Minutes of Meeting of Apr. 29, 2010

1 Call to Order: President Jim Alam called the meeting to order at 9:30 AM., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. He then shared some jokes with the group, some of which were very entertaining!
2 Host/Hostess: Bonnie and Bob Vantrepotte welcomed back Kay P., Jim and Linda Alam. Bob and Bonnie will be absent next week and Carol Altmann will take over in their absence.
3 Vice-President: Frank reported that we now have 73 members.
4 Secretary: Jeanne: The minutes of Apr. 15th were accepted and approved. 33 members were in attendance today. Please notify Jeanne if there are any changes to the agenda.
5 Treasurer: Walt was absent and Jim gave the treasurer’s report. We have a total of $719.92. A total of $135.00 was raised in donations for Janet K.
6 Coordinators’ Reports:
6.1 Refreshments: Jorge and Linda A.: Refreshments this week were provided by Frank and Joan and Mike R. Next week’s refreshments will be provided by Mary Taylor and Suzette Stein.
6.2 Sunshine: Linda D.: Ed Dubsky is doing well and asked Joan T. to thank everyone for their well wishes. Mary Jensen will be going back to The Fountains today. Ruth L. is at Faithful Heart care facility. The address there is 6631 N. Silverbell, Tucson, AZ 85743. Vi needed some sympathy since her daughter just turned 60 yrs. old!!
6.3 Historian: Magda: Numerous pictures have been submitted – thank you!
6.4 Philanthropy: Betty: 24 # of food went to the food bank this past week. Boxes for Armed Forces members are being packed up today and Betty now has 3 addresses. If you have more addresses for her, please contact her ASAP.
6.5 Busybody: Gladys: (Gladys was absent today.) Have Gladys’ phone number handy or in cell phones so that if there is an emergency, she can be reached and make the necessary contacts. Gladys can be reached at 520-292-9228. Gladys does not contact people herself. If you have information, please contact her.
7 Activities: Alice Behnke: See the attached agenda for events.
Barbara H. covered in Alice’s absence today and she reminded us of the upcoming events.
Casino day is May 14th rather than May 7th.
No plans for Mother’s Day – everyone is on their own.
Big Band tickets are sold out.
Winery tour reservations need to be made by May 13th. There will be a charge of $28.00 per person for the private tour, private wine tasting, souvenir glass and luncheon in Sonoita. 10 people are required to be signed up for this option. The other option is to attend the wine tasting only.
8 Group Concerns: a.) Jorge reported on the last 2 hikes: Pima Canyon Tr. and Sabino Canyon – both beautiful, but a little difficult. No further hikes will be scheduled until summer is over.
b.) Magda encouraged everyone to support the cyclists for the Tour d’ Tucson in November.
c.) 2 restaurants will be closing: Roma’s Café and the Contessa. A new hot dog restaurant - Bubby’s – has opened off Coachline behind the Walgreen’s.
d.) Jim announced that Marilyn Simpson has a surplus of insulin syringes to give away. If interested, call her @ 744-2526.
e.) Mike R. told us about the folk music festival at Presidio Park on Sat. and Sun. (May 1st and 2nd).
f.) There was a bad turnout for the YMCA open house, in part due to misinformation from the HOA, saying that it was canceled. Call Carol Altmann for the phone number if you would like to express your support for the Silver Sneaker program.were very
9 Adjournment: Jim adjourned the meeting @ 10:05 AM.