Business leaders and area residents gathered on October 22, 2013 for the Community Center Forum at the Portsmouth Library. Members of PORT, the Portsmouth Older Residents Taskforce, were there to help facilitate the meeting and hear resident's opinions and concerns. PORT is the catalyst behind the formation of the Blue Ribbon Committee. Both are working in partnership to create a much needed Community Center. PORT members including Lisa Ganem, owner of Home Instead Senior Care, advocate for the well-being of seniors and are working to ensure the new center will offer activities for mature adults. Members of the Portsmouth Older Residents Taskforce, L to R, include: Maureen O'Leary, Program Manager for NCOA's (National Council on Aging) National Institute on Senior Centers, Lisa Ganem, Owner & President, Home Instead Senior Care of Seacoast and Southern NH, Nancy Andrews, State Representative Brian Wazlaw (back row), State Senator Martha Fuller Clark, Maryann Blanchard and Becky May, Director of ServiceLINK.
