Appointment to the Advisory Committee on

Homes for the Aged

The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee recommends the adoption of the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged embodied in the following communication (February 26, 1999) from the City Clerk:

Recommendation:

The Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged on February 26, 1999, recommended to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee the adoption of the attached report (February10,1999) from the General Manager, Homes for the Aged, recommending that Mr.Douglas Drew be appointed to membership on the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged, effective February 1999, as the representative of the Toronto Inter-Home Volunteers, for the period of his term as Chairperson of Toronto Inter-Home Volunteers.

(Report dated February 10, 1999, addressed to the

Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged from

the General Manager, Homes for the Aged)

Purpose:

To fill the current vacancy for a Volunteer representative on the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)Mr. Douglas Drew be appointed to membership on the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged, effective February 1999, as the representative of the Toronto Inter-Home Volunteers (T.I.V.), for the period of his term as Chairperson of T.I.V.; and

(2)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Background:

Subsequent to the May 1997 election for Chairperson of the Toronto Inter-Home Volunteers (T.I.V.), Mr. Michael Power assumed the responsibility for representing the T.I.V. on the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged, in accordance with the Advisory Committee's terms of reference.

The Toronto Inter-Home Volunteers held its elections at their January 25, 1999, meeting.

Comments:

Mr. Douglas Drew, President of Bendale Acres Volunteer Association, was elected as Chairperson of the Toronto Inter-Home Volunteers at the January 25, 1999, meeting.

Prior to becoming a volunteer at Bendale Acres, Mr. Drew was a long term employee with the Homes for the Aged Division of the City of Toronto. During his career with the Division, Mr. Drew was an Assistant Administrator at Greenacres and Administrator at Hilltop, Kipling and Bendale Acres over a span of 26 years. Mr. Drew has served on the Mayor's Committee on Aging and has been the Division's liaison for many years with the Toronto Police for the annual Police Games. Ms. Marilyn Mushinski, M.P.P., recently requested that Mr. Drew co-chair a committee. This committee will review submissions for funding to celebrate the International Year of Older Persons (I.Y.O.P.) from within her riding of Scarborough-Ellesmere.

Mr. Drew has an appreciation of volunteers and the valuable role they fulfil in Toronto's Homes for the Aged. In his capacity as Chairperson of the T.I.V., Mr. Drew hopes to emphasize and promote opportunities for volunteers thereby enhancing the lifestyle of the residents.

Contact Name:

John Garnett, Manager, Fundraising and Volunteer Programs

Tel: 392-8489/Fax: 392-4180

E-mail: john_garnett@toronto.ca