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File #: 197752    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 9/10/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/23/2014 Final action: 10/23/2014
Enactment date: 9/23/2014 Enactment #: 197752
Title: Requesting the acceptance of a $10,000 donation from the estate of Mary Fontaine to the Council on Aging, for activities and social programs.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -

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Requesting the acceptance of a $10,000 donation from the estate of Mary Fontaine to the Council on Aging, for activities and social programs.

 

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To the Honorable Board:

 

Maggie (Mary)Fontaine was the director of Young at Heart and then became the director of the Ralph & Jenny Senior Center. Maggie passed away a few years ago and has bequeath the Council on Aging $10,000.00. These funds will be used for activities and social programs at the Council on Aging.

 

In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53A, which requires a vote of the Board of Aldermen for the expenditure of grants or gifts from the federal government and from a charitable foundation, private corporation, or an individual, or from the Commonwealth, a county or municipality or agency thereof, I request approval to accept this donation. The estimated value is $500.00.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Joseph A. Curtatone

Mayor