First Selectman Fred Camillo proclaimed Wednesday, April 21, as the official Patricia Burns Day in Greenwich during the Greenwich Commission on Aging and Senior Center event, which honored her retirement after nine years as the board chair of the commission. At a small in-person gathering at the Senior Center, 299 Greenwich Ave., board members and staff gathered to pay homage to Burns”™ dedication, leadership and perseverance.
Burns began her three-term role as board chair along with Lori Contadino, the director of the Greenwich Commission on Aging. Together, they have recruited an engaged, hard-working board, redefined the commission and made the decisions needed to move forward with the future of the Senior Center. With Burns”™ Vice Chair Steve Katz they have applied for Age and Dementia Friendly Greenwich, which if approved, will be the first town in Connecticut to be designated Age and Dementia Friendly by the World Health Organization and AARP.
Burns will remain the president of the Board of the Friends of the Senior Center and will continue to help raise the funds needed for completion of the Greenwich Senior Center building.
