Friends of Hampden Seniors

                    Friends of Hampden Senior Citizens, Inc.

The mission of The Friends of Hampden Senior Citizens, Inc., a non-profit organization with IRS 501c3 designation, is to promote, support and encourage the use of the Hampden Senior Center facility and its programs. From our incorporation papers of November 20, 1981:

    The purpose of this corporation is as follows:
         To raise funds for the purpose of purchasing and donating to said Senior Citizens any and all items of equipment, furniture and other tangible property deemed desirable for the furtherance of their activities; to assist in the funding of programs and activities to be conducted/sponsored by the Council on Aging in order to perpetuate the dignity and well-being of Senior Citizenry of Hampden, by our efforts, enterprise and endeavor.
         To operate exclusively for the charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes, defined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.

Our monies come via donations, fundraising, memberships, bank ‘CD Term Share’ interest, and bequests from individuals and donations from local businesses.

Programs, events and general support during 2018 includes:

• Memory Café supplies and programs
• Cost of insertion of the SCRIBE newsletter into the Turley Publications TIMES.
• A portion of the cost of the tri-town van service.
• A portion of the dinner dances and special meal events with entertainment
• Various items such as kitchen silverware, patio umbrellas, vacuum and other general expenditures.

For 2017, support was much the same as 2018 with the addition of major purchases of some furniture and a portable entertainment stage for the great room.

This financial support by The Friends allows many of the senior center programs to happen without requiring extra funds from the town’s tax base. We encourage all seniors to partake of the events, programs and special services that our senior center has to offer. We also encourage all to consider supporting the senior center either with your donations or time.  Throughout the year, there are a variety of volunteer efforts needed and volunteers are coordinated by Senior Center Staff.

The Friends of Senior Citizens, Inc. keep a Corporate Binder at the senior center. Copies of tax forms, operational permits, Board of Directors list, minutes and treasurers report are available for review at the senior center during normal open hours. For those who may wish to check our tax statements online, fillings include Federal tax form 990-EZ and Schedule A; state forms include “Annual Report” to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and form “PC” to the Office of The Attorney General.     

                                                                        For The Friends of Hampden Seniors, Inc.

                                                                                                Theodore Zebert, Treasurer     February 2019