knowledgeable care givers and what can be done to expand the network of resources and explore ways to strengthen ties with available caregiving/hospital resources.
2. Consider hosting a round table discussion with those in our community that are living with the challenges of caregiving. As a neighbor-helping neighbor network, it may be possible to pool resources across households to fill some gaps in care.
   Do we want to move forward with one/both ideas? Who do we invite to participate in the discussion? Include key hospital personnel?

Announcements:
• CHAIR YOGA – New time: Thursday mornings 9 am with Sasha McClure at PKS Town Hall, Betty Carr room.
• The launch of the COSA survey is targeting the end of the summer…just before or just after Labor Day. Be looking for it. Encourage your neighbors to participate. No names required.
• Grief support groups for those suffering from the loss of a loved one are offered at the Hospice House on the first Tuesdays at 5 pm and 3rd Thursdays at 10 am.
• Anyone interested in becoming a Hospice volunteer should call Dawn Roell at 1-800-926-4442 or 252-550-0795; email: [email protected] or visit the website at www.3hc.org

THANKS to ALL!