Pleasant Hill Commission on Aging forms marketing-and-resources committee to boost outreach and revamp website

At its April 9 meeting, the Pleasant Hill City Commission on Aging agreed to form a combined Marketing and Resources committee to improve the commission’s outreach, revamp its page on the city website and standardize flyers and materials used at senior‑center events.

Members said recent workshops had lower-than-expected attendance and that the commission needed clearer ways to promote programs and draw residents to the site. Commissioners described steps including creating a usable resource URL, a template for flyers, and a small set of promotional items (QR cards, magnets, one‑page neighborhood cards) to hand out at events.

Volunteers who signed up to serve on the new committee included Nicole, Catherine and Marian; the group agreed the committee should meet monthly and that Wednesdays were generally preferable for members who volunteered. The commission asked staff to schedule a standing meeting and to reserve the meeting room in advance.

The committee will also lead promotion for several upcoming items discussed at the meeting: a disaster-preparedness workshop with presenters and handouts (registration noted at 34 at the time of the meeting), a vendor table at the senior-center May 1 event and a "Staying Safe in the Community" workshop planned for June 25 (flyer deadline set for April 23). Commissioners discussed coordinating with senior-center staff and the senior-van program for physical materials and staffing at public events.

Members asked staff to provide a flyer template and to post final event details on the city’s resource page so residents can register online. The commission also discussed recruiting volunteers from other city commissions for weekend festival shifts and parade participation at the Artline & Music Festival.

No formal vote or ordinance was recorded; the committee formation was captured as a working decision and several commissioners volunteered to serve.