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PKS Council on Successful Aging Meeting Minutes – November 2025

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Jeremy Davis

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AGENDA – PKS COUNCIL ON SUCCESSFUL AGING
November 11, 2025 – 11:30 a.m. Nacho’s Restaurant

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

Our November meeting will be held at Nacho’s Restaurant given Town Hall is closed for Veterans Day.
In addition to having lunch together, we will briefly review these current topics:

  • Time Banking: Kathy Driver
    Kathy Driver will present the basics of a Time Banking program drawing on her experiences/conversations with others involved in time banking. She identified a highly successful type of time bank – hOurworld – that operates on a free platform using Open Innovation software. This group includes a startup in Morehead City called Carteret County TimeBank. This can be a good resource for us.

With the information Kathy continues to gather, we will determine next steps should we want to pursue. This step should identify a way to obtain input and interest levels from the community for this program.

  • Update us on the activities of the ECC (Eastern Carolina Coalition): Kathy Driver is our representative to this group. The Eastern Carolina Council (ECC) is a multi-county, local government, planning and development organization. 
  • 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.
  2. Consider hosting a round table discussion with those in our community that are living with the challenges of caregiving.
  • Applications to exercise facilites at the the Summer West condo association was announced. For a modest fee the facilites are open to Pine Knoll Shores residents during the winter months. The application is attached.
  • Please note the date and place of our next Forum: On December 4th,
    This forum will be held in the Parish Hall at St. Francis by the Sea on December 4th . All iInterested individauls are welcomed to attend.
    The topic is Medicare
    NOTE: THIS FORUM WAS NOT HELD
    THANKS to ALL!

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