{"id":7448,"date":"2022-11-16T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/?p=7448"},"modified":"2023-01-03T20:43:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:43:15","slug":"clese-annual-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/blog\/2022\/11\/16\/clese-annual-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"CLESE Annual Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CLESE Annual Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CLESE is the ethnic provider of vital services and programs to minority older adults with the mission to improve the lives of limited-English-speaking older adults through leadership, education, and advocacy.\u00a0The Annual member\u2019s meeting\/dinner for the Coalition of limited English-speaking elderly (CLESE) was organized on November 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at URHAI Community service center. From our organization, Mrs. Santosh Kumar,\u00a0Mr. Prashant Kumar, Mr. Sagar Kumar, Awilda Gonzalez, and Jahnavi Bavisi were present at the event. Paula Basta, the Director of the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA), was awarded the \u20182022 CLESE Champion of Older Adults Award\u2019 by the\u00a0Seniors of various member agencies.\u00a0From MAFS our seniors Mrs. Daksha Shah and Mrs. Uma Prabhakar presented the Award. Mrs. Shah and Mrs. Prabhakar also had an opportunity to share how much thankful they are to MAFS and UMAS for the services we provide. CLESE President \u2013 our own executive director Mrs. Santosh Kumar donated $5000 (announced by Marta Pereyra- Executive Director of CLESE).\u00a0Mr. Prashant and Mr. Sagar gave a presentation about a software called EVV (Electronic Visit Verification) by Verveware on how technology helps serve seniors. The EVV software is a user-friendly platform to manage clients\u2019 and home care workers\u2019 schedules, tasks, etc. easily. The presentation and the idea of the software were much appreciated by Paula Basta and all the attendees. Dr. John Holton, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Jane Addams College of Social Work, UIC talked about the marginal population.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7456\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7456 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-04-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mr. Prashant and Mr. Sagar giving presentations on EVV (Electronic Visit Verification) by Verveware.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7453\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7453 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>In the frame (From L to R) Mrs. Uma Prabhakar, Mrs. Daksha Shah, Jahnavi Bavisi, Awilda Gonzalez, Mrs. Santosh Kumar, Mr. Sagar Kumar, and Mr. Prashant Kumar.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7454\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7454 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mrs. Daksha Shah is thankful to MAFS\/UMAS for the services they are providing.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7455\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7455 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mhhcinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Clese-03-768x512.jpg 768w, 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