The Senior Action Coalition (SAC), organized as an outgrowth of the 1971 White House
Conference on Aging, was an umbrella group for over seventy senior citizens groups in
Milwaukee County, including recreational, civic, and religious organizations. Its purposes
were to inspire the elderly to grow actively and continue to be vital forces in the
community; and to work together to create meaningful social change that would promote the
health, happiness and well-being of older adults. The coalition formally incorporated itself
in the spring of 1973. Its membership included both volunteer and paid staff members. The
organization originally started as an all-volunteer entity, but added government-funded
personnel in 1975.
The Coalition dissolved on June 30, 1980 after its CETA funds were cut. SAC had first
received CETA funds in 1975 to obtain staff to assist the organization with office
management, grant writing, and day-to-day activities. Its volunteer members began to drift
away as a result, and when the CETA funds were cut, no one was there to replace the
staff.
SAC Presidents
| 1972-1974 |
William Kessleman
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| 1974 |
Rev. William Shook
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| 1974-1975 |
Edward Detwiler
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| 1975 |
Sister Donata Lins
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| 1975 |
Irene Lauder
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| 1976-1980 |
Anne Sery
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